Biographical Sketch of D. B. Gray, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** D. B. Gray, architect, contractor and builder, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, April 7, 1837, and in 1848, removed to Iowa, his father, Samuel, locating with his family at Des Moines. He is still a resident of Polk County. D. B. was there raised and learned his trade. for a time he pursued his vocation at Leaven- worth, Kansas, and for two years was in the employ of the Rock Island road as bridge builder. In the spring of 1877, he took up his permanent abode in St. Joseph, and has since been recog- nized among its prominent builders. Samuel Gray, the father, was identified with the early history of Polk County, Iowa, and in 1849 held the office of county judge, and was well known in political circles. Our subject was married, in 1861, to Miss Sarah A. Brown, of Des Moines, Iowa. By this union they have four children: Clara, William, Florence and Robert. ==================================================================== 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: Penny Harrell ====================================================================