Biographical Sketch of Charles B. Gray, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Charles B. Gray is a son of Dr. Benjamin Gray, who was born in Lincoln, England, in 1809, and was prepared in his native country for the active practice of his chosen profession. He decided to immigrate to the New World, and landed at New Orleans in 1839, whence he traveled up the Mississippi River to Missouri. He had purposed abandoning his profess- ion after his arrival in Washington Co., Mo., and devoting his entire time to mining; but the calls for his professional aid were so frequent and urgent that he was compelled to resume the practice of medicine, which he continued until his death, July 18, 1869. He married Miss Nancy F. Gordan, a native of the State of New Hampshire, who was educa- ted for a teacher, in which calling she was engaged in Washington Co.; she died in 1867, leaving three children: Mary Ann (since deceased), Julia H., now Mrs. Morgan; J. Casey, of Potosi, and Charles B. The latter was born in Washington County, August 15, 1842, where he was reared with the exception of five years, from his tenth to his fif- teenth year, which were spent at his mother's home in New Hampshire. In 1876, in connection with his agricultural and mining interests, he commenced dealing in general merchandise. He owns 1,100 acres of land and is one of the substantial men of the county; his reserved and un- assuming disposition, together with his true worth, have cuased him to be placed among the representative citizens of the county. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================