James Blaine Gray

Male 1883 - Aft 1955  (> 73 years)


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  • Name James Blaine Gray 
    Born 15 May 1883  Canyon City, Grant, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1955  [2
    Person ID I2157  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father William Porter Gray,   b. 13 Dec 1831, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1893, Canyon City, Grant, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Susannah Elizabeth C Eads,   b. 29 Nov 1850, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1918, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1869  Umatilla, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Family ID F734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • 1883 BIRTH: OR,Grant Co-Canyon City: James Blaine Gray born 15 May 1883

      NO MARRIAGE: Sheet in Mary's rcds, Mary's handwriting, Eads doc#65,66: "James Blaine Gray never married."
      Dec 1953 letter from Austa Pearson Pardue of Kamiah, Idaho to Mary Marks, Eads doc #27: "It seems odd that Jim never married as I remember him he had lots of girl friends."

      After 1955 DEATH: Sheet in Mary's rcds, Mary's handwriting, Eads box, doc#65,66: No death date or place shown-others had dates and places.


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  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
      "James Blaine Gray born 15 May 1883 in Canyon City, Grant Co, Oregon."
      Sheet in Mary's rcds, Mary's handwriting, Eads doc#65,66

    2. [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
      "There are only four of us left now out of eight children: Edith Gray Chilton of Boise who had 6 boys, James Blaine Gray, 4 yrs younger than me, and Wm P 3rd has 3 boys and 1 girl."
      March 1955 letter in Eads box from Mary Gray Marks to Chester Asbury Eads, doc#70

    3. [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
      "Susannah Elizabeth Eads md Wm Porter Gray March 15, 1869," no place shown
      Fam rcds collected by Mary Gray Marks,gdau of Solomon & Susannah, papers in poss of Pam Hallmark Wagner in "Eads Box, doc #1-3

    4. [S163] Oregon,Umatilla Co: Marriage Records, Fiche #6088045, Vol C pg 003.
      "Wm P Gray md Elizabeth Eads 15 March 1869, Umatilla Co OR"
      MG Rcds 1862-1894

      Date: March 1869

    5. [S230] Oregon: State Marriage Rcds, Vol C, Page 003.
      "Wm P. Gray md Elizabeth Eads 15 March 1869,Umatilla Co OR"
      Umatilla Co MG Rcds Vol A-F, 1862-1894

      Date: March 1869

    6. [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
      "Susanah Elizabeth Eads md to William Porter Gray March 15th, 1869 in Umatilla County, Oregon,"
      Sheet in Mary's rcds, Mary's handwriting, Eads box, doc#65-66,73

    7. [S168] History of the Eads Family, Page 5.
      "Elizabeth (Aunt Lizzie) md Wm Gray, sheriff of Grant Co OR many yrs. Children: Charles, James, Mary, Mable, Edith." In pencil Mary wrote: "Nellie, Ethel, Wm R Gray Jr."
      Date: 1945

    8. [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, page 18.
      "Susan Elizabeth Eads married William Gray March 15, 1869 in Umatilla, Oregon"
      Nov 2002 email from Connie Clapier to Pam Wagner