TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - BIOS James Henry Gray 1841-1914 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Gerry Hill gerryinga@isoa.net Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm James Henry Gray born 20 Jan. 1841 died 2 Jan 1914 Butler, Taylor Ga. He married 17 Dec 1863 Monroe Co. Ga. Helen O. Walker dtr. of Alen Mac Walker & Elizabeth Owens Helen was born 27 Sep 1845 died2 Feb 1915. Children of this couple: J. T. born abt 1864 Lila born 1865 Archibald W born 5 Aug 1866-6 Dec 1954 Hattie Gray 1868 James Henry 1869 John Thomas 8 Aug 1874-13 Feb 1935 "Alberta wrote on his picture" He is the sweetest fellow that ever lived, my own sweet cousin, Jimmy Gray" (From Bill Gray former postman of Butler) 1862-He was in the Southern Confederacy at time of Father's will 5-9-1862. 1869-D/170 April 2, 1869 Harrell L. Leonard (Talbot Co) and James H. Gray (Taylor) to Franklin P. Singleton. $200 LL 137, 138, 146, 147 in 24th District bounded on north by road from Carsonville to Butler; east by lands of Mrs. E.P.Mangham and John Searcy; west John Searcey containing 30 acres except one acre on which the Presbyterian Church stands. 1870-Census 1870 Taylor Co. Butler Ga. James Gray 29, Elen 24, Zilu 5, Archibald 3, Hattie 2, Jime 1 (f) 1910 Census 11 158 GRAY, James H m w 69 m1 46 12 Helen W wife f w 64 m1 46 11-5 13 Kuka N dau f w 45 s 14 Archibald married Fannie Peebles1889 Taylor- more Harrie married 1892 Taylor H M W A Blasengame John Thomas married 1899 Mary Gray Riley-his cousin dtr of Alexander Hamilton Riley & Mary Elizabeth Mitchell-more James Henry Gray was the child of James Jefferson Gray & Harriet Louise Hooten The Grandchild of Archibald Gray & Cynthia H.Armour James Hooten & Cynthia Fox all of Taylor Co. Ga. He was the Great-Grandchild of James Gray & Mary Riley (Greene, Baldwin, Pike Co Ga Orange Co NC) John Armour & Nancy Caldwell (Greene, Mecklenburg Co NC) Ichabod Cox & Mary Rowen (Talbot, -buried Stewart- Halifax Co NC He was the Great-Great Great Grandson of Jacob Riley & Mary Orange Co NC James Armour & Jeanette O. Little of Orange Co NC Cary Cox & Mary Horn of Ga & Halifax Co NC0 James Rowan & Anne Campbell of Warren Co Ga & Ireland Jacob, James & Cary are my ancestors through children and siblings of above I would love to exchange on this family. Gerry Hill gerryinga@yahoo.com