Elizabeth Annette (Atkinson) Gray (1842 - 1878)

Born 25 Dec 1842 in Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Franklin Gray — married 14 Nov 1869 in DeWitt, Texas, United States

Died 3 Apr 1878 at age 35 in Texas, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1842. She is the daughter of Lazarus Atkinson and Elizabeth Echols. In 1850, the family was living in Randolph County, Georgia.^[1]

She married Joseph Franklin Gray in Texas in 1869^[2], and had at least two sons - S. E. and Crofford. They were mentioned in their death records:

• Crofford (aka Crawford) A. Gray, 08 Jul 1941 in Luling, Caldwell County, Texas,^[3]
• S. E. Gray, 20 Apr 1942 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas^[4]

Mrs E A Gray was mentioned on a memorial in Thompsonville Cemetery, Thompsonville, Gonzales County, Texas, United States with a death date of 3 April 1878.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYZ-YRH : 9 November 2014), Elizabeth Atkinson in household of Les Atkinson, Randolph county, Randolph, Georgia, United States; citing family 67, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2MV-ZNY : accessed 1 April 2016), J. F. Gray and E. A. Atkinson, 14 Nov 1869; citing , De Witt, Texas, , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,012,058.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6TQ-H4Q : accessed 1 April 2016), Elizabeth R. Ne...Ette Atkinson in entry for Crofford A. Gray, 08 Jul 1941; citing Luling, Caldwell, Texas, reference 4148; FHL microfilm 1,704,026.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6TR-YG9 : accessed 1 April 2016), Elizabeth Annette Atkinson in entry for S. E. Gray, 20 Apr 1942; citing Palestine, Anderson, Texas, reference p 2943; FHL microfilm 1,064,324.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #116969747 (accessed 12 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Mrs E. A. Gray (29 Dec 1842-3 Apr 1878), citing Thompsonville Cemetery, Thompsonville, Gonzales County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Donna McClary (contributor 47258206).