Kenneth Alvin Gray

Male18 August 1907–22 July 1962

Brief Life History of Kenneth Alvin

When Kenneth Alvin Gray was born on 18 August 1907, in Minnesota, United States, his father, Clyde Dervin Gray, was 30 and his mother, Amelia C Tagg, was 31. He married Evelyn Faith Pentz on 17 March 1940. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1931 and lived in Sibley, Minnesota, United States in 1935 and Milaca, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States in 1940. He died on 22 July 1962, at the age of 54, and was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Kenneth Alvin Gray
1907–1962
Evelyn Faith Pentz
1907–1967
Marriage: 17 March 1940

Sources (7)

  • Kenneth A Gray, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Kenneth Alvin Gray, "Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • Kenneth Alvin Gray, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 March 1940

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 1

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

    Age 6

    At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 16

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    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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