Ira Orlando Gray

Brief Life History of Ira Orlando

When Ira Orlando Gray was born on 23 February 1841, in Illinois, United States, his father, Daniel William Gray, was 28 and his mother, Ann Sweet, was 22. He married Lucy Sophia Howe on 2 July 1863, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Cedar Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 30 June 1920, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ira Orlando Gray
1841–1920
Lucy Sophia Howe
1842–1921
Marriage: 2 July 1863
Lydia E Gray
1864–1913
Lilah E. Gray
1866–1938
Ella L Gray
1868–
Nettie M Gray
1870–1931
Annie M Gray
1872–1913
Jennie B Gray
1875–1960

Sources (15)

  • Ira O Gray in household of Lorenzo Gardner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ira Gray, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Ira O Gray, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Pettis, Missouri, United States

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

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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