Georgia:  Elbert County:   Reece and Martha Jane Gray Bible Record

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Bible record

Reece Gray and Martha Jane Gray (?)

In an old Bible, printed 1869, there are family record
pages, almost illegible but believed to reflect the 
following: 

"Ress Gray was born May the ____ 1808.
Martha Jane Gray the 7 December 1817
William J. Gray January the 9 1839
Sarah Gray bornne January the 29 1834
Thomas C. Gray was borne June the 25 1835
John A. Gray was borne April the 18 1839
__d C. Gray was borne March 1 1837
iz J. Gray was borne July the 8 1868
Linny T. Gray was borne July the 25 1869
ld S. Gray departed this life August 22 1873
Martha J. Gray departed this life August 22 1866"

[Submitter's notes: This Bible is in the possession of 
the submitter and was also used by the family of Asa
Chandler Fortson (1847-1906) who lived at Goss, Elbert
Co. The entries possibly relate to the family of Reece
Gray and Martha Jane Pratt who were married on 10 Sep
1829 in Elbert Co., although the dates are not entirely
consistent with that. All entries appear to be in the
same handwriting and made at the same time. One Thomas
L. Gray, born June 26, 1835, died June 4, 1898, is 
shown in an Elbert Co. cemetery book as being buried
at Bethlehem UMC Church cemetery along with wife Mary 
J. Gray (nee Allgood), born Mar 4, 1832, died Feb 26, 
1910. Marriage records show Thomas and Mary married on
6 Sep 1860.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson