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Gray, Elizabeth M.

Female 1834 - 1876  (42 years)


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  • Name Gray, Elizabeth M. 
    Nickname Bettie 
    Birth 1834  Cold Spring, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1860  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    Western District 
    Census 1870  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death Oct 1876  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I79468  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 

    Father Gray, Moses,   b. 6 Sep 1798, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1875 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother McChesney, Anna,   b. 25 Feb 1803, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1877 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1824  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F32985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 McChesney, Granville Craig,   b. Nov 1832, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1862, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Marriage 1851  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F32988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Wright, John David,   b. 24 Aug 1839, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1926, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1864  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Wright, Rev. William Henry Summers,   b. 18 Mar 1865, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1942, Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Wright, David Powell,   b. 26 Feb 1867, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1943, Merit, Hunt, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Wright, Ursula,   b. 12 Feb 1869, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1959 (Age 90 years)
     4. Wright, Sarah Catherine,   b. 22 Jan 1871, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1938, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F41639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1834 - Cold Spring, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1851 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Western District - 1860 - Washington, Virginia, United States
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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Mar 1864 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Oct 1876 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S35330] Elizabeth Gray in household of Moses Gray, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S162001] Bettie Mc Chesny in household of G C Mc Chesny, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S162002] Elizabeth Wright in household of John D Wright, "United States Census, 1870".

    4. [S45047] John David Wright, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940".