Louisa May Gray1,2

F, b. 2 August 1908
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
     Louisa May Gray, daughter of Herman Samuel Gray and Bessie Edna Cowing, was born on 2 August 1908 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine.1,2

     Louisa, at age 16, daughter of Herman Samuel Gray and Bessie Edna Cowing, married Byron Herbert Pinkham at age 45 on 12 May 1925 at Maine.3

Census

     Louisa appeared on the 1910 Federal Census in Dedham, Hancock, Maine in the household of her parents, Herman and Bessie.4

     Louisa appeared on the 1920 Federal Census, enumerated 2 January 1920, in the household of her parents, Herman and Bessie of Ellsworth, at Happy Town Road, Hancock, Maine.5

     Louisa and Byron appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at Lamine Road, enumerated 15 April 1930. Byron was working as a meat peddler. They had a maid, Gladys McFarland, age 34, in their home. Their children, Arnold G. and Bessie were listed as living with them.6

     Louisa and Byron appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at R F D #1 Bar Harbor Road, enumerated 25 April 1940. Byron was working as a laborer on a dairy farm. Louisa was doing housework for a private family. Their children, Arnold G. and Bessie 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 1940.7

Family

Byron Herbert Pinkham b. 18 Apr 1880
Children
Last Edited29 Jan 2019

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 78.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Birth.
  3. [S92] Unknown author, Maine Genealogy Web Site, Url: http://www.mainegenealogy.net, Marriage Record of Byron P. PINKHAM & Louisa GRAY
    Name of Groom: Byron P. PINKHAM Groom's Place of Residence: Orland, Me. Name of Bride: Louisa GRAY Bride's Place of Residence: Orland, Me. Marriage Date: Tuesday, 12 May 1925 Marriage Certificate Number: Not available.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 8 thru 12.
  7. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 14 B, line 61 thru 64.
  8. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 10.
  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., Ellsworth, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 11.

Louise Gray1

F, b. circa 1846
FatherBenjamin Gray1 b. c 1803, d. 4 Oct 1881
MotherMary Stinson Lovejoy1 b. 16 Jul 1806, d. 29 Mar 1884
Relationships3rd cousin 5 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
3rd cousin 5 times removed of Ellen June Smith
     Louise Gray, daughter of Benjamin Gray and Mary Stinson Lovejoy, was born circa 1846 at Maine.1

Census

     Louise appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Otsego, Wright, Minnesota, in the household of her parents, Benjamin and Mary.2
Last Edited30 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Otsego, Minnesota, Page 6, line 37.
  2. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Otsego, Minnesota, Page 6, line 34 thru 39.

Mary Ann Gray1

F
     Mary, married Philip Bartlett Leathers on 11 May 1843 at Stetson, Penobscot, Maine.1

Family

Philip Bartlett Leathers
Last Edited14 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, 'Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907,' index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4F1-XYD : accessed 26 Jan 2014), Bartlett Leathers and Mary Ann Gray, 11 May 1843; GS Film number: 12215.

Mary Stinson Gray1

F, b. 22 January 1830, d. 1 September 1912
FatherBenjamin Gray1 b. c 1803, d. 4 Oct 1881
MotherMary Stinson Lovejoy1 b. 16 Jul 1806, d. 29 Mar 1884
Relationships3rd cousin 5 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
3rd cousin 5 times removed of Ellen June Smith
     Mary Stinson Gray, daughter of Benjamin Gray and Mary Stinson Lovejoy, was born on 22 January 1830 at Wesley, Washington, Maine.1

     Mary died on 1 September 1912 at age 82.1 and was buried at North Star Cemetery, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota.1

Census

     Mary and Benjamin appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Otsego, Wright, Minnesota, enumerated 14 June 1870. Benjamin was a farmer. They had Jason Fenderson, age 20, farm laborer. Their children, Benjamin, Louise and Harrison were listed as living with them.2

     Mary and Benjamin appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, enumerated 7 June 1880. Benjamin was a retired farmer.3
Last Edited31 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 97486376.
  2. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Otsego, Minnesota, Page 6, line 34 thru 39.
  3. [S76] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1880 (Tenth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1880 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., St. Cloud, Minnesota, Page 13, line 35 and 36.

Merle Herman Gray1

M, b. 9 May 1915, d. 24 July 1963
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
     Merle Herman Gray, son of Herman Samuel Gray and Bessie Edna Cowing, was born on 9 May 1915 at Maine.1,2

     Merle died on 24 July 1963 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 48.3 and was buried at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.4

Census

     Merle 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.5

     Merle appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 5 May 1930, of Trenton, Hancock, Maine in the household of his parents, Herman and Bessie.6
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 82.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index about Merle Gray
    Name: Merle Gray; Born: 9 May 1915; Died: Jul 1963 State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951).
  3. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index about Merle Gray Name: Merle Gray; Born: 9 May 1915; Died: Jul 1963 State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951).
  4. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 147824741.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
 
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