George B Gray (1822 - 1874)

Born 18 Jun 1822 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie Thompson (Wilson) Gray — married Jan 1865 in Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1874 at age 51 in Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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The following is assumed, but not guaranteed to be accurate: In 1860, George (35) was living with and working for the Headrick family (important fact) as a farm laborer. He is listed as from Scotland. An Alexander Gray (15), unknown sibling or child is also living there. Justification of identity assumption - George was in the same county during 1860 as later years, born in Scotland, He was not married until 1865 in the same county, he is listed in 1870 in the same county with his spouse, and buried in the Headrick's Union Cemetery also in the same county. Concern - Age is 5 years difference from the 1870 census, thus placing his birth between 1820 - 1825. ^[1]

Potential first marriage...??? https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=OIu199&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1860usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&gsfn=geo%20b&gsfn_x=1&gsln=gray&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1824&msbdy_x=1&MSAV=1&MSV=1&uidh=u73&rank=1&pcat=USFEDCEN&fh=0&h=3370693&recoff=&ml_rpos=1

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Biography

Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: June 18, 1822

Place: Dalkeith, County Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain

Source: Birth record

Christening:

Date: June 30, 1822

Place: Dalkeith, County Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain

Source: Baptismal record

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1843

Age: 21

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Port of Entry: New York, New York, United States

Ship: Delia Walker

Source: Immigration record

Marriage

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Residence

Residence:

Place: Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date: 1860

Age: 35

Role: Brother-in-law

Status: Single

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Source Citations

Birth:

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5W-52B : 2 January 2015), George Grey, 18 Jun 1822; citing , reference 2:18334WK; FHL microfilm 1,066,682.

Christening:

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5W-52B : 2 January 2015), George Grey, 18 Jun 1822; citing , reference 2:18334WK; FHL microfilm 1,066,682.

Immigration:

"New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84H-HW9 : 27 December 2014), George Gray, 1843; citing NARA microfilm publication M261 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 350,241.

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"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPV-FNZ : 30 December 2015), George Gray in entry for William Headrick, 1860.

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Marriage License for Daniel T. Sharp to George B Gray's daughter Mary C Gray April 18, 1889, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States^[2]

Military Service: 13 September 1861 to 14 December 1864; United States; Battle Unit Name: 62nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry; Side: Union; Company: F; Soldier's Rank In: Private; Soldier's Rank Out: Private; Film Number: M554 ROLL 45^[3]

Regiment Overview: Organized at Pittsburg as 33rd Regiment August 31, 1861. Left state for Washington, D. C., August 31, 1861. Designation changed to 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers November 18, 1861. Attached to Morrell's Brigade, Fitz John Porter's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1864.

Regiment Service: Camp near Fort Corcoran, Defences of Washington, D. C., till October, 1861, and near Fall's Church, Va., till March, 1862. Moved to the Peninsula March 22-24. Reconnoissance to Big Bethel March 30. Howard's Mills, near Cockletown, April 4. Warwick Road April 5. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Hanover C. H. May 27. Operations about Hanover C. H. May 27-29. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; Savage Station June 29; Turkey Bridge or Malvern Cliff June 30, Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Blackford's Ford September 19. Reconnoissance to Smithfield October 16-17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition to Richard's and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River, December 30-31. Burnside's second Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Middleburg June 19. Uppervile June 21. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at Bealeton Station till May, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg till July 3. Left front July 3. Mustered out July 13, 1864. Companies "L" and "M" transferred to 91st Pennsylvania. Mustered out August 15, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 155th Pennsylvania.

Regiment lost during service 17 Officers and 152 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 89 Enlisted men by disease. Total 258.

Predecessor unit: PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 33rd REGIMENT INFANTRY. ^[4]

• Fact: Military Service (from 13 September 1861 to 14 December 1864) Civil War Rank: Wagoner Co. A, 101st Regmt, PA Infantry United States

• Fact: Military Service (from 13 September 1861 to 14 December 1864) Civil War Rank: Wagoner Co. A, 101st Regmt, PA Infantry United States

Obituary: The body of Mr. GREY was brought down to a depot at East Conemaugh, and laid out in the lamp room. We viewed the corpse last evening, and found that the entire top of his skull was crushed in, his body badly bruised, while the lower portion of it was ground into a shapeless mass. The remains of Mr. PRINGLE were brought down on the Mail Train that night, and removed to the home of his father, Mr. Daniel PRINGLE, in Franklin Borough. This young man was in the twenty-first year of his age, and was unmarried The home of Mr. GREY was in East Conemaugh, just a few yards from the depot. He was aged forty years, and leaves a wife and one child to mourn his demise. On Saturday, March 14th last his brother, Mr. George GRAY, met with instant death at East Conemaugh by being run over by a passing freight train. The tragic death of these worthy men has cast a gloom over the residents of that borough, where everybody had a liking for them. The funeral of Mr. John GREY took place from his late residence at 9 o'clock on Sunday, the remains were taken to Jackson Township for interment. The body of Mr. PRINGLE was consigned to the earth in the Pringle Cemetery at Summerhill. It was taken from Franklin Borough to that place at 10 o'clock on Sunday. ^[5]

Burial: Headrick's Cemetery, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States. George's headstone fell over many, many years ago, has broken up a bit, and the top portion is either destroyed/buried/weathered, thus unreadable.^{[6] [7]}

• Fact: Residence (1860) Taylor Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Military Service (from 13 September 1861 to 14 December 1864) Civil War Rank: Wagoner Co. A, 101st Regmt, PA Infantry United States
• Fact: Burial (1874) East Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 US Census; Taylor Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; Dwelling 2004; Family 2026; Post Office - Johnstown. HeritageQuest [1]
2. ↑ Marriage license dockets v.5(p.417 to end)-7 1888-1891[2]
3. ↑ National Park Service: Civil War [3]
4. ↑ National Park Service: Civil War[4]
5. ↑ Cambria Tribune, Johnstown, PA- February, 1874; obituary discovery credited to Staff Sergeant (Ret) Brian J. Ensley on May 8, 2018
6. ↑ Findagrave.com[5]
7. ↑ Veteran Burials as of May, 1908; Cambria County, Pennsylvania; Johnstown Tribune,May 19, 1908[6]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 April 2020, 00:03), entry for George B Gray(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MKLJ-QTY); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 October 2017, 16:56), entry for George B Gray(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MKLJ-QTY); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 October 2017, 16:56), entry for George B Gray(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MKLJ-QTY); contributed by various users.