Mary A. Grey (1820 - 1894)

Born 11 Dec 1820 in Randolph County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Wife of Alfred Routh — married 16 Aug 1838 in Randolph County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1894 at age 73 in Randolph, NC [uncertain]

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Biography

Polly was born on December 11, 1820, ^[1] the daughter of Alexander Gray. ^[2] She married Alfred Routh on August 16, 1838 in Randolph County, NC. ^[3] In 1845, Polly gave birth to Isaac Lorenzo. ^[4] The three of them are living on there own in 1850. ^[5] Their second son, William Zachariah, was born in 1852. ^[2] By 1860, Polly and Alfred are living with son Isaac (now listed as 14) but William (age 8) is living with Henry and Sarah Ellison. ^[6] I'm not sure why he was living with the Ellisons, but Polly was about four months pregnant at the time. Hennings-109 19:53, 15 April 2016 (EDT) Mary died July 16, 1894 and was buried in Gray's Chapel Cemetery. ^{[7] [1]}

Research Notes

• Her maiden name is spelled Grey on the marriage records, the only place I have found it. Where she is buried there are many Grays in the cemetery (and it is named Gray's Chapel). So I think there is a good chance her name was spelled Gray, but I think it is better to go with the spelling on an actual document over an assumption. Hennings-109 14:55, 15 April 2016 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Routh&GSfn=Mary&GSmn=A.&GSby=1820&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1726&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=112435941&df=all&
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Rouths of Randolph County, NC, Lawrence W. Routh, p. 147
3. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BS-835 : accessed 7 April 2016), Alfred Routh and Polly Grey, 16 Aug 1838; citing Randolph,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,318.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG7-R5YS : accessed 15 April 2016), Isaac L Routh, 1905; Burial, Grays Chapel, Randolph, North Carolina, United States of America, Grays Chapel Cemetery; citing record ID 112419159, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BN-3M2 : accessed 7 April 2016), Alfred Ruth, Randolph county, part of, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1277, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD64-PJS : accessed 15 April 2016), William Z Ruth in entry for Henry Ellison, 1860.
7. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Mary-A-Routh/7590581#