Harry Venard Gray1

M, b. 1907, d. 1979
Harry V.Gray, husband of Jessie Irene Engstrom
     Harry Venard Gray was born in 1907.2

     Harry, married Jessie Irene Engstrom at age 15, daughter of George Elmer Engstrom and Bertha I. Porter, on 30 August 1926 at Maine.1

     Harry died in 1979,3 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Searsport, Waldo, Maine.3

Family

Jessie Irene Engstrom b. 27 Jan 1911, d. 22 Oct 1967
Last Edited21 Nov 2019

Citations

  1. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996
    Name:     Jessie I Engstrom Gender: Female Residence: Searsport, ME Spouse's name: Harry V Gray Spouse's Gender: Male Spouse's Residence: Bucksport, ME Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1926 Marriage Place:     Maine, USA.
  2. [S27] Unknown author, Marker in Cemeteries, Record Type: Headstone at cemetery, Name Of Person: Name on Headstone, Date is from marker.
  3. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 121801878.

Herman Neal Gray1

M, b. 14 January 1917, d. 8 April 2003
FatherHerman Samuel Gray1 b. 6 Jul 1881, d. 27 Jun 1962
MotherBessie Edna Cowing1 b. 1886, d. 6 Jun 1937
Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Ellen June Smith
     Herman Neal Gray, son of Herman Samuel Gray and Bessie Edna Cowing, was born on 14 January 1917 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.1,2

     Herman died on 8 April 2003 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 86.2

Census

     Herman appeared on the 1920 Federal Census, enumerated 2 January 1920, the household of his parents, Herman and Bessie of Ellsworth, at Happy Town Road, Hancock, Maine.3

     Herman appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 5 May 1930, of Trenton, Hancock, Maine in the household of his parents, Herman and Bessie.4

     Herman Neal Gray appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Trenton, Hancock, Maine in the household of his father Herman.5
Last Edited14 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 84.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index about Herman N. Gray
    Name: Herman N. Gray; Last Residence: 04684 Surry, Hancock, Maine, United States of America Born: 14 Jan 1917; Died: 8 Apr 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951).
  3. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 74 thru 84.
  4. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Trenton, Maine, Sheet 5 A, line 1 thru 6.
  5. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Trenton, Maine, Sheet 3 A, line 6 thru 10.

Herman Samuel Gray1

M, b. 6 July 1881, d. 27 June 1962
FatherAlexander H. Gray1 b. Aug 1859
MotherLydia J. Saunders1
Herman S. Gray, husband of Bessie E. Cowing
     Herman Samuel Gray, son of Alexander H. Gray and Lydia J. Saunders, was born on 6 July 1881 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.2,3

     Herman, at age 24, son of Alexander H. Gray and Lydia J. Saunders, married Bessie Edna Cowing, daughter of Waldo Daniel Cowing and Nellie H. Billington, on 9 November 1905 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine.4,1

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. As World War I continued to escalate, the United States instituted a second draft registration. The second registration was for men who had turned 21 since June 5, 1917, so it added men born between June 5, 1896 and June 5, 1897. Two months later, a supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for men who had become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, adding the names of men who were born between June 5, 1897 and August 24, 1897. With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Herman filled out a draft card for World War I on 12 September 1918 (at age 37), while living at Monroe, Waldo, Maine. He was employed as farm laborer, for C. M. Conant and described as height, tall and medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair..2

     Herman died on 27 June 1962 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 80.5 and was buried at Granite Cemetery, Orland, Hancock, Maine.6

Census

     Herman and Bessie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine, enumerated April 1910. Herman was a laborer doing odd jobs Their children, Bertella, Ralph Waldo, Louisa May and Ernest Alexander were listed as living with them.7

     Herman and Bessie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at Happy Town Road, enumerated 2 January 1920. Herman was working as a farm laborer. Their children, Bertella, Ralph Waldo, Louisa May, Ernest Alexander, Mildred Verna, Roland Walter, Verna, Merle Herman and Herman Neal were listed as living with them.8

     Herman and Bessie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Trenton, Hancock, Maine, at Oak Point Road, enumerated 5 May 1930. Herman was working as a laborer doing odd jobs. Their children, Roland Walter, Merle Herman, Herman Neal and Tyler Harrison were listed as living with them.9

     Herman appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Trenton, Hancock, Maine, enumerated 11 April 1940. Herman, now a widower, owns his home. He was working as a farmer. He also had a 'housekeeper', Evelyn A. Nichols, and her son, John, living with him. His children Herman Neal and Tyler Harrison were listed as living with them. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $16.26 in the year 2012. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2012 would have cost $.21 cents in 1940.10

Family

Bessie Edna Cowing b. 1886, d. 6 Jun 1937
Children
Last Edited7 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Marriage.
  2. [S105] Selective Service System United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Subject: World War I Draft, Information from Copy of Draft Card.
  3. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Birth - daughter, Louisa.
  4. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number:
    Bride Name: Cowing Bessie Bride Town/State: Dedham, ME
    Groom Name: Gray Herman S Groom Town/State: Ellsworth, ME
    Date of Marriage: Thursday November 9, 1905; None.
  5. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number: 6204950 Last Name: Gray; First Name: Herman; Middle Name: S Date of Death: Wednesday, June 27, 1962 Town of Death: Ellsworth; Age at Death: 80 Years.
  6. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 72710782.
  7. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Sheet 1 A, line 48 thru 50 and Sheet 1 B, line 1 thru 3.
  8. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 74 thru 84.
  9. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Trenton, Maine, Sheet 5 A, line 1 thru 6.
  10. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Trenton, Maine, Sheet 3 A, line 6 thru 10.
  11. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 76.
  12. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 77.
  13. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 78.
  14. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 79.
  15. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 80.
  16. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 81.
  17. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 82.
  18. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 83.
  19. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 1 B, line 84.
  20. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Birth.
  21. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Trenton, Maine, Sheet 5 A, line 6.

Isaac Gray1

M, b. 1709
FatherRobert Gray Jr1 d. 28 Mar 1718
MotherMiriam Lovejoy1 b. 11 Aug 1686, d. 1770
Relationships1st cousin 8 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
1st cousin 8 times removed of Ellen June Smith
     Isaac was
reported to have been captured by the barbarous Ottawa Indians at Lake George in 1756, taken to Lake Superior for two years and ransomed at 'a French place, Detroit, by a Frenchman.1

     Isaac Gray, son of Robert Gray Jr and Miriam Lovejoy, was born in 1709 at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.1
Last Edited14 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S55] Compiler: Clarence Earle Lovejoy, Lovejoy Genealogy with Biographies and History, 1460-1930 , The, Found on Page 58.

Jonathan Gray1,2

M, b. 21 March 1715/16
FatherRobert Gray Jr2 d. 28 Mar 1718
MotherMiriam Lovejoy2 b. 11 Aug 1686, d. 1770
Relationships1st cousin 8 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
1st cousin 8 times removed of Ellen June Smith
     Jonathan Gray, son of Robert Gray Jr and Miriam Lovejoy, was born on 21 March 1715/16 at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.1,2
Last Edited14 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S55] Compiler: Clarence Earle Lovejoy, Lovejoy Genealogy with Biographies and History, 1460-1930 , The, Found on Page 58.
  2. [S139] Compiler: Topsfield Historical Society, Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Found in Vol I, BIRTHS; Page 181.
 
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