James Moses Gray1,2,3,4

M, b. October, 1866, d. July 18, 1936
FatherJames R. Gray1,3,4,5,6 b. September 19, 1832, d. October 25, 1919
MotherAnn Eliza Kelley1,3,4,5,6 b. June 10, 1825, d. March 30, 1897
     James Moses Gray was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.6 He was born in October, 1866 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,7,5 He married Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday, daughter of John Andrew Cannaday and Susan M. Thurman, on September 29, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 James Moses Gray died on July 18, 1936 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 69.6

Census Records

1870Dwelling 22, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia3
1880Dwelling 224, District 30, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia4
1890Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia8
1920Dwelling 4, District 102, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia9
1930Dwelling 171, District 2, Alleghany, Montgomery Co., Virginia10

Occupation

1920Farmer9
1930Farmer10

Family

Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday b. circa 1867
Marriage*James Moses Gray married Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday, daughter of John Andrew Cannaday and Susan M. Thurman, on September 29, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S33] Surnames of Families of Floyd Co., Virginia, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm
  3. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S325] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1853-1873.
  6. [S1696] W. W. Likens, Records of Death - Book 17, Grant Bryant Funeral Home Records Feb 11, 1933 - Oct 26, 1936.
  7. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the Walter Clifford Gray death certificate.
  12. [S3592] Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, From the Walter C. Gray obituary in the Aug 1, 1963 edition.

Cary Lewis Gray1,2,3,4

M, b. May 12, 1869, d. January 22, 1942
FatherJames R. Gray1,5,6,7,8,2,4 b. September 19, 1832, d. October 25, 1919
MotherAnn Eliza Kelley1,5,6,7,8,2,4 b. June 10, 1825, d. March 30, 1897
     His Social Security Number was 719-05-4095.2 Cary Lewis Gray was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.2,3 He was born on May 12, 1869 at Graysville, Floyd Co., Virginia; The SSDI and his death certificate have a birth date of May 9.1,7,8,2,3,4 He married Annie Laura Cannaday, daughter of John Andrew Cannaday and Susan M. Thurman, on January 3, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2 Cary Lewis Gray died on January 22, 1942 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 72.2,3

Census Records

1870Dwelling 22, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1880Dwelling 224, District 30, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia6
1910Dwelling 121, District 139, Highland Ward, Roanoke, Virginia9
1920Dwelling 440, District 116, Big Lick, Roanoke Co., Virginia10
1930Dwelling 267, District 23, Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee11
1940Dwelling 262, District 119-8, Roanoke, Virginia12

Occupation

1910Steam railway conductor9
1920Railroad conductor10
1930Steam railway conductor11

Family

Annie Laura Cannaday b. May 1, 1871, d. November 16, 1947
Marriage*Cary Lewis Gray married Annie Laura Cannaday, daughter of John Andrew Cannaday and Susan M. Thurman, on January 3, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  3. [S2251] Sherwood Burial Park, Roanoke Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=poff&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40016666&CRid=728583&df=all&
  4. [S11769] Unknown compiler, Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911.
  5. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S325] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1853-1873.
  8. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  9. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the James Forest Gray death certificate.

Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday1,2

F, b. circa 1867
FatherJohn Andrew Cannaday1,3,4 b. September 13, 1844, d. April 13, 1933
MotherSusan M. Thurman1,3,4 b. August 20, 1842, d. June 13, 1917
     Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday was born circa 1867 at Franklin Co., Virginia.1,3 She married James Moses Gray, son of James R. Gray and Ann Eliza Kelley, on September 29, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 As of September 29, 1885,her married name was Gray.

Census Records

1870Dwelling 328, Long Branch, Franklin Co., Virginia3
1880Dwelling 269, District 105, Long Branch, Franklin Co., Virginia4
1890Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1920Dwelling 4, District 102, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia6
1930Dwelling 171, District 2, Alleghany, Montgomery Co., Virginia7
1940Dwelling 262, District 119-8, Roanoke, Virginia8

Family

James Moses Gray b. October, 1866, d. July 18, 1936
Marriage*Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday married James Moses Gray, son of James R. Gray and Ann Eliza Kelley, on September 29, 1885 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the Walter Clifford Gray death certificate.
  3. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S3592] Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, From the Walter C. Gray obituary in the Aug 1, 1963 edition.

Alvie Adell Radford Sr.1,2,3

M, b. September 12, 1924, d. May 19, 2007
FatherCharles Wilton Radford4,2 b. circa 1895
MotherNannie James4,2 b. circa 1892
     His Social Security Number was 224-24-6836.5 Alvie Adell Radford Sr. was buried at Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland.1 He was born on September 12, 1924 at Stokesburg, West Virginia.5,1,3 He married Hazel Marie Kelley, daughter of Rufus Nathan Kelley and Armintie Lee "Minnie" Yopp, on June 28, 1943 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4,1 Alvie Adell Radford Sr. died on May 19, 2007 at Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, at age 82.1,5 He DENVER, Pa. - Alvie A. Radford Sr., 82, of 2015 N. Reading Road, and formerly of Dixie Drive in Hagerstown, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Ephrata (Pa.) Community Hospital. Born in Stokesburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles W. and Nannie James Radford. His wife, Hazel M. Kelley Radford, died in 2001. He was a heavy equipment operator. He retired in 1983. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion in Hagerstown. He is survived by one son, Alvie Radford Jr. of Stevens, Pa; two sisters, Bonnie Thompson of Floyd County, Va., and Elsie Eyers of West Virginia; one brother, James Radford of Floyd County; one aunt; and three grandchildren. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown. Arrangements are by Eckenroth Home for Funerals, Terre Hill, Pa.
on May 20, 2007.1

Family

Hazel Marie Kelley b. July 5, 1919, d. May 24, 2001
Marriage*He married Hazel Marie Kelley, daughter of Rufus Nathan Kelley and Armintie Lee "Minnie" Yopp, on June 28, 1943 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4,1 
Children
  • Sheldon Kelley Radford6
  • Alvie Adell Radford Jr.1,7

Citations

  1. [S907] Herald-Mail, From the Alvie A. Radford, Sr. obituary in the May 20, 2007 edition.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S3] Mary Conner Williams, "Conner Family Researcher Mary Conner Williams," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, 2001-2005.
  7. [S1710] Baltimore Sun, From the Radford-Likes marriage announcement in the Jul 25, 1965 edition.

Elizabeth H. Terry1

F, b. February 24, 1805, d. January 5, 1880
     Elizabeth H. Terry was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.1 She was born on February 24, 1805 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1 As of circa 1825,her married name was Gray. She married Joseph Howard "Joe" Gray Jr., son of Joseph Howard Gray Sr. and Anna "Annie" Custer, circa 1825.1 Elizabeth H. Terry died on January 5, 1880 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 74.1

Census Records

1850Dwelling 63, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia2
1860Dwelling 478, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia3
1870Dwelling 138, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia4

Family

Joseph Howard "Joe" Gray Jr. b. October 1, 1803, d. August 7, 1870
Marriage*Elizabeth H. Terry married Joseph Howard "Joe" Gray Jr., son of Joseph Howard Gray Sr. and Anna "Annie" Custer, circa 1825.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S171] Charles Gray with additions by David Shank in Mar 2004, Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery Transcription.
  2. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1424] Virginia Genealogical Society, Death Records Indexing Project.
  6. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  7. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.

Walter Clifford Gray1,2,3

M, b. August 9, 1889, d. July 31, 1963
FatherJames Moses Gray3,4 b. October, 1866, d. July 18, 1936
MotherAlcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday3,4 b. circa 1867
     Walter Clifford Gray was buried at Pine View Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.3,4 He was born on August 9, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Aug 9, 1890.2,3 He married Allie Mae Perkins circa 1899.5,6,3,7 Walter Clifford Gray died on July 31, 1963 at Rocky Mount, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, at age 73.3,4 He Walter C. Gray, 73, died Wednesday evening after a period of declining health. He was a native of Franklin County, Va., and son of the late James M. and Cora C. Gray. Gray was a member of James E. Winstead Sunday school class of Clark Street Methodist Church and the Retired Men's Club. He was a retired sheet metal worker with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Allie Mae Gray of the home; a son, James Lawrence Gray of Virginia Beach, Va; a daughter, Mrs. O. L. Anderson of Scotland Neck; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Clark Street Methodist Church. The Rev. William S. Davenport, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery. The body will remain at Gay-Yost funeral home until 2:30 p.m. at which time it will be taken to the church to lie in state until service time. on August 1, 1963.4

Census Records

1890Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia1
1910Dwelling 156, District 114, Highland Ward, Roanoke, Virginia5
1920Dwelling 155, District 27, Roanoke, Virginia8
1930Dwelling 75, District 30, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina9
1940Dwelling 39, District 33-36B, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina10

Occupation

1910Railroad air inspector5
1920Railroad pipe fitter8
1930Railroad pipe fitter9
1940Railroad pipe fitter10

Family

Allie Mae Perkins b. March 4, 1884, d. August 21, 1963
Marriage*Walter Clifford Gray married Allie Mae Perkins circa 1899.5,6,3,7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  3. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the Walter Clifford Gray death certificate.
  4. [S3592] Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, From the Walter C. Gray obituary in the Aug 1, 1963 edition.
  5. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the Allie Mae Perkins Gray death certificate.
  7. [S3592] Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, From the Allie Mae Gray obituary in the Aug 21, 1963 edition.
  8. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Annie Laura Cannaday1,2

F, b. May 1, 1871, d. November 16, 1947
FatherJohn Andrew Cannaday1,3,2,4 b. September 13, 1844, d. April 13, 1933
MotherSusan M. Thurman1,3,2,4 b. August 20, 1842, d. June 13, 1917
     Annie Laura Cannaday was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.2,5 She was born on May 1, 1871 at Franklin Co., Virginia; Her death certificate has a birth year of 1870 but she was not enumerated in the September 1870 Census.1,2,3,5,4 She married Cary Lewis Gray, son of James R. Gray and Ann Eliza Kelley, on January 3, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2 As of January 3, 1889,her married name was Gray. Annie Laura Cannaday died on November 16, 1947 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 76.2,5

Census Records

1880Dwelling 269, District 105, Long Branch, Franklin Co., Virginia3
1910Dwelling 121, District 139, Highland Ward, Roanoke, Virginia6
1920Dwelling 440, District 116, Big Lick, Roanoke Co., Virginia7
1930Dwelling 267, District 23, Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee8
1940Dwelling 262, District 119-8, Roanoke, Virginia9

Family

Cary Lewis Gray b. May 12, 1869, d. January 22, 1942
Marriage*Annie Laura Cannaday married Cary Lewis Gray, son of James R. Gray and Ann Eliza Kelley, on January 3, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  3. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S11769] Unknown compiler, Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911.
  5. [S2251] Sherwood Burial Park, Roanoke Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=poff&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40016666&CRid=728583&df=all&
  6. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  11. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the James Forest Gray death certificate.

Margaret E. Gray1,2,3

F, b. December 1, 1868, d. April 27, 1908
FatherHarvey Gray1,4,2,3 b. May 6, 1842, d. March 8, 1927
MotherNancy Elizabeth Moore1,4,2,3 b. June 21, 1847, d. April 2, 1922
     Margaret E. Gray was born on December 1, 1868 at Franklin Co., Virginia.1,2 As of circa 1893,her married name was Eads.5,6 She married Edward Eads circa 1893.5,6 Margaret E. Gray died on April 27, 1908 at age 39.5

Census Records

1870Dwelling 249, Blackwater, Franklin Co., Virginia4
1880Dwelling 24, District 30, Floyd Co., Virginia3
1900Dwelling 255, District 76, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia6

Family

Edward Eads b. June 5, 1872, d. June 29, 1922
Marriage*Margaret E. Gray married Edward Eads circa 1893.5,6 
Children

Citations

  1. [S59] Edited by Henry Hopkins Transcribed by Beverly Merritt, Franklin County, Birth Records 1853 - 1870.
  2. [S984] Beverly Merritt, Birth Records of Franklin County, Virginia 1860 - 1879.
  3. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S669] Tom Back (e-mail address), Noah B. Moore Descendants in "Floyd Co., Virginia Listserve," listserve message Jan 8, 2005.
  6. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Roy E. Eades obituary in the Sep 14, 1950 edition.
  8. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.

Martha Ann Gray1,2

F, b. February 6, 1870, d. January 26, 1882
FatherHarvey Gray1,3,2 b. May 6, 1842, d. March 8, 1927
MotherNancy Elizabeth Moore1,3,2 b. June 21, 1847, d. April 2, 1922
     Martha Ann Gray was born on February 6, 1870 at Virginia.1 She died on January 26, 1882 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 11.1

Census Records

1870Dwelling 249, Franklin Co., Virginia3
1880Dwelling 24, District 30, Floyd Co., Virginia2

Citations

  1. [S669] Tom Back (e-mail address), Noah B. Moore Descendants in "Floyd Co., Virginia Listserve," listserve message Jan 8, 2005.
  2. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.

Unknown Male Gray

M, b. December, 1877
FatherHarvey Gray1 b. May 6, 1842, d. March 8, 1927
MotherNancy Elizabeth Moore1 b. June 21, 1847, d. April 2, 1922
     Unknown Male Gray was born in December, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S549] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1873-1879.

Eliza Jane Gray1,2

F, b. February 7, 1877, d. January 16, 1882
FatherHarvey Gray1,2 b. May 6, 1842, d. March 8, 1927
MotherNancy Elizabeth Moore1,2 b. June 21, 1847, d. April 2, 1922
     Eliza Jane Gray was born on February 7, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 She died on January 16, 1882 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 4.1

Census Records

1880Dwelling 24, District 30, Floyd Co., Virginia2

Citations

  1. [S669] Tom Back (e-mail address), Noah B. Moore Descendants in "Floyd Co., Virginia Listserve," listserve message Jan 8, 2005.
  2. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.

Samuel Lee Moran1,2,3,4

M, b. February 22, 1877, d. February 28, 1960
FatherGeorge Moran3
MotherElizabeth Hancock3 b. 1848, d. October 25, 1913
     Samuel Lee Moran was buried at Head of the River Cemetery (also known as Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery), Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.1 He was born on February 22, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Feb 22, 1878.1,3,4 He married Lillie C. Poage on February 27, 1896.5 Samuel Lee Moran married Ethel A. Clower, daughter of Joseph A. Clower and Letitia "Tishie" Hale, on October 10, 1906 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,6,2 Samuel Lee Moran died on February 28, 1960 at age 83.1

Family 1

Lillie C. Poage b. February, 1881, d. October 8, 1904
Marriage*He married Lillie C. Poage on February 27, 1896.5 
Child

Family 2

Ethel A. Clower b. February 20, 1888, d. August 14, 1959
Marriage*Samuel Lee Moran married Ethel A. Clower, daughter of Joseph A. Clower and Letitia "Tishie" Hale, on October 10, 1906 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,6,2 

Citations

  1. [S104] Billy and Juanita Grice, Cemeteries in Floyd County.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ethel Clower Moran obitutary in the Aug 15, 1959 edition.
  3. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  5. [S1398] Clyde Maxey, Lick Ridge Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
  6. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, Funeral pamphlet for Ethel Clower Moran.

Osburn Wilson Gray1,2,3

M, b. December, 1833, d. June 12, 1902
FatherJames Hampton Gray2,4,5,6 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson2,4,5,6 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Osburn Wilson Gray was buried at Smithers Cemetery, Smithers, Fayette Co., West Virginia.7 He was born in December, 1833 at Floyd Co., Virginia.8,2,4 He married Rebecca Otey, daughter of Samuel Otey and Jane Elliott, on September 6, 1855 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2 Osburn Wilson Gray married Lucy Ann Pendleton/Custer, daughter of Eliza Pendleton, on September 18, 1860 at Franklin Co., Virginia.4 Osburn Wilson Gray married Eliza Jane Willis, daughter of James Willis and Sarah Unknown, on September 11, 1870 at Franklin Co., Virginia.4,9 Osburn Wilson Gray died on June 12, 1902 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 68.7

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1860Dwelling 572, Floyd Co., VirginiaOsburn and his daughter were enumerated in the houshold of his father James Hampton Gray6
1870Dwelling 138, Blackwater, Franklin Co., Virginia10
1880Dwelling 178, District 107, Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia11
1900Dwelling 171, District 11, Fayette Co., West Virginia8

Occupation

1852Floyd Co., VirginiaAppointed postmaster at Simpsons Post Office. Served until Dec 14, 1853.1
1860Farm hand6
1870Farm laborer10
1880Farmer11
1900Day laborer8

Family 1

Rebecca Otey b. circa 1836, d. July 8, 1858
Marriage*Osburn Wilson Gray married Rebecca Otey, daughter of Samuel Otey and Jane Elliott, on September 6, 1855 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2 
Children

Family 2

Lucy Ann Pendleton/Custer b. circa 1838
Marriage*Osburn Wilson Gray married Lucy Ann Pendleton/Custer, daughter of Eliza Pendleton, on September 18, 1860 at Franklin Co., Virginia.4 
Children

Family 3

Eliza Jane Willis b. October, 1843
Marriage*Osburn Wilson Gray married Eliza Jane Willis, daughter of James Willis and Sarah Unknown, on September 11, 1870 at Franklin Co., Virginia.4,9 
Children

Citations

  1. [S116] Floyd Press, From an article about the appointments of Simpsons Postmasters in the Aug 16, 1979 edtion.
  2. [S48] Montgomery Co., Virginia Court House, Register 1, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  3. [S4035] Stephen Rigg's Tree of Many Branches, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5267890/person/-1477894885
  4. [S67] Beverly Merritt, Marriage Records of Franklin County, Virginia 1853 - 1875.
  5. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S4403] Smithers Cemetery, Fayette Co. WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  8. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Martha Olive Clifford death certificate.
  10. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  13. [S21] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1883-1896.
  14. [S96] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1853-1882.
  15. [S5752] Unknown compiler, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917.
  16. [S59] Edited by Henry Hopkins Transcribed by Beverly Merritt, Franklin County, Birth Records 1853 - 1870.
  17. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Mary Gray Rigg death certificate.
  18. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the James Henry Gray death certificate.
  19. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Louisa Dickinson death certificate.
  20. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bessie Johnson death certificate.
  21. [S921] Larry G. Shuck, Fayette Co. WV Marriages 1832-1853 and 1865-1903.
  22. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the William Gray death certificate.
  23. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  24. [S2878] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
  25. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Milton Gray death record.
  26. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Herbert Gray birth record.
  27. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Herbert Gray death certificate.

Eliza A. Gray1,2

F, b. March 30, 1836, d. May 28, 1878
FatherJames Hampton Gray2,1 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson1,2 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Eliza A. Gray was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia; Her tombstone reads "Affliction sore for years I bore, Physicians were in vain, At length God pleased to give me ease, And freed me from my pain."3 She was born on March 30, 1836 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,1 She married Joseph Thornton Jett on June 6, 1856 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 As of June 6, 1856,her married name was Jett. Eliza A. Gray died on May 28, 1878 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 42; Died of consumption.3,4

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia2
1860Dwelling 444, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1870Dwelling 460, Jacksonville, Floyd Co., Virginia6

Family

Joseph Thornton Jett b. December 12, 1835, d. April 17, 1898
Marriage*Eliza A. Gray married Joseph Thornton Jett on June 6, 1856 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S328] Donna J. Robertson, Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia.
  4. [S96] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1853-1882.
  5. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Oclara Gray1

F, b. circa 1838
FatherJames Hampton Gray1 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson1 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Oclara Gray was born circa 1838 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.

Rhoda Ella Wilson1

F, b. 1809, d. March, 1872
FatherPeter Wilson2,3 b. 1776
MotherRhoda "Chloe" Hathaway b. circa 1774, d. before 1840
     Rhoda Ella Wilson was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.4 She was born in 1809 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.4,5 She married James Hampton Gray, son of Joseph Howard Gray Sr. and Anna "Annie" Custer, on November 6, 1830 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3,1 As of November 6, 1830,her married name was Gray. Rhoda Ella Wilson died in March, 1872 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1860Dwelling 572, Floyd Co., Virginia6
1870Dwelling 162, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VirginiaEnumerated in the household of her son James7

Family

James Hampton Gray b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
Marriage*Rhoda Ella Wilson married James Hampton Gray, son of Joseph Howard Gray Sr. and Anna "Annie" Custer, on November 6, 1830 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S437] Jordan R. Dodd, Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850.
  2. [S280] Anne Lowry Worrell, A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733-1831.
  3. [S61] Montgomery Co., Virginia Court House, Register A, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S171] Charles Gray with additions by David Shank in Mar 2004, Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery Transcription.
  5. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S48] Montgomery Co., Virginia Court House, Register 1, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  9. [S67] Beverly Merritt, Marriage Records of Franklin County, Virginia 1853 - 1875.
  10. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  11. [S325] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1853-1873.

James Matthew Gray1,2

M, b. May 1, 1840, d. September 24, 1889
FatherJames Hampton Gray2,3,4 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson2,3,4 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     James Matthew Gray was born on May 1, 1840 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2,3 He married Nancy Ellen "Nannie" Lester, daughter of Abner Lester and Mary Ann Helms, on September 25, 1870 at Floyd Co., Virginia. James Matthew Gray died on September 24, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 49.5

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia3
1860Dwelling 572, Floyd Co., Virginia4
1870Dwelling 162, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia6
1880Dwelling 491, District 30, Floyd Co., Virginia7

Occupation

1860Carpenter4
1870Cabinet maker6
1880Cabinet maker7

Family

Nancy Ellen "Nannie" Lester b. 1841, d. November 20, 1903
Marriage*James Matthew Gray married Nancy Ellen "Nannie" Lester, daughter of Abner Lester and Mary Ann Helms, on September 25, 1870 at Floyd Co., Virginia. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1016] Essie Fae Lester and Jim Lester (e-mail address), "Lester Family History."
  2. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  3. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S54] Marguerite Tise, The Lester Family of Floyd and Montgomery Co., VA.
  6. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  9. [S549] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1873-1879.
  10. [S4035] Stephen Rigg's Tree of Many Branches, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5267890/person/-1477894885

Joseph Montgomery Gray1,2

M, b. May 16, 1842, d. April 22, 1909
FatherJames Hampton Gray3,1,4 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson1,3,4 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Joseph Montgomery Gray was born on May 16, 1842 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2 He married Sarah Elizabeth Walton, daughter of Doctor Lee M. Walton and Serena Louvina Law, on June 11, 1868 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 Joseph Montgomery Gray died on April 22, 1909 at Pilot, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 66.5

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia3
1860Dwelling 572, Floyd Co., Virginia4
1870Dwelling 226, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia6
1880Dwelling 100, District 50, Montgomery Co., Virginia7
1900Dwelling 197, District 69, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia8

Occupation

1870Farmer6
1880Farmer7
1900Farmer8

Family

Sarah Elizabeth Walton b. April 11, 1840, d. January 2, 1902
Marriage*Joseph Montgomery Gray married Sarah Elizabeth Walton, daughter of Doctor Lee M. Walton and Serena Louvina Law, on June 11, 1868 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S33] Surnames of Families of Floyd Co., Virginia, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm
  3. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1124] Foster & Wright Lines of West Virginia, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=zoodoo1&id=I1085
  6. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Mrs. Joseph M. Gray obituary in an unknown edition.
  10. [S331] William Lindsay Lawrence, Judy G. Blackwell, Erma C. Sowers, and Mabel Collins Willis Ora Belle Mayberry McColeman, Descendants of Elder John Lawrence.
  11. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  12. [S4706] News-Leader, From the Belfrad Hampton Gray obituary in the Sep 30, 1959 edition.

Rhoda E. Gray1,2,3

F, b. circa May, 1844, d. August 19, 1889
FatherJames Hampton Gray1,4,2 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson1,4,2 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Rhoda E. Gray was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.5 She was born circa May, 1844 at Floyd Co., Virginia.6,1 She married Mark Henry Custer on November 23, 1863 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,3 As of November 23, 1863,her married name was Custer. Rhoda E. Gray died on August 19, 1889 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of consumption.6

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia4
1860Dwelling 572, Floyd Co., Virginia2
1870Dwelling 140, Blackwater, Franklin Co., Virginia7
1880Dwelling 458, District 30, Floyd Co., Virginia8

Family

Mark Henry Custer b. July 30, 1843, d. November 4, 1931
Marriage*Rhoda E. Gray married Mark Henry Custer on November 23, 1863 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2045] Bee, The, From Mark Henry Custer obituary in the Nov 16, 1931 edition.
  4. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2047] Dixon-Mitchell /Dallas-Caughron Family Tree (AL-NC-TN-VA), online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/684143/person/-1365863489
  6. [S21] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1883-1896.
  7. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S162] Sylvia Gearheart Albert, William G. "The Settler" Aldridge, Floyd Co., VA.
  10. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  11. [S2045] Bee, The, From Byron Homer Custer obituary in the Apr 5, 1926 edition.
  12. [S325] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1853-1873.

Miriam Gray1

F, b. circa 1849, d. March, 1859
FatherJames Hampton Gray1 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson1 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Miriam Gray was born circa 1849 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 She died in March, 1859 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of billious fever.2

Census Records

1850Dwelling 78, District 15, Floyd Co., Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S33] Surnames of Families of Floyd Co., Virginia, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm

Asa Gray1

M, b. December 18, 1853
FatherJames Hampton Gray1 b. October 15, 1808, d. August 21, 1870
MotherRhoda Ella Wilson1 b. 1809, d. March, 1872
     Asa Gray was born on December 18, 1853 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 He Not enumerated with his family in the 1860 Census on July 3, 1860.2

Citations

  1. [S325] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1853-1873.
  2. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.

Rebecca Otey1,2,3

F, b. circa 1836, d. July 8, 1858
FatherSamuel Otey1,3 b. circa 1799, d. before June 29, 1860
MotherJane Elliott1,3 d. before November 28, 1850
     Rebecca Otey was born circa 1836 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3 She married Osburn Wilson Gray, son of James Hampton Gray and Rhoda Ella Wilson, on September 6, 1855 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1 As of September 6, 1855,her married name was Gray. Rebecca Otey died on July 8, 1858 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of consumption.4,3

Census Records

1850Dwelling 1066, District 41, Montgomery Co., Virginia2

Family

Osburn Wilson Gray b. December, 1833, d. June 12, 1902
Marriage*Rebecca Otey married Osburn Wilson Gray, son of James Hampton Gray and Rhoda Ella Wilson, on September 6, 1855 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S48] Montgomery Co., Virginia Court House, Register 1, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5752] Unknown compiler, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917.
  4. [S96] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1853-1882.
  5. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  6. [S21] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1883-1896.

Jane Elliott1,2

F, d. before November 28, 1850
     Jane Elliott married Samuel Otey on May 2, 1823 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1,2 As of May 2, 1823,her married name was Otey. Jane Elliott died before November 28, 1850.

Family

Samuel Otey b. circa 1799, d. before June 29, 1860
Marriage*She married Samuel Otey on May 2, 1823 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S280] Anne Lowry Worrell, A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733-1831.
  2. [S437] Jordan R. Dodd, Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850.
  3. [S48] Montgomery Co., Virginia Court House, Register 1, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S5752] Unknown compiler, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917.

Eliza Jane Gray1,2,3

F, b. June 6, 1856, d. September 8, 1893
FatherOsburn Wilson Gray1,4 b. December, 1833, d. June 12, 1902
MotherRebecca Otey1,4 b. circa 1836, d. July 8, 1858
     Eliza Jane Gray was born on June 6, 1856 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 She married Joseph H. Wilson, son of John Randolph Wilson and Ann Gray, on July 28, 1872 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 As of July 28, 1872,her married name was Wilson. Eliza Jane Gray married Peter Livesay Cannaday, son of Andrew Bailey Cannaday and Mary G. "Polly" Huff, on September 6, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2 As of September 6, 1877,her married name was Cannaday. Eliza Jane Gray died on September 8, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 37; Died of heart disease.5,4

Census Records

1860Dwelling 572, Floyd Co., Virginia6
1870Dwelling 162, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VirginiaEnumerated in the household of her uncle James Matthew Gray3
1880Dwelling 258, District 29, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia7
1890Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia8

Family 1

Joseph H. Wilson b. circa 1848, d. August 31, 1874
Marriage*Eliza Jane Gray married Joseph H. Wilson, son of John Randolph Wilson and Ann Gray, on July 28, 1872 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Child

Family 2

Peter Livesay Cannaday b. August 14, 1856, d. February 28, 1943
Marriage*Eliza Jane Gray married Peter Livesay Cannaday, son of Andrew Bailey Cannaday and Mary G. "Polly" Huff, on September 6, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  3. [S166] National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S21] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1883-1896.
  5. [S1000] TOTALFAM (Thurman Family), online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=totalfam&id=I32728
  6. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S96] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1853-1882.
  10. [S549] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1873-1879.
  11. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  12. [S567] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1880-1884.

Lucia/Lecia E. Gray1,2

F, b. circa January, 1858, d. May, 1858
FatherOsburn Wilson Gray1,2 b. December, 1833, d. June 12, 1902
MotherRebecca Otey1,2 b. circa 1836, d. July 8, 1858
     Lucia/Lecia E. Gray was born circa January, 1858 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2 She died in May, 1858 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of consumption.1,2

Citations

  1. [S96] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1853-1882.
  2. [S5752] Unknown compiler, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917.

Peter Livesay Cannaday1,2,3

M, b. August 14, 1856, d. February 28, 1943
FatherAndrew Bailey Cannaday2,1,4,5,6 b. December 18, 1822, d. May 19, 1912
MotherMary G. "Polly" Huff2,1,4,5,6 b. October 14, 1823, d. October 16, 1888
     Peter Livesay Cannaday was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.7 He was born on August 14, 1856 at Franklin Co., Virginia.2,7,1,4 He married Eliza Jane Gray, daughter of Osburn Wilson Gray and Rebecca Otey, on September 6, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2 Peter Livesay Cannaday married Nannie E. Woolwine on January 16, 1896 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 Peter Livesay Cannaday died on February 28, 1943 at age 86.2,7

Census Records

1860Dwelling 114, South Western District, Franklin Co., Virginia5
1880Dwelling 258, District 29, Little River, Floyd Co., VirginiaPeter and his family were enumerated in the household of his father Andrew6
1890Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia8
1900Dwelling 2, District 19, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia9
1910Dwelling 25, District 53, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia10
1920Dwelling 302, District 115, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia11
1930Dwelling 183, District 11, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia12
1940Dwelling 275, District 61-15, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia13

Occupation

1880Farmer6
1900Farmer9
1910Farmer10

Family 1

Eliza Jane Gray b. June 6, 1856, d. September 8, 1893
Marriage*Peter Livesay Cannaday married Eliza Jane Gray, daughter of Osburn Wilson Gray and Rebecca Otey, on September 6, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2 
Children

Family 2

Nannie E. Woolwine b. August 14, 1867, d. July 17, 1927
Marriage*Peter Livesay Cannaday married Nannie E. Woolwine on January 16, 1896 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  3. [S1000] TOTALFAM (Thurman Family), online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=totalfam&id=I32728
  4. [S3258] 793 18th Street, San Bernadino, CA Earl C. and May (Miller) Frost, DeJarnette and allied families in America (1699-1954).
  5. [S301] National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S65] Rena Worthen & Margarette Tynan, Montgomery County Virginia Cemetery Reading of Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg.
  8. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  15. [S567] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1880-1884.
  16. [S21] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia Death Records, 1883-1896.

Peter Wilson1,2

M, b. 1776
     Peter Wilson was born in 1776 at Loudoun Co., Virginia. He married Rhoda "Chloe" Hathaway, daughter of Leonard Hathaway and Susannah Unknown, on February 2, 1795 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2

Census Records

1810Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia1

Family

Rhoda "Chloe" Hathaway b. circa 1774, d. before 1840
Marriage*Peter Wilson married Rhoda "Chloe" Hathaway, daughter of Leonard Hathaway and Susannah Unknown, on February 2, 1795 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S406] National Archives and Records Administration, 1810 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S696] Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia, Virginia Marriages to 1800.
  3. [S280] Anne Lowry Worrell, A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733-1831.
  4. [S349] Erma C. Sowers, A Report on the Descendants of Henry Iddings and Abigail Richardson.
  5. [S657] George Pauff - Anna Merchant, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poff/f0637.htm
  6. [S33] Surnames of Families of Floyd Co., Virginia, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm
  7. [S61] Montgomery Co., Virginia Court House, Register A, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  8. [S292] Rena Worthen & Margarette Tynan, Floyd Co. Virginia Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 1.

Lelia Beatrice Cannaday1,2,3,4

F, b. March 10, 1881, d. November 2, 1976
FatherPeter Livesay Cannaday1,2,3 b. August 14, 1856, d. February 28, 1943
MotherEliza Jane Gray1,3,2,5 b. June 6, 1856, d. September 8, 1893
     Lelia Beatrice Cannaday was buried at Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.4 Her Social Security Number was 512-48-0967.6 She married David Moore.1,2 Lelia Beatrice Cannaday married John A. Rhodes.1,2,7 Her married name was Rhodes.2 Her married name was Moore. Lelia Beatrice Cannaday was born on March 10, 1881 at Floyd Co., Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Mar 10, 1882.1,3,2,5,6,4 She married Robert Melvin Thurman, son of Robert C. Meriwether Thurman and Marie Josephine Strickler, on December 2, 1897 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3 As of December 2, 1897,her married name was Thurman. Lelia Beatrice Cannaday died on November 2, 1976 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, at age 95.2,4,7 She Lelia Thurman (Mrs. John A.) Rhodes, 95, of 1605 May, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Old Mission Mortuary. Survivors: sons, Ivan M. Thurman of Jefferson, Tex., W.E. Thurman of Waverly, Kan., Thomas B. Thurman of Wichita; daughters, Mrs. Frank Robbins of Udall, Kan., Mrs. Clint Davis of Mineral Wells, Tex; 25 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and 14 great great-grandchildren. on November 3, 1976.7

Census Records

1890Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia8
1900Dwelling 96, District 19, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia9
1910Dwelling 77, District 73, Ward 1, Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas10
1920Dwelling ?, District 76, Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas11
1930Dwelling 483, District 47, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas12
1940Dwelling 284, District 107-8, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas13

Family 1

John A. Rhodes b. March 4, 1875, d. June 11, 1968
Marriage*Lelia Beatrice Cannaday married John A. Rhodes.1,2,7 

Family 2

David Moore
Marriage*Lelia Beatrice Cannaday married David Moore.1,2 

Family 3

Robert Melvin Thurman b. May 1, 1870, d. May 7, 1936
Marriage*Lelia Beatrice Cannaday married Robert Melvin Thurman, son of Robert C. Meriwether Thurman and Marie Josephine Strickler, on December 2, 1897 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  2. [S1000] TOTALFAM (Thurman Family), online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=totalfam&id=I32728
  3. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S3252] Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sedgwick Co., KS, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S567] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1880-1884.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S1835] Wichita Eagle, The, From the Lelia Thurman Rhodes obituary in the Nov 3, 1976 edition.
  8. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.

Thomas Andrew Cannaday1

M, b. February 9, 1879, d. February 18, 1920
FatherPeter Livesay Cannaday1,2 b. August 14, 1856, d. February 28, 1943
MotherEliza Jane Gray1,2 b. June 6, 1856, d. September 8, 1893
     Thomas Andrew Cannaday was buried at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. He Veteran of the Spanish American War, he used the last name Kennedy. Never married.1 He was born on February 9, 1879 at Virginia.1,2 He died on February 18, 1920 at age 41.1

Census Records

1880Dwelling 258, District 29, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia2
1890Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia3

Citations

  1. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  2. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.

Vivian Pauline Cannaday1,2,3

F, b. May 22, 1883, d. July 14, 1981
FatherPeter Livesay Cannaday3,1,4,5 b. August 14, 1856, d. February 28, 1943
MotherEliza Jane Gray3,1,4 b. June 6, 1856, d. September 8, 1893
     Her Social Security Number was 223-62-9886.6 Vivian Pauline Cannaday was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park (also known as Mountain View Burial Park), 5970 Grassy Hill Road, Boones Mill, Franklin Co., Virginia.7 She was born on May 22, 1883 at Floyd Co., Virginia; The Floyd Co. Birth Index has a birth date of May 26, 1883.3,6,7,8,4 She married Charles Cassell "Charlie" Ingram on December 24, 1903 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,1 As of December 24, 1903,her married name was Ingram. Vivian Pauline Cannaday died on July 14, 1981 at age 98.3

Census Records

1890Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia9
1900Dwelling 2, District 19, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1910Dwelling 199, District 40, Long Branch, Franklin Co., Virginia8
1920Dwelling 85, District 55, Long Branch, Franklin Co., Virginia10
1930Dwelling 73, District 5, Brown Hill, Franklin Co., Virginia11
1940Dwelling 152, District 34-15, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia12

Family

Charles Cassell "Charlie" Ingram b. April 22, 1883, d. July 6, 1943
Marriage*Vivian Pauline Cannaday married Charles Cassell "Charlie" Ingram on December 24, 1903 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Hunter Brown Ingram, Sr., obituary in the Oct 11, 1999 edition.
  3. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  4. [S567] Beth Fridley, Floyd Co., Virginia, Birth Records, 1880-1884.
  5. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S294] Franklin County Historical Society, Franklin County, VA Cemeteries.
  8. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S131] Virginia Court House abbreviated copy on file at Floyd Co., 1890 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Katie Poindexter obituary in the Feb 16, 1995 edition.