William Wesley Gray (abt. 1865 - 1940)

Born about 6 Jun 1865 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 May 1940 at about age 74 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Biography

Native Virginian

Son of William Nicholas Gray and Matilda A. Croy.

Married wife Dora May Keister on 1892-09-26 in Montgomery Co, VA. Children include:

1. Harvey Walter b1893
2. Harry Edward b1894
3. Fred Thomas b1895
4. Nellie Margaret b1897
5. Mabel Keister
6. Ellett Barkman b1901
7. Claude Angel b1903

Contractor and mason. Wes built many of the buildings on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia including the President's House.

Research Notes

Headstone has name as Wesley William Gray, but John Lewis, his grandson lived with Wes and Dora and he informed me that his name was William Wesley Gray - the headstone is wrong.

Sources

• Birth - not found
• 1880, age 14 - VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg, ED 51, sheet 42, family 376. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC52-72J : 15 January 2022), Wesley Gray in household of W. N. Gray, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• 1892 marriage -
  • "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR24-RY1 : 29 January 2020), Wm. Wesley Gray, 1892.
  • "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ7-B3R : 29 January 2020), Wm. Wesley Gray, 1892.
  • "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z8R-V5BZ : 30 March 2021), Wm Wesley Gray, 26 Sep 1892; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
• 1900, age 34 - link not found. (FS record removed) VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg, ED 65, sheet 21A. Microfilm Roll T623_1718.
• 1910, age 43 - VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg, ED 96, sheet 6A, family 99. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL1-GF9 : accessed 8 February 2022), Willian N Gray, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 6A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1636; FHL microfilm 1,375,649.
• 1920, age 54 - VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg, ED 109, sheet 7B, family 134. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJT-YMS : 8 February 2022), Wesley W Gray, 1920.
• 1930, age 65 - VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg, ED 61-5, sheet 6B, family 178. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CXGD-HN2 : accessed 8 February 2022), Wesley W Gray, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 6B, line 77, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2451; FHL microfilm 2,342,185.
• 1940, age 74 - VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg, ED 61-7, sheets 17A+17B, family 369. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBN-BZ4 : 26 July 2019), William W Gray in household of Fred T Gray, Blacksburg, Blacksburg Magisterial District, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-7, sheet 17B, line 43, family 369, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4277.
• Death - "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRH-THX9 : 16 August 2019), William Wesley Gray, 22 May 1940; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (2012); citing Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• Obituary - "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP19-16KQ : 18 July 2020), Mr William Wesley Gray, 1940.
• Burial - Find A Grave: Memorial #69355691

• Family Search - William Wesley Gray
• Sources held over from GEDCOM upload -
  • Ancestors of Alfred Curtis Gray, probably generated by Amy Gray. Family Tree Maker report.
  • Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia, by Therese A. Fisher. Montgomery Floyd, Pulaski, and Giles Counties Publication: Heritage Books, Inc.