Brief Life History of James William
When James William Gray was born on 13 September 1858, in Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Gray, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Hudspeth, was 25. He married Rose Zenger about 1882. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 13 March 1886, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (21)
- James Gray in household of Peter Gray, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Gray in entry for Peter Gray and Lillie Jorgenson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- James Gray in entry for Peter Moroni Gray, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1858–1886 Male
1864–1931 Female
Children (2)
1883–1959 Male
1885–1955 Male
Parents and Siblings
1831–1900 Male
1833–1911 Female
Siblings (7)
1854–1922 Male
1856–1856 Male
1858–1886 Male
1861–1941 Male
1864–1943 Female
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
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Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.
English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.
French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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