MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA - OBITS  Emanuel Gray

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The Cameron Herald
Thursday September 20, 1923
 
DEATH OF OLD CITIZEN
 
E. Gray, aged 79 years, a long time resident of Milam
county, died at this home in the Salem community last
week and was buried Thursday at Walkers Creek.  Mr.
Gray fought with Lee in Virginia and was a true and
loyal son of the South.  In his younger days he was a
great athlete and would often walk ten or twelve miles
into town rather than ride in any conveyance.  He
enjoyed true sport and kept his mind active and his
body vigorous to a good old age.  His death resulted
from a fall. ------------------------------------------
---His name is Emanuel Gray, misspelled on the 1880
census for Troy,Bell County, Texas as "Amauel."  (That
caused some extra work.)  He came to Bell from
Meriwether, GA in 1877, as reported to me by another
descendent in an email. This is verified by the ages of
his two youngest children on the 1880 census.  Census
shows him at approx 44 yrs. 

His death certificate provides death date at 11 SEP
1923 and age as 79yrs 2mos and 19 days.  I calc. his
birthdate as 23 JUL 1844.  He was married in Meriwether
County on 28 DEC 1866 to MaryAnn McSwain.  I'm emailing
several gov't. entities to find out where to write for
a copy of the marriage certificate also.

The Walker's Creek Cemetery is very close to Cameron.
It took us about 40 minutes from Belton, and I'll have
to get the directions from Nancy Kelsey (genealogist's
wife) because even though I drove, I was talking the
whole time.
 

 
Catherine Poloynis
cpoloyni@sbcglobal,net