Dempsey Gray Family Cemetery Inscriptions Gordon County, GA DEMPSEY/GRAY FAMILY CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1870’S HISTORY: William and Martha Gray settled directly behind what is now the Dempsey/Gray Cemetery, about one-half mile from the present location of Plainview Baptist Church. The Gray Family was one of first three pioneer settlers in this area. William’s daughter Margurett Ellen Gray married George W. Dempsey on January 28, 1858. The fifth generation of the Dempsey/Gray Family live on the land today. Robert "Bob" Mathis was a farmworker hired by William and Martha Gray. He died suddenly and was the first person buried in what became the Dempsey/Gray Family Cemetery. William Gray reserved one acre of land around the graveyard for a burying ground in his Last Will and Testament filed in September 1894. LOCATION: 130 Dempsey Loop SE Adairsville, GA (Gordon County). Turn right off Highway 53 East onto Plainview Road. Dempsey Loop is third road on the right. It is located on the William E. (Bill) Dempsey Farm. There are six unmarked graves, four of which are babies and young children of the Dempsey and Gray Families. The fifth is the child of Betty Lula and W.T. Howell. The last one is the grave of Bob Mathis. Transcribed in February, 1999 by Terry and Darlene Dempsey (Darderfurr@aol.com) SURNAMES: DEMPSEY, GRAY, HOWELL, BAILY, DENNY AND MATHIS NAME COMMENTS BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE Baily Sara J. Daughter of George W. 8 July 1866 15 December 1889 Dempsey, Charley R. Died of small pox 16 January 1871 1 February 1873 Dempsey, Cleo Jones Died of Cancer 28 July 1884 4 October 1958 Dempsey, Everett L. "Brother" 9 November 1914 31 May 1934 Dempsey, George W. "age 80 years" 1835 8 September 1915 Dempsey, Jack Cyrus US Navy W.W.II 11 March 1928 2 February 1981 Dempsey, Laura Died of tuberculosis 22 August 1873 26 April 1892 Dempsey, Mamie R. 90 years old 14 September 1876 23 August 1965 Dempsey, Margurett E. Maiden Name Gray 10 October 1841 20 March 1923 Dempsey, Martin V. Died of small pox 16 March 1859 3 February 1873 Dempsey, Robert T. Jr. 23 February 1919 6 August 1920 Dempsey, Virgial H. 8 September 1879 25 September 1879 Dempsey, Walter Allie Died of Stroke 20 July 1883 29 June 1953 Denny Gracey E. Sara’s Granddaughter 3 June 1924 23 July 1926 Denny, Gladis Ines Sara’s Granddaughter 9 September 1910 15 December 1910 Gray, Martha Maiden Name Lashley 9 August 1813 21 July 1889 Gray, William 28 February 1812 11 September 1894 Howell, Betty Lula Daughter of Mamie 3 June 1897 24 December 1961 Howell, W.T. 23 March 1894 25 January 1949 Mathis, Bob Gray’s Farmworker 1860 1870’S ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Darlene Dempsey Darderfurr@aol.com ====================================================================