Martha Alice Gray

Female3 November 1857–22 February 1936

Brief Life History of Martha Alice

When Martha Alice Gray was born on 3 November 1857, in Randolph, Missouri, United States, her father, David Anderson Gray, was 28 and her mother, Nancy Wortham Fawks, was 33. She lived in Randolph Springs, Randolph, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Chariton Township, Randolph, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. She died on 22 February 1936, in Randolph, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Wayland Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Anderson Gray
1829–1865
Nancy Wortham Fawks
1824–1904
Henrietta Gray
1854–1941
Lycurgus Gray
1856–1939
Martha Alice Gray
1857–1936
Thomas Anderson Gray
1859–1939
William Sterling Gray
1862–1948
Mary Ann Gray
1863–1911

Sources (4)

  • M A Gray in household of Nancy W Gray, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Alice Gray, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Martha A. Gray in household of Nancy Gray, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 6

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 6

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 24

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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