Cora Irene (Sockwell) Gray (1885 - 1963)

Born 7 Nov 1885 in Franklin, Alabama

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Winston Gray — married 24 Sep 1905 in Franklin, Alabama

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1963 at age 77 in Tuscumbia Alabama

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Biography

Cora Irene Sockwell was born on November 7, 1885, in Franklin County, Alabama, Cora's father John Sockwell, was 28 and Cora's mother Theodocia Kerby, was 24. Cora had six brothers and one sister. Cora was married to Edmund Winston Gray on September 24,1905 in Franklin, Alabama. Cora Irene and Edmund Winston Gray had three children one son and two daughters with Edmond Winston Gray between 1912 and 1918; Lula Belle Lula Bell Gray, Elvin Gray, and Annie Gray. Cora and Edmond also raised their daughter Lula Bell Gray-Jones children; Paul Loyal Jones, Private and Mary Nell Jones after Lula Bell Gray-Jones's death on November 25, 1949. Cora died Feb. 14, 1963 Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama

Cora Sockwell Gray

Cora R Gray in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Cora R Gray [Cara R Gray] Age in 1910: 24 Birth Year: abt 1886 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1910: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Edward W Gray Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina [Alabama] Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Edward W Gray 29

Cora R Gray 24

Cora R Gray in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Cora R Gray Age: 31 Birth Year: abt 1889 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1920: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama Street: Robarbs Tuscumbia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Edd W Gray Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Edd W Gray 38

Cora R Gray 31

Elvin H Gray 7

Lula B Gray 4

Annie Gray 1

Roscoe Morton 17

Cora I Gray in the 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Cora I Gray Birth Year: abt 1886 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: East Pleasant, Colbert, Alabama Map of Home: View Map Street address: Swager Road Dwelling Number: 238 Family Number: 254 Age at First Marriage: 19 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Ed W Gray 48

Cora I Gray 44

Elvin H Gray 18

Lula B Gray 15

Annie I Gray 11

Cora Gray in the 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Cora Gray Respondent: Yes Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Wheeler Inferred Residence in 1935: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama Residence in 1935: Same Place Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 20B Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Edd Gray 58

Cora Gray 55

Lule Jones 25

Elvin Gray 28

Martha Jones 7

Paul Jones 5

Mary Nell Jones 3

Bobby Gray 5

Margaret Gray 4

Marriage

John H. Sockwell mentioned in the record of Ed Gray and Cora Sockwell

Name John H. Sockwell

Gender Male

Daughter Cora Sockwell

Other information in the record of Ed Gray and Cora Sockwell from Alabama Marriages

Name Ed Gray

Birth Date 1884

Age 21

Spouse's Name Cora Sockwell

Spouse's Birth Date 1885

Spouse's Age 20

Event Date 24 Sep 1905

Event Place Franklin, Alabama

Spouse's Father's Name John H. Sockwell

Spouse's Marital Status Single

Military

Ed Winston Gray in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Ed Winston Gray

County: Colbert

State: Alabama

Birth Date: 20 May 1881

Race: White

Draft Board: 4

Age: 37

Occupation: Farmer

Nearest Relative: Cora I Gray

Height/Build: Tall

Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue Eyes/Black Hair

Signature: View image

Died

Find A Grave

Birth: Nov. 7, 1885 Franklin County, Alabama, USA

Death: Feb. 14, 1963 Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA

She was married to Edmond Winston Gray. They had three children: Lula Belle, Elvin, and Annie.

Parents:

John Hamilton Sockwell (1857 - 1910)

Theodocia Virginia Kerby Sockwell (1861 - 1944)

Spouse:

Edmond Winston Gray (1881 - 1961)

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA

Memories

Memories of Bill Gray:

William Gray Gray-8648 related the story about his childhood written to Julia Ryan Balzarano-1 11/12/2014

Hi Julia, Growing up in Alabama, my brother, Bob, your uncle Buddy (Paul Lowell), and I were the Three Musketeers. Before Aunt Lulu Belle died, she, Buddy, Martha Rose, and Mary Nell lived on 14th Avenue in Sheffield just a couple of blocks from where Bob and I lived on 14th Avenue. Before they moved to Sheffield, they lived with with Grandma (Cora) and Grandpa (Ed) Gray. The neighbors loved them and called him Mr. Ed. He had a brother, Uncle Bob, who married my mom's sister, Alice, and they had a farm adjacent to grandpa's farm. After Aunt Lulu Belle's death, Buddy, Mary Nell, and Martha Rose lived with Grandma and Grandpa Gray again. I loved spending time on the farm. Bob, Buddy, and I did everything together -- swimming in the muddy creek, riding the horse and mules to Hester's grocery store about a mile away, etc.

Sources

• Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374021 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&indiv=try&h=189736417

• Source Citation

Year: 1920; Census Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T625_9; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 44 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=94889127&ssrc=pt&tid=37021417&pid=19025387250&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1930; Census Place: East Pleasant, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 164.0; FHL microfilm: 2339744 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=120212314

• Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T627_17; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 17-8 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1940usfedcen&h=65861776&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6224

• CITING THIS RECORD

"Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ7Z-KZZ : accessed 4 September 2015), John H. Sockwell in entry for Ed Gray and Cora Sockwell, 24 Sep 1905; citing reference 296 A; FHL microfilm 1,031,242. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22john%20h%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Asockwell~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1857-1857~

• Source Citation

Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Colbert; Roll: 1509371; Draft Board: 4 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.

• Created by: Wanda Quinn Bradford

Record added: Dec 19, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 63089217 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63089217

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