Beginnings, Gray Surname

Gray:
Robert Lyn Gray married Lucile Marie Piper, they are my Paternal Grandparents
Parents of Robert: George Alvey Gray & Clare Maud Lynch -Great Grandparents
Parents of George Alvey: George R Gray & Anne Reed Wait -2nd Great Grandparents
Parents of George R: John Gray & Bathia Davidson -my 3rd Great Grandparents
Parents of John: Alexander & Jane aka Jean Fletcher -my 4th Great Grandparents
Parents of Alexander: John & ?

Alexander Gray (1775-1822) & Jane aka Jean Fletcher (1780-1850)
Married: 9/8/1810 *Source: familysearch, Scotland Data Base
Forgue, Aberdeen, Scotland
James Gray (1807)
Alexander Gray Jr (1811)
John Gray (1813-1892) 3rd Great Grandfather
William Gray (1814)
George Gray (1816)
Jean Gray (1819)
Barbara Gray (1822)
*Immigrant Ancestor to America: John Gray, and his mother, Jane (Fletcher) Gray

John Gray (1813-1892) & Bathia Davidson (1811-1865)
Married: 2/17/1835 *Source: familysearch, Scotland Data Base
Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
(mother of William): Barbara Troup
William Gray (1834-1913) married, Hannah (maiden name unknown)
Grace Gray (1836-1911) married, David William Kerr
John Gray (Jr) (1838-1930) married Martha Jane Ross
Alexander Gray (1840-1866) died young, age 26
Andrew Gray (1842-1921) married Dorlesca L Abbey; Margaret Greenleaf
George R Gray (1845-1923) married Anne Reed Wait; Amelia M Henry
Bathia aka Bertha Gray (1847-1871) married George Marshal
Jane Gray (1850-1851) died young, age (?) infant... before 1860
*Immigrate to America: John Gray, and his mother, Jane (Fletcher) Gray, son, William Gray
Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan to Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota *Riverview Farm


George R Gray (1845-1923) & Anne Reed Wait (1842-1900)
Married: 11/25/1867 *Source: Scanned Copy of Certificate
2nd Wife: Amelia M Henry (1871-1955)
Wayne, Michigan to Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota
Robert Cockburn Gray (1870-1930) never married
George Alvey Gray (1871-1957) m: Clare Maud Lynch (1879-1946)
Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota *Riverview Farm





George Alvey Gray (1871-1957) & Clare Maud Lynch (1879-1946)
Married: 12/6/1899 *Source: Scanned Copy of Certificate
Ripley, Dodge, Minnesota
Robert Lyn Gray (1900-1971) married Lucile Marie Gray (1904-1971)
Arthur Reede Gray (1902-1968) married Joy Strunk (1901-1979)
Annie Lou Gray (1905-1995) m: Kenneth Roswell Eckberg (1905-2006)
Glenn Timothy Gray (1907-1984) married Norma Hinman (1905-1982)
Ruth 'Rudi' L Gray (1909-2009) m: Ruxton Beach Johnson (1914-2006)
Maude Lucille Gray (1912-2013) m: Victor E Gimmestad (1912-1982)
Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota *Riverview Farm

Robert Lyn Gray (1900-1971) & Lucile Marie Piper (1904-1971)
Married: 6/30/1926 *Source: Iowa Marriages
Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota *Riverview Farm













George Alvey and Clare Maud (Lynch) Gray
Children: Robert, Arthur, Annie, Glenn, Ruth, Maude

William Gray











John Gray Jr

                                                   Lynch Family Portrait
Standing (L to R): Lillian, Arthur, Rosa, William, Dollie, Dennis, Carrie.
Sitting (L to R): father, Timothy, Cora, mother, Louisa (Nellie not present).
Courtesy, Daniel Kelley

Son of John Gray and Barbara (Troup) and his family lineage

William 1834 m: Hannah 1842

 Alexander 1866 m: Edith Burks 1883

   Ralph L 1902

   Marguerite 1905

 Johanna 1871 m: J W Walker 1870

   Westley 1898

 Grace 1875 (photo) m: George W Brown 1868

   Rosemary aka Frances 1912

   Clarence W 1914

   Eleanor 1915

   Grace E 1916

George 1882 m: no record of marriage or children

Daughter of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray and her family lineage

Grace (Kerr) 1836 m: David William Kerr 1831

Mary Ann 1859 m: Runsellear Jones 1849

  Grace O. 1879

  Willie 1893

Bathia Grace 1860 m: Neal Trolson 1848 m: Andrew Loren DeBord 1852

John Marcus 1862 m: Myra Pearl Thorp 1873 *Canada

Minnie M 1866 never married

Anna R 1869 died young, age 31

Martha aka Mattie 1871 never married

David William Jr 1875 m: Lillian abt 1886
Nellie F abt 1915
Bertha abt 1922
Francis W abt 1923
Raymond C abt 1925
Pearlie H abt 1929

Isabelle 1877 never married, died young, age 25

Son of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray and his family lineage

John Jr 1938 m: Martha Jane Ross 1849

Alexander (Dr) 1868 m: Sophia Park 1875

  Vera A 1906

  Martha Jane 1913

Arthur J (Judge) 1871 m: Della A Sayers 1879

Grace 1874 m: Alexander Milligan McCloud Dornon 1858

  John Gray Dornon 1912

John J 1875 m: Josephine J Calonkey 1887

  John C 1923

Martin Luther (Dr) 1878 m: Laura 1882

  Lucile M 1913

  Lacere 1913 ?

  William 1917

Eleanor 1879 m: Charles Herbert Richeson 1890
Edwell 1921

Ralph Davidson 1881 m: Alice Wilhemina Vaala 1884

Clarence Otis 1883 m: Hazel Oxley 1889
Dorothy Louise 1912
William Oxley 1914
John H 1923

Edith Myrtle 1886 m: James Clark Jack 1884
J Ross 1915
Eleanor 1918

Alpharetta G 1891 m: James S Gorman 1883
Ellen J 1927

Son of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray and his family lineage

Alexander 1940 did not marry, died young, age 26

Son of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray and his family lineage

Andrew 1842 m: Dorlesca L Abbey 1851 m: Margaret Greenleaf 1842

Lettie 1875

*Margaret, son from previous marriage: Dow S Thomson 1886

Son of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray and his family lineage

George R 1845 m: Anne Reed Wait 1842 and Amelia M Henry 1871

Robert Cockburn or Cockfurn 1869 never married

George Alvey 1871 m: Clare Maude Lynch 1879

Daughter of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray and her family lineage

Bathia aka Bertha 1847-1871 (age 24) m: George Marshal 1842

George Jr 1868

Girl 1871-1871

Daughter of John and Bathia (Davidson) Gray

Jane 1850 unknown when she died; 1850 Michigan Census lists her age 0, she does not show up in the 1860 Census. She appears to be about a year old in the family portrait (probably taken in 1851).