Knox-Lincoln-Kennebec County ME Archives Biographies.....GRAY, Carl Raymond September 28, 1867 - May 9, 1939 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Boggess william-boggess@webtv.net February 23, 2006, 6:31 pm Author: Bill Boggess Author: Bill Boggess (02/23/06)        CARL RAYMOND GRAY (1867AR-1939DC)       Carl was son of Colonel Oliver Crosby Gray and Virginia LaFayette Davis, two Arkansas pioneer school teachers, whose first son died at less than 3 years of age, in 1861.    Carl's mother, Virginia, was busy birthing their second son and starting her endearing 242 page, unpublished baby diary, "The Diverting History Of Little Tarley Gray" (1867-1872) (at Special Collections, University of Arkansas), about that glorious event taking place, noon Saturday, 28 September 1867, in Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas. He, several days later, was named Carl Raymond, honoring her brother, who became University of Michigan's Librarian in 1877, RaymondC. Davis. She, affectionately named son "Tarty Jay", perhaps, because he may have been a tad-bit late arriving??! No one could possibly have foreseen this baby, 15-years later, would begin a fifty-six year railroad career the 20th of March 1883, first half with Saint Louis & San Francisco ("Frisco") Railroad Company at newly created (1881) Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, be president of St. Paul, Minnesota headquartered Great Northern Railway Company, 1912-14, advisor to presidents Wilson and Roosevelt, a subject on page 479, Volume 1, "Who was Who in America", receive four LL D honorary degrees including one in 1929 from University of Arkansas, introduced first streamline train February 1934, first overhead type ski-lift in United States at Sun Valley Resort 1936with two of three sons in Volumes 27 & 29, "Who's Who in America", be on Board of Trustees of Colby College where his father graduated with Class of 1855 --- as vice chairman, following nearly 20 years of service to Union Pacific Railroad Company, die in bed at Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.. Death, just one day short of 70th anniversary for driving the "golden spike", 10 May 1869, commemorating completion of cross country rail service under President U.S. Grant by Union and Central Pacific railroad companies, authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Cecile B. DeMille's movie, "Union Pacific", was being shown at Strand theatre when Carl's death was announced, one day before the planned celebration in Washington D.C.., and that, plus more, is found recorded in today's history books!               <>-------<>-------<> Additionsl comments: For Carl's parents, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpulask/Col.MrsOCGray.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~arwashin/pics/grays.html For his wife, see: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/montgomery/bios/floragra116bs.txt