Martha Addaline (Killion) Gray (1880 - 1953)

Born 14 Jun 1880 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Granville Ellworth Gray — married 13 Jul 1901 in Daviess, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1953 at age 72 in O'Kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Martha Addaline was born in 1880, the daughter of William Alexander Killion and Martha Killion.

On the 8th of November, 1899, Martha and John Webster had a daughter in Martin County, Indiana. ^[1] She was named Zella May. In June of 1900,^[2] Martha was living with Thomas (25) and Dicie J. (25) Walls in Elmer Township, Daviess County, Indiana. Martha "Addie" is listed as a sister-in-law to the head of the household. She is 20 years old and single. Zella (listed as Jella) is listed as a niece, 7/12 months old.

Addie married Granville Gray on the 13th of July, 1901 in Daviess, Indiana.^[3] Together Addie and Granville had 8 children.^[4] Seven of them (plus Zella) were listed on the 1920 Census:

1. Clarence (18) - born 1902 in Indiana
2. Pearl (15) - born 1905 in Arkansas
3. Lafe (12) - born 1908 in Arkansas
4. Dewey (9) - born 1911 in Arkansas
5. Opal (6) - born 1913 in Arkansas
6. Slee (4) - born 1916 in Arkansas
7. Gracie Lee (1) - born 1919 in Arkansas

• Zella (20) - was listed as a daughter to Granville, born 1900 in Indiana.

In 1930, Granville and the family are living in Bryan, Arkansas. Zella, Clarence, Pearl and Lafe have married. Lavern (9), born in 1921 has been added to the family.^[5] Granville passed away in 1934, leaving Addie a widow with 5 children still at home.^[6]

In 1940^[7] Addie is living in Jones, Greene County, Arkansas. She is 59 years old. Living with her is her son Dewey (28) who is single. The census shows that Dewey only completed the 2nd grade. He had been unemployed for a period of 120 weeks. He was currently employed by the WPA as a laborer doing road construction. He worked 15 hours the week prior to the census. He worked a total of 30 weeks in 1939, earning $300. Also living with Addie was her youngest son, Laverne, who was 19 and single. Laverne had completed the 3rd grade. He was privately employed as a farm laborer and had worked 25 hours the previous week. He worked 25 weeks in 1939 and earned $200.

In 1950^[8] Addie (60) is living in Jones, Greene County, Arkansas. Still living with her is her son Dewey (40) who is working as a day laborer on a farm. Also living with her is her grandson Enoch, who is one of Pearl's children. Enoch (25) is a mechanic in a garage. His parents and siblings are living in California. ^[9]

Martha Addaline died on the 11th of February, 1953, at the age of 72.^[10] Cause of death was carcinoma of the lungs.^[11] She was buried in the Jones Ridge Cemetery in Delaplaine, Greene County, Arkansas.

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Birth Records. Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMB2-GRY : 30 November 2021), Jella Webster in entry for Thomas Walls, 1900.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXRJ-5XB : 22 March 2022), Granville E Gray and Addie M Killion, 13 Jul 1901; citing Daviess, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476648.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNY-MX3 : 31 January 2021), Granville E Grap, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLQ-5R8 : accessed 19 June 2022), G E Gray, Bryan, Greene, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 1A, line 28, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 76; FHL microfilm 2,339,811.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59458143/granvill-elworth-gray : accessed 04 April 2022), memorial page for Granvill Elworth Gray (18 Aug 1882–12 Nov 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #59458143, citing Owens Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Sharren Formby (contributor 47009843).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQVR-4K4 : 8 January 2021), Addie Grey, Jones Township, Greene, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-23, sheet 4B, line 56, family 66, 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 139.
8. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jones, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: 1438; Sheet Number: 71; Enumeration District: 28-31. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
9. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Murray, Alameda, California; Roll: 3193; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 1-132. Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43951639 Find a Grave, database and images [[(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43951639/martha-addaline-gray: accessed 04 November 2022), memorial page for Martha Addaline “Addie” Killion Gray (14 Jun 1880–11 Feb 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43951639, citing Jones Ridge Cemetery, Delaplaine, Greene County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Sharren Formby (contributor 47009843) .
11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61777/images/61777_01_00215-01680?pId=652191. Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1953; Roll: 1. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.