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My Grays immigrated from Ireland to New York in 1854; the patriarch is believed to be Scottish. They later moved to New Jersey, and from there to California, Virginia, and China. Grays married Tillman, Tunis, Bloy, Chapman, Trenchard, Clirehugh, Vanderberg, Gates, and Davis. My maternal grandmother was a Gray. There are two fascinating things for me about this family. First is that, with one exception, each son named his son after himself. One descendant is the fifth with his name. The second fascinating thing is that one man went to China and started a business there which remained until recently, through four generations. |
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| 0 | John Gray (1833–1901) born Ireland, immigrated to America in 1854. He is my great-great grandfather. |
| wife | Jane Malone (1831–1901) born Ireland, immigrated in 1854, married in 1855. |
| 1. | William Newman Gray (1858–1932) born in New York, lived in Cranford, NJ; undertaker |
| first wife | Katherine Amelia Tillman (1863–1900) born Raritan, NJ to German immigrant parents, married in 1882 |
| second wife | Anna Martina Tunis (1870–1912) born and died NJ, married about 1906 |
| 2. | Ellen (Ella) Gray (1856–1928) |
| husband | ? Hawkins |
| 3. | Blanche P. Gray (1868–1872) |
| 1.1 | Augustus Tillman Gray (1883–1949) lived in NJ |
| 1.2 | William Newman Gray II (1885–1956) lived in China; importer |
| 1.3 | Frederick Hurlbut Gray (1888–1963) lived in Westfield, NJ; undertaker |
| 1.4 | Blanche Hurlbut Gray (1889–1892) died young |
| 1.5 | Harry Gray (1892–1892) died young |
| 1.6 | Marion Hawkins Gray (1894–1984) lived in NJ and CA |
| 1.7 | Leslie Gray (1896–1896) died young |
| 1.8 | Maude Gray (?–?) died young |
The people are listed here in order by ID.
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| 0 | John GRAY | b. 1833 Ireland
d. 6-27-1901 Red Bank, NJ bur. 6-29-1901 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY | Immigrated in 1854. Naturalized.
My grandmother along with her cousins believed he came from Glasgow, Scotland. Perhaps he was one of the Scots-Irish. Could not find in 1860 census. In 1870 lived in NYC with wife Jane (42), Ellen (15), William N. (12), and Blanche P. (2); children born NY; waiterman. In 1880 lived with wife and son William in Raritan, NJ; worked in woolen mill, son was store clerk. In 1895 lived in Shrewsbury, NJ with wife. In 1900 lived on Beach Street in Red Bank/Shrewsbury, NJ with wife; head waiter but unemployed for last 12 months. Lived in Red Bank at time of death. Died at age 68 in Memorial Hospital, Long Branch of "exhaustion due to old age and general debility." Funeral director was his son. Buried in Lot 10975 Section 117 Grave 1212. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 -1 | Jane MALONE | b. 4-30-1831 Ireland
m. abt. 1855 d. 2-22-1901 Red Bank, NJ bur. 2-25-1901 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY | Parents born Ireland. Father: John MALONE.
Immigrated in 1854. Had 5 children, 3 living in 1900. Died at age 70 years, 7 months, and 23 days. Buried in Lot 10975 Section 117 Grave 1212. Three unidentified Grays are also buried in the lot: John Gray buried 10-27-1885, Thomas Gray buried 1-11-1882, and Ann Gray buried 2-1-1903. These people are discussed at the end of this page. At death lived on Beach Street, Red Bank. Died at home of influenza; obituary in Red Bank Register. Survived by husband and children William and Ellen, both of Cranford. Funeral director was Robert T. Smith. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Newman GRAY | b. 7-17-1858 NYC, NY
d. 7-29-1932 NYC, NY bur. Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ | Lived in Red Bank prior to moving to Cranford. Worked for Prudential Insurance Company.
Was Secretary of the State Funeral Benefit Association of the Junior American Mechanics Lodge;
this was the way his wife's obituary read, it was likely the Junior Order United American Mechanics (JOUAM),
an organization of working men formed in 1845 to resist labor pressure from Irish (!) and which established a Sick and
Funeral Fund.
In 1891 he was a Worthy State Councilor of the JOUAM, lived in Red Bank. In 1895 lived in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ with wife Katie A. and children Augustus, William N., Fred H., and Marion H. In 1900 lived on Union Avenue, Cranford, NJ with wife Kate and children Augustus, William Jr., Frederick, and Marion; William was an undertaker, William Jr. was a clerk in a drug store. In 1904 he was the Secretary-Treasurer of New Jersey Funeral Benevelent Association; lived in Cranford. In 1910 William lived at 106 Union Avenue, Cranford, NJ with wife Anna and children Frederick and Marion; undertaker. In 1920 lived at 106 Union Avenue, Cranford, NJ with a housekeeper and her son; undertaker. In 1930 lived in owned home worth $25,000 at 106 N. Union Avenue, Cranford, NJ with a servant; undertaker. William was a funeral home director in Cranford and Westfield, NJ; he owned Gray Funeral Home ("since 1897"). The business was continued by his son Fred and by Fred Jr. The address in Westfield was 318 East Broad Street; the address in Cranford was 12 Springfield Avenue. He used to drive around in a big car—a Pierce Arrow and Lincoln—with a chauffeur. He was a Mason. William died "on a Hudson River night boat coming down from Albany" (per Jack Clirehugh). The chauffeur kept driving to avoid a NY autopsy, and drove him home to Cranford, NJ. William probably died of a heart attack; his death was sudden and unexpected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. -1 | Katherine Amelia TILLMAN | b. 2-23-1863 Raritan, NJ
m. 10-5-1882 Raritan, NJ d. 7-18-1900 Elizabeth, NJ bur. Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ | Father: Augustus TILLMAN, born 1823 Hilderburg, Germany, died 1896 Raritan, NJ, buried Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ.
Mother: Magdalene HOLLANDER (or DISBROW), born 1830 Baden, Germany, died 7-1916 Raritan, NJ, buried Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ. There is a mystery about the name Disbrow which appears in old records, but has yet to be substantiated. Siblings: Elizabeth (born 1852), Mary L. (born 1856), Edward S. (born 1858), Peter (born 1860), John C. D. (born 1965). Died of complications of gall bladder surgery. Lived in Cranford at time of death. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. -2 | Anna Martina TUNIS | b. 1-1870 NJ
m. abt. 1906 d. 1912 NJ | Father: William L. TUNIS, born about 1841 NJ.
Mother: Mary S. (or A.) CROSS, born 6-1837 NJ. Married 1-4-1866 Somerset County, NJ. Sibling: Emma Louise Victoria Tunis, born 10-15-1878 NJ, died 12-1-1951 Pasadena, CA. In 1880 lived with parental family in Raritan, NJ. In 1900 lived with parental family in Bridgewater, NJ; Anna was a nurse, Emma a milliner. In 1910 mother and sister were living in Somerville, NJ; Louise was a saleswoman of dry goods. Martie became mentally ill after her marriage, was admitted to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, NJ where she lived until she died. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1 | Augustus Tillman GRAY | b. 10-31-1883 Raritan, NJ
d. 1-1-1949 | Nickname was Gus.
In 1900 lived in Cranford, NJ with parental family. In 1910 lived on Conant Street, Union, NJ with wife Helen and mother-in-law Anna Bloy; correspondent of express company. Two houses away lived the Clirehughs: John C., Margaret B., and John A.—who later married sister Marion H. Gray. In 1920 lived at 14 Hollywood Avenue, Hillside, NJ with wife and son; superintendent of express company. In December 1920 applied for his first passport in order to travel on business on the ship Coronia to Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Greece sailing on 1-15-1921 from the port of New York. Worked as purser-accountant for American Express. Lived in Hillside, NJ. Application witnessed by Sidney W. Holland, an employee of American Express, who had known Gus for 25 years. The ship Coronia was probably the Cunard Line's Caronia, a steam ship super liner built for cruising in 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland. The ship was 650 feet long. She was scrapped in Osaka in 1933. The Cunard Line was established in 1839 by Samuel Cunard, a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Caronia 2 was launched in 1947, sold in 1967, and scrapped in 1974. Caronia 3 was originally the Vistafjord, built in 1973, bought by Cunard in 1983, and renamed in 1999. I guess Augustus traveled on the Caronia between New York and England, changing ships in England to cruise the Mediterranean. American Express advertised a 1922 winter cruise on the Mauretania to the Mediterranean. In January 1923 applied for a passport in order to travel on business on the ship Coronia to Portugal, Spain, France, British Isles, Italy, Greece, Constantinople, Egypt, Monaco, and Germany sailing on 2-10-1923 from the port of New York. Worked in the tourist business for American Express. Lived at 14 Hollywood Avenue, Hillside. He was accompanied by his wife and son. Passport I've seen has stamps dated 1921 and 1922 from Spain, Monaco, and Alexandria, Egypt. Was 5' 8" tall with brown hair, blue eyes, roman nose, and fair complexion. Prior to 1927 he was involved in building 100 houses in Hightstown. In 1927 he bought a 160-acre farm on Route 33 in Manalapan, NJ (seven miles from Hightstown). Persuaded John Alexander Clirehugh to quit the assay office and open a gas station-restaurant next to where Bon (Vair) Clirehugh was building some houses. In 1930 lived at 14 Hollywood Avenue, Hillside, NJ with wife and son. He was real estate developer, son was foreman on farm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1 -1 | Maria Helen BLOY
(Helen M.) | b. 2-9-1878 Jersey City, NJ
m. 12-21-1905 d. | Father: James W. BLOY, born 8-1841 England.
Mother: Anna KIRKMAN, born 11-1839 PA; both parents born England. Siblings: Robert K. (born 1-1870 NJ), Mary (born 1879, dead by 1900). In 1880 lived in Jersey City, NJ with parental family; father was gardener. In 1892 James W. Bloy lived at 86 Union, Jersey City, NJ with Robert Bloy, a clerk. In 1900 lived in Union, NJ with parental family and brother's family. According to family stories, Helen and her mother had an interest in the Ivory Soap factory in Hillside, NJ. I cannot confirm such a factory. Ivory Soap, invented in 1878, was owned by Proctor & Gamble. P&G makes no claim of a factory in NJ. Then there is the Kirkman Soap Company which was headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and bought out by Colgate. William Colgate built a soap factory in Jersey City in 1847. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1 | Augustus Tillman GRAY Jr. | b. 11-17-1910 Hillside, NJ
d. 8-1985 near Freehold, NJ bur. Freehold, NJ | Nickname was Tillman.
In 1920 and 1930 lived 4 Hollywood Avenue, Hillside, NJ with parents. Lived Manalapan, NJ. Ran farm and Manalapan Nursery. Had numerous heart attacks. Died of heart problem. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1 -1 | Anna May VANDERHOEF | b. 10-18-1914 NJ
m. d. 4-18-1997 Freehold, NJ bur. Freehold, NJ | Father: William VANDERHOEF born abt. 1891 NJ of parents born NJ. Dutch.
Mother: Anna May VANDERHOEF born abt. 1894 NJ of parents born NJ. Sibling: William Jr. born abt. 1913 NJ. In 1920 parental family lived in Millstone, NJ. Names and dates of family are based on this census record. May have been different family. Her family lived in Freehold at 164 Highway 33. Her father's grandmother Julia Stanhope married Thomas Howard Allen Newman, a Delaware Indian (Lenni Lenape); I have a photo of this couple. Thomas enlisted 6-14-1862 in Trenton, NJ with the 11th Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded 12-13-1862 at the Battle of Fredericksurg, VA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1.1 | Robert Tillman GRAY | b. 10-27-1934 Neptune, NJ
d. 3-20-2006 San Rafael, CA | His family lived in Manalapan, NJ at time of his birth.
Robert joined the Army and left home in 1956, returned in 1959, left the following August and drifted west.
Got to San Rafael, CA on Labor Day 1960 where he settled.
Robert was a great train fan.
Died of emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis (probably related to his heavy smoking). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1.1 -1 | Irma Antonia Rodriguez FONSECA
(Mima) | b. 5-2-1936 San Salvador, El Salvador
m. 9-30-1963 Santa Decla, El Salvador d. | Mima met Robert when he visited her grandmother, whom he had met in Marin County, CA at the College of Marin, in her home in El Salvador. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1.1.1 | Ian Roy GRAY | b. 2-19-1970 Greenbrae, CA
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| 1.1.1.2 | Frederick Allen GRAY
(Bud) | b. 6-19-1939
d. | Graduated Rutgers University (the state university of NJ).
In early 1950s visited aunt Marion Gray Hallowell in Southern California and uncle William Gray in San Francisco, CA. In 1986 lived near Freehold, NJ. Moved to Blue Ridge, VA. Did landscaping, raises evergreens, college teacher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1.2 -1 | Karen ? | b.
m. d. | Father was photographer who worked for Life Magazine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1.2.1 | Ellen Susan GRAY | b. 2-25-1966 Neptune, NJ
d. | Lives with parents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2 | William Newman GRAY II | b. 4-24-1885 Raritan, NJ
d. 11-11-1956 San Francisco, CA bur. 11-15-1956 Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA | In 1900 lived in Cranford, NJ with parental family.
On 8-2-1908 a William Gray born 1885 arrived in San Francisco, CA from Victoria, BC; may have been WNG. In April 1917 he applied for a passport in New York. He had a permanent residence at 1061 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ. Desired a passport to travel on commercial business to British Columbia, Japan, and Russia (Moscow). He planned to depart on 5-10-1917 on the ship Empress of Asia from the port of Vancouver, BC. The application was witnessed by Henry W. Schiff of NYC who had known William for 4 years, worked for Scully Walton Ambulance. The application was accompanied by a letter from David Herman, President of Herman & Herman, Inc. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Chemicals with offices at 5 Church Street, NY. The letter states that William had been an employee for one year and was "going to Russia for us in the capacity of a messenger, and will be on a salary basis." In April 1918 he applied for a passport in Vladivostok. He had a permanent residence in Elizabeth, NJ and was temporarily sojourning in Vladivostok, last left the US on 5-10-1917. Desired a passport to travel on commercial business to Russia, China, and Japan. Was 5' 8.5" tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. The application witness, Sidney B. Wight, Jr. resided temporarily at the Versaille Hotel, Vladivostok. In April 1919 he applied for a passport. Said he was living permanently at 1061 E. Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ where he was a salesman. He had resided outside the US from May 1917 to April 1918 traveling the Far East. He planned to travel to British Columbia, Japan, Siberia (Vladivostok), China, and the Phillipines. He planned to depart on 5-29-1919 on the ship Empress of Russia from the port of Vancouver. In November 1920 he applied for a passport in Shanghai. Said he was living permanently at Elizabeth, NJ. Last left the US on May 1919 arriving in Shanghai on July 1919 residing for the purpose of manager on behalf of Graywolf Trading Co. (American) at 18 Nanking Road. He had resided in the Far East from 1917 to 1919 and in China from July 1919 to the current date. He planned to travel on commercial business to China, Japan, and Hong Kong. The application was witnessed by Robert S. Smith of Asia Banking Corporation in Shanghai who said he had known WNG for 2 years. On 9-26-1922 arrived Seattle, WA on the ship President Madison from Shanghai, China; US address 124 Jefferson Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ. On 12-19-1925 arrived Seattle, WA on the ship President Madison from Shanghai, China; US address 350 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ; the List of US Citizens gave his middle name as "Napoleon." On 9-4-1934 arrived Seattle, WA on the ship President Grant from Shanghai, China; US address 645 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ. On 9-30-1940 arrived Los Angeles, CA on the ship President Coolidge from Shanghai, China; stayed at the Biltmore Hotel. On 11-17-1947 he and Florence arrived New York, NY on the ship Marine Flyer from Shanghai, China; US address 666 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. They had last left the US on 5-29-1947 from San Francisco. He had an import-export business (of novelties and linens) called the Gray Trading Company, Inc. with offices in Shanghai, Ningpo, and Hong Kong, China. He had at least one Chinese partner. Florence had a shop, the Yellow Lantern, in the Cathay Hotel in Shanghai which was quite successful, perhaps more so than the export business. The Cathay Hotel, an Art Deco building, was built in 1929 and symbolized the most luxurious "No.1 Mansion in the Far East"; it reopened in 1956 as the 5-star Peace Hotel. I have a Chinese embroidered silk jacket and several Chinese cloisonné pieces that came from them. Shanghai is described as the capitalist mecca of the Far East in the 1920s and '30s. In Shanghai he got sick and was given months to live by his doctor. Shortly thereafter, about 1937, he and his wife moved to San Francisco, CA and bought apartment 1602 at 666 Post Street. He also had a summer house in Atherton, CA. And outlived his doctor! He had pulmonary emphysema since 1952. At his death he had lived in San Francisco 15 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2 -1 | Florence De P. CHAPMAN | b. 11-20-1883 Elizabeth, NJ
m. d. 6-13-1949 San Francisco, CA | Father: Edward A. CHAPMAN born 9-1857 NJ to parents born PA and NJ.
Mother: Louisa De PEGAU born 9-1862 NY to parents born Germany. Siblings: Louisa M. born 9-1881 NJ; Edith E. born 7-1886 NJ; Dellia born 1-1889 NJ; Grace Lillian born 7-1894 NJ. In 1900 lived in Elizabeth, NJ with parental family. Parents married 20 years. Father was steel filer. In April 1920 applied for her first passport for herself and son. Her husband resided in Shanghai, China. Florence lived at 340 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ. She was going to join her husband and travel to China, Hong Kong, and Japan. She planned to depart on 6-8-1920 on the ship Karea Maru from the port of San Francisco. She was 5' 4" with blue eyes and brown hair. In 1920 lived in Elizabeth, NJ at 1061 East Jersey Street with son; ran boarding house. On 6-30-1928 arrived Vancouver, BC on the ship Empress of Canada from Shanghai, China. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2 -2 | Ida B. HOFFMAN | b. 5-22-1903 Canada (or 1904)
m. d. 9-24-1961 San Francisco, CA | Father: Joseph HOFFMAN born 7-1880 Russia, immigrated 1903 Canada, naturalized 1907 Canada, carpenter, Jewish.
Mother: Ennie born 12-1884 Russia, immigrated 1904 Canada, naturalized 1907 Canada, Jewish. Siblings: Sister Jessie Hoffman born 2-1899 (?), born Manitoba. Brother Abe Hoffman born 12-1906 Manitoba. (The previous information came from the 1911 Canadian Census.) In June 1908 a Joseph Hoffman age 26 born Russia, Hebrew, painter living at 178 Elizabeth Street, Toronto crossed the border for Buffalo, NY with wife Julia. This may be Ida's parents, or not. In 1911 lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba with parental family: Joseph (30), Ennie (26), Abe (4), Ida (7), Jessie (12), and Joseph's sister Arra (or Darcy?) age 18 born 12-1892 Russia, immigrated 1906. Joseph was carpenter, Arra was dressmaker. In July 1915 a Joseph Hoffman, age 36, married, born Russia, Hebrew, carpenter living at 98 Laura, Winnipeg, Manitoba arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota. This may be Ida's father. In May 1924 Ida crossed the border at Winnepeg, Manitoba en route to NYC, NY. She was 20 years 6 months old, single, a nurse, Hebrew, last permanent residence was Melville, Saskatchewan, father Joseph lived in Melville. In 1930 Ida lived in the Nurses Home of Lebanon Hospital in the Bronx, NY. She was a Registered Nurse in the Training School. Immigrated 1924. (Lebanon Hospital incorporated 1890, merged with Bronx Hospital 1962.) Ida was a nurse to William. After Florence's death, he married Ida. I knew her as Aunt Ida and met them in their San Francisco apartment. Died of cancer. William Newman Gray IV remembers Ida as being about six feet tall. 1.2.1
| William Newman GRAY III
| b. 7-11-1910 Cranford, NJ
| d. 7-4-1956 Morrison, IL bur. 7-24-1956 Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, CA In 1920 lived in Elizabeth, NJ at 1061 East Jersey Street with mother.
| He joined his father in the Gray Trading Company in Shanghai. That business included a tapestry factory and a glove factory; pieces were made by hand. There was at least one Chinese partner. William was a prominent American in Shanghai. On 7-14-1927 arrived in San Francisco. CA from Shanghai, China on ship President Taft. Traveled alone. US address was 158 Madison Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ. On 7-1-1936 arrived in San Francisco, CA from Shanghai, China on ship President Hoover; exporter. Traveled with wife. War, first the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1941) then WW II (1941–1945), intervened. Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese beginning in 1937. During the war, William served on the American Association, which was a relief organization for Americans in the captured city. They were active until internment began in early 1943. He was the chairman of the repatriation committee—responsible for determining who would be exchanged in 1942. Those Americans who weren’t exchanged ended up being interned, though some 1500 of them were exchanged in late 1943 from the camps. When WW II began he evacuated his family to CA. In March 1943 he was interned by the Japanese in the Chapei Camp in Shanghai. In September 1943 he was repatriated; he sailed on the Teia Maru to Goa, India where he was exchanged with other prisoners and returned to USA (New York City) on the Gripsholm. Goa, on the west side of India, was at that time a Portuguese colony. While there, William was active in the trading of prisoners. After the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan he returned to Shanghai. When the Korean War (1950–1953) began he was in Hong Kong and moved the business to Japan. This entailed moving the workers as well as the equipment. When told by doctor that he would soon die, William went on vacation with his son traveling across the US via a Greyhound bus. He left his wife in Berkeley, CA. He died on the bus. After his death his wife's father Frank Gates went to Hong Kong to run the business. 1.2.1 -1
| Ellen Marjorie GATES
| b. abt. 1917 Shanghai, China
| m. Shanghai, China d. 1962 Akia, Japan bur. 9-8-1962 Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, CA Father: Frank GATES b. 1887 Manchester, d. 1973 Hong Kong. Mother: Annie WATSON b. 3Q 1890 Manchester. Frank and Annie married 2Q 1915 in Manchester.
Frank once worked for English Ford Motor Company in Shanghai. Also interned in Japanese concentration camp during WW II.
He was a manager for the Gray Trading Company in Hong Kong.
| Siblings: Wendy Watson Gates (born 1926), Barbara Gates, and Rodney Gates. Ellen had British passport. On 7-1-1936 arrived San Francisco from Shanghai on ship President Hoover with husband. On 12-8-1940 arrived San Francisco, CA from Shanghai, China on ship Washington; traveled with daughter Jane. Lived in a house at 61 San Mateo Road in Berkeley, CA. Was living there when son William was born in 1942. WNG II had bought the house for his son's family awhile before. On 12-22-1948 arrived San Francisco, CA from Shanghai, China on ship General A. E. Anderson; traveled alone. On 2-3-1951 arrived San Francisco, CA from Yokohama, Japan on ship China Transport; traveled with son. Lived at 61 San Mateo Road, Berkeley, CA. Probably was fleeing the Korean War. After her husband died her father Frank Gates ran the Gray import-export business. He lived with WNG 4 and wife in Hong Kong for awhile. Died at age 86 of illness in a Hong Kong hospital. Ellen worked for Dean Witter in Oakland, CA for about a year. Ellen remarried James Aurell in Tokyo, Japan while son William was in high school. James worked for Chase Manhattan Bank in Shanghai. Her parents separated with her mother living in Vancouver, BC for awhile before moving in with Ellen in the Berkeley, CA house. Mom later moved to South Africa. Her family believes she committed suicide. She had had severe hepatitis. One morning at their beach house in Akia, Japan she took an overdose of sleeping pills and never woke up. [Note: I am not sure of the correct spelling of the town where she died, I cannot find a beach town with this name on my atlas. I am fairly sure it is near the US Naval Base at Yokosuska which is south of Yokohama.] After her death, Ellen's second husband brought her ashes to CA to be buried with her first husband. 1.2.1.1
| Jane GRAY
| b. 1936 Kowloon, Hong Kong
| d. As a young woman she worked as stewardess for American Airlines based in Dallas, TX.
Later worked in real estate in CA. In 2004 lives in Palm Desert and is a golfer.
| 1.2.1.1 -1
| PATTERSON
| b.
| m. div. d. Lived Fullerton, CA.
| 1.2.1.1 -2
| Frank SCHINDLER
| b.
| m. div. d.
| 1.2.1.1 -3
| Gerald R. DUNN
| b. abt. 1942
| m. 12-10-1972 Marin County, CA d.
| 1.2.1.1.1
| Heidi SCHINDLER
| b. 3-2-1960 Orinda, CA
| d. Lives in Hong Kong.
| On 2-23-1980 a 19-year old Heidi Schindler married 37-year old Dan L. Rickers in Marin County, CA. Given the age and location, I am fairly sure this woman is in my Gray family. 1.2.1.1.2
| James DUNN
| b. abt. 1970 Los Angeles, CA
| d. In 2004 lived in Petaluma, CA and moved to Reno, NV.
| 1.2.1.2
| William Newman GRAY IV
| b. 4-22-1942 San Francisco, CA
| d. Born in Stanford Hospital (?) while mother was living in Berkeley, CA.
| In 2-1951 arrived San Francisco, CA from Yokohama, Japan on ship China Transport; traveled with mother. In 1956, after father's death, he began attending the San Rafael Military Academy, a boarding high school in San Rafael, CA. (That school is now the Marin Academy.) In 1960 he graduated from Berkeley High School. Then attended one semester at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA. Joined the Navy where he was on the destroyer USS Everett F. Larson (DDR830). After his mother died he lived in Walnut Creek, CA for awhile then went to Hong Kong with his sister and brother-in-law, met up with Frank Gates, and began working in the family business. He visited my grandmother, his aunt, Marion Gray Hallowell in Huntington Beach, CA. Took auto trips with his father. In 2004 lives in San Francisco, CA. 1.2.1.2 -1
| Marilyn Carol CONNORTON
| b. 12-26-1942
| m. 1965 Hong Kong div. abt. 1974 Hong Kong d. Irish. After divorce in 1974 moved to Australia where she still lives. I thought her last name was spelled Connerton, but
was corrected by a daughter-in-law.
| 1.2.1.2 -2
| Maureen Amy DIETZ
| b. 4-17-1966 San Francisco, CA
| m. 12-7-1998 Lake Tahoe, CA d. In 2004 lives San Francisco, CA.
| 1.2.1.2.1
| William Newman GRAY V
| b. 6-27-1965 Hong Kong
| d. In 1974 moved to Sydney, Australia with his mother.
| In 2004 lived in San Francisco, CA. In 2007 lives in Sydney, Australia. 1.2.1.2.1 -1
| Manuela MACCHI
| b.
| m. d. French Italian.
| 1.2.1.2.1.1
| Mickaela Stephanie GRAY
| b. 2-7-1996 Sydney, Australia
| d.
| 1.2.1.2.2
| Jason Anthony GRAY
| b. 9-10-1970 Hong Kong
| d. Confirmed to be a Russell Crowe look-alike.
| 1.2.1.2.2 -1
| Joanna PEPPAS
| b. 2-22-1966 Sydney, Australia
| m. d. Primary school teacher. Background Greek.
| 1.2.1.2.2.1
| Jennifer Marina GRAY
| b. 7-17-2007 Sydney, Australia
| d.
| 1.2.1.2.3
| Marjorie Jane GRAY
| b. 10-8-2001 San Francisco, CA
| d.
| 1.3
| Frederick Hurlbut GRAY
| b. 5-18-1888 Red Bank, NJ
| d. 1-12-1963 NJ In 1900 lived in Cranford, NJ with parental family.
| In 1910 lived in Cranford, NJ with parental family. Fred went into the funeral business with his dad and continued it with his son. In 1917 lived at 159 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ; undertaker; medium height, stout build, blue eyes, light hair. In 1920 lived at 159 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ with wife, son, and mother-in-law; partner in Gray Burial Co. In 1930 lived at owned home worth $150,000 at 318 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ (the funeral home was in the basement) with wife, son, and mother-in-law; director, funeral home. 1.3 -1
| Nadine TRENCHARD
| b. 3-30-1890 NJ
| m. abt. 1911 d. 1-2-1980 Tennent, NJ Father: William H. TRENCHARD, born 6-1859 NJ,
| Mother: Adelaide A. TRENCHARD, born 4-1860 NJ. Died 2-1952. Siblings: Maude A. (born 9-1886 NJ), William A. (born 6-1892 NJ). In 1880 her father lived in South Orange, NJ with his parental family; his father was policeman, he was drug clerk. In 1900 Nadine lived at 134 Broad Street, Westfield, NJ with parental family; father was druggist. In 1910 lived at 142 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ with mother (widow), brother, sister (widow), and her daughter. Ten years later she was living across the street with her husband. 1.3.1
| Frederick Hurlbut GRAY II
| b. 1-23-1917 Union County, NJ
| d. 2-24-2001 Tom's River, NJ Fred was in the undertaking business with his father. Fred sold the funeral home after his father's death.
| Fred inherited his father's home at 111 D Street, Seaside Park. Previously in the 1960s and 70s he lived in Tennent Hill. Fred also had a home in Brewster, MA at Silver Leaf Estate, Long Pond Road. In 4-3-1942 he enlisted in US Army as Private; had 2 years college; married; 69 inches tall, 157 pounds. Fred was in the Army during World War II and was stationed overseas, perhaps Italy. Fred used to enjoy annual around-the-world voyages on big ocean liners. He visited with my parents when the ships stopped in Los Angeles Harbor. Fred died after a brief illness at Tom's River Community Hospital. Had been living in Shirley, MA. 1.3.1 -1
| Jean DAVIS
| b. abt. 1918
| m. div. d. age 57 Mother: Amee Davis was a marine artist. Born 3-27-1893 NJ. Died May 1972 in Gloucester, MA.
| 1.3.1.1
| Frederick Hurlbut GRAY III
| (Chipp Davis WELLS) b. Plainfield, NJ
| d. Frederick changed his name to Chipp Davis Wells.
He was raised in Fairfield, CT. He studied art from an early age.
He graduated from Temple University with a BFA in 1970.
Chipp is currently a fine artist with a website http://www.chippspaintings.com.
| In 2004 he lived in Westerly, RI. 1.3.1.1 -1
| Dale SIMONDS
| b. 5-2-1950 Boston, MA
| m. 1975 d. 4-18-2005 MA The following information is from her obituary in the Swampscott Reporter, Marblehead, MA 4-28-2005.
| Parents: Gifford K. and Jean Evatt Simonds Jr. Attended the Applewild School and Westover School and graduated from Skidmore College in 1972. She debuted in Boston in 1968 and was a member of the Vincent Club in Boston. After their marriage "Chipp and Dale" lived in Darien, CT, where she was an active volunteer and a past president of the YWCA of Darien/Norwalk, Person to Person and the American Red Cross. Her love of the beach, sailing, gardening and traveling with a crossword puzzle in hand will be dearly missed. At her death she was a longtime resident of Darien, CT, a summer resident of Westerly, RI, and Gloucester, MA. "In addition to her husband of 30 years, Mrs. Wells is survived by her daughter, Hollis Woodward Wells Silverman of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Lynn S. Hamilton of Florida and Annie S. Clifford of Marblehead; a stepbrother, David S. Ingalls of La Jolla, Calif.; three nephews, Stephen Hamilton of Palo Alto, Calif." 1.3.1.1.1
| Hollis Woodward WELLS
| b.
| d. Married Mr. SILVERMAN. In 2005 lived in San Diego, CA.
| 1.3.1.2
| Jeannine Trenchard GRAY
| b. 5-5-1950 Plainfield, NJ
| d. Lived in Norwalk, CT at one time.
| Jeannine has old family photos from the 1800s. 1.3.1.2 -1
| Michael Leo MORRIS
| b. 1948
| m. 1971 CT d. Financial advisor.
| 1.3.1.2.1
| Jessica Ameé MORRIS
| b. 1977 Evanston, IL
| d.
| 1.3.1.2.2
| Michael Leo MORRIS Jr.
| b. 1979 Evanston, IL
| d.
| 1.4
| Blanche Hurlbut GRAY
| b. 11-1-1889
| d. 11-14-1892 bur. Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ Died young: 3 years 14 days.
Obituary in Red Bank Register 11-16-1892.
| 1.5
| Harry GRAY
| b. 10-7-1892
| d. 10-30-1892 bur. Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ Died young: 23 days.
Obituary in Red Bank Register.
| 1.6
| Marion Hawkins GRAY
| b. 9-30-1894 Redbank, NJ
| d. 9-6-1984 Huntington Beach, CA bur. 9-11-1984 Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ In 1900 lived in Cranford, NJ with parental family. After Anna Martina was hospitalized, Marion lived with her grandmother Magdalene Hollander Tillman.
| In 1910 lived in Cranford, NJ with parental family. Out of high school at age 18, Marion went to NYC to secretarial school. She lived there with Emma Louise Victoria Tunis, her stepmother's sister. During that time she made friends with Susannah (a woman I called Aunt Susy) who latter married Crofton Foster; a son Jack was a VP of Chase Manhattan Bank; grandson Jack Foster spent a summer with my family in CA when I was 15. Marion met John Alexander Clirehugh when he worked on a brick wall in Louise's yard. After marriage lived in Hillside, NJ with mother-in-law for 8 years, later bought a farm in Hightstown, NJ. About 1940 and a widow she lived in Westfield/Cranford with her brother Fred, after selling her farm. The family story is that she lived in Cranford, however Fred lived in Westfield during the census years. She was quite the driver: About 1947 she drove to Cherry Point, NC regularly to visit her daughter's family. Also drove to visit them in Millington, TN. And drove her second husband Guy from Pasadena, CA to Kansas and back several times; Guy's family had a farm there. In 1952 she moved to Pasadena, CA to be housekeeper for Guy Hallowell, and married him later that year. They lived on Oswego Street. Was a member of Eastern Star. I have a photo of Marion Hawkins Gray wearing a black lace dress and fan that originally belonged to Magdalene Hollander Tillman. Is buried in Lot 104. 1.6 -1
| John Alexander CLIREHUGH
| b. 5-4-1884 Elizabeth, NJ
| m. 8-18-1917 Cranford, NJ d. 12-6-1936 Hightstown, NJ bur. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY Father: John Cumming CLIREHUGH.
| Mother: Margaret Bernardina Octavia FREY. See Clirehughs for details. 1.6 -2
| Guy G. HALLOWELL
| b. 7-19-1877 IA
| m. 9-24-1952 Pasadena, CA d. 11-19-1968 Pasadena, CA Father: David Jerome HALLOWELL born about 1844 OH to father born MD and mother born PA. Was M.D. in 1880.
| Mother: Mary J. STRAIN, born about 1861 IN to father born OH and mother born IN. (surname per CA Death Index) Married about 1878. Had 3 children, 2 living in 1910. Brother Claude W. born 8-29-1875 IA, died 2-16-1958 Los Angeles, CA. In 1900 he lived in Haddam, KA as boarder; jeweler. In 1910 he lived in Frederick, OK with second wife and two children. Earlier marriage: Emma Louise Victoria TUNIS, sister of Anna Martina TUNIS, second wife of William Newman GRAY. She was born 10-15-1878 NJ, died 12-1-1951 probably in Pasadena, CA. In 1880 lived in White Rock, KS with parental family. In 1900 lived in Pleasant, NE as boarder, single; jeweler. In 1910 lived in Pasadena, CA at 259 Sierra Grande Street with parents; jeweler, father had own income. Guy was single. In 1918 Guy was 41, a retired watchmaker living in Los Angeles, CA. Nearest relative was father who lived with him. IN 1920 lived in Pasadena, CA with parental family; watchmaker at home. Parents were not working. Married. In 1930 Guy was living in Pasadena with his mother, both were widowers; proprietor of watchmaking business. So Emma Louise may have been wife #2. When I new him in the 1950s and 60s Guy was a watchmaker in Pasadena with an office in his home. 1.6.1
| John Cummings CLIREHUGH
| b. 4-13-1919
| d. See Clirehughs for details.
| 1.6.2
| Marion Gray CLIREHUGH
| b. 2-1-1921 Elizabeth, NJ
| d. 4-10-2004 Costa Mesa, CA bur. 8-20-2004 Wellfleet, MA See Clirehughs for details.
| My mother. 1.7
| Leslie GRAY
| b. 1-13-1896
| d. 1-14-1896 bur. Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ A boy. died young: 1 day.
| 1.8
| Maude GRAY
| b.
| d. Died young. I have a family photo of her.
| 2.
| Ellen GRAY
| b. 1856 NY
| d. 1928 bur. Old Cemetery, Somerville, NJ Older sister of William Newman Gray.
| In 1870 lived in NYC with parental family. In 1901 per mother's obituary she lived in Cranbury, NJ as did her brother William. However, the 1900 and 1910 census has brother William living in the same house in Cranford, NJ. Perhaps the obituary confused Cranbury with Cranford. I know her married name through her tombstone and her mother's obituary. Finding her has proved fruitless. But there are some possibilities: In 1880 an Ella and Richard Hawkins lived in Newark, NJ. She was 24, born NY to parents born NY. If the bit about parents born NY is wrong, she may be my family. On 6-7-1900 an Ellen Hawkins lived in Manhattan on East 72 Street, married, but her parents were born NY. So she is unlikely my aunt. On 4-15-1910 an Ellen A. Hawkes age 56, widowed, lived in Manhattan on West 48th Street, number of years of present marriage = 34, born NY to parents born Ireland, six children born, four living. Lived with daughter Loretta M. Hawkes, age 20, born NY to parents born NY. It is possible that "Hawkins" was written in error as "Hawkes". If so, this makes this woman my missing aunt. 2. -1
| ? HAWKINS
| b.
| m. d. Likely the source of Marion Hawkins Gray's middle name, a mystery solved at last. Of course, the remaining mystery
is who was he?
| 3.
| Blanche P. GRAY
| or Blanche A. b. abt. 1868
| d. bur. 3-7-1872 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY Appears in 1870 census living with parental family.
| Buried in Lot 10975 Section 117 Grave 1212 with her parents. |
These people are buried in the same lot, #912 in the center section. The exception is Marion Hawkins Gray who is buried in lot #104. Photos of the gravestones were kindly taken March 2006 by Rev. Dr. John F. Stephenson, Jr., a Director of the cemetery.
| Name | Death | Tombstone |
| William Newman Gray I | 7-29-1932 | [none] |
| Katherine Amelia Tillman | 7-18-1900 | Under his wing I am safely abiding
Tell my three boys to be Standard bearers for Jesus |
| Leslie Gray | 1-14-1896 | Budded on earth to Bloom in Heaven |
| Blanche Hurlbut Gray | 11-14-1892 | To Fair a flower for Earth God took her Home |
| Ella Gray Hawkins | 1928 | [none] |
| Harry Gray | 10-30-1892 | Suffer the little Children to come HOME |
| Marion Hawkins Gray Clirehugh | 9-6-1984 | With mother at last |
That Grays are buried here is of especial interest because Clirehughs are also buried here in their own lot. The Grays are buried in one lot: Lot 10975 Section 117. The lot is a single grave area; individual graves are numbered. Grave 1212 was purchased 9-20-1865, but records do not name the purchaser.
| Name | Burial | Grave Number | Notes |
| John Gray | 6-29-1901 | 1212 | ID 0. Father of William Newman Gray. |
| Jane Gray | 2-25-1901 | 1212 | ID 0 -1. Mother of William Newman Gray. |
| Blanche A. Gray | 3-7-1872 | 1212 | ID 3. |
| John Gray | 10-27-1885 | 860 | Died 4-15-1880 age 67 years of haematocele (collection of blood around the testicle). Born Ireland. Last residence was 18 Leroy Street, NY. Born about 1880 - 67 = 1813. May have been my John Gray's father. |
| Thomas Gray | 1-11-1882 | 347 | Died 1-9-1882 of apoplexy, age 67; death certificate 20551. Last residence was 340 East 77th Street, NY.
Born about 1882 - 67 = 1815. Maybe he was a brother or uncle of my John Gray.
The June 1880 census has a Gray family living at 340 77th Street: Thomas Gray, 58, steam engineer, born Scotland; wife Ann, 54, born MA, parents born England; son H. James, 19, nickle plater, born NY; son L. Joseph, 15, errand boy, born NY. This Thomas was born about 1880 - 58 = 1822. The address makes it very likely that this Thomas is the same as the one who died in 1882; it is interesting that the ages are so different. In 1870 Thomas, Ann, James, and Joseph lived in NYC ages 49, 46, 10, and 6 respectively. Thomas was an engineer. Next door lived two families whose names interest me: William Gray, 24, and Patrick Newman, 39. William is likely a son of Thomas (see the 1860 census data), he was a bartender born NY, with wife Mariah, 21, and daughter Mariah, 2, both born NY. Patrick lived with his wife and seven children; he and his wife were born Ireland, children born NY. In 1860 Thomas and Ann lived in NYC with four children born NY: daughter Iennot (?), 16; son William, 14; daughter Mary E., 9; son John H., 6 months. Thomas was an engineer age 36, Ann was age 34. The 1857 NYC Directory has an entry for Thomas Gray, engineer, home at 297 W. 26th. |
| Ann Gray | 2-1-1903 | 347 | Died 1-30-1903 of old age (77 years), a widow. Last residence was 415 Willis Avenue, NYC.
Based on her age, she was born about 1903 - 77 = 1826. She may have been the wife of Thomas Gray.
I could not find her in the 1900 census. |
Grays are buried in the Heian Garden Section, Row 14, Lot 7a.
| Name | Burial |
| William Newman Gray III | 7-24-1956 |
| Marjorie Gray Aurell | 9-8-1962 |
William, Katie, and 4 children
William Newman Gray I
Augustus Tillman Gray
Augustus Tillman
Katherine Tillman Gray and sister Mary
Magdalene Hollander Tillman
Marion Hawkins and Fred Hurlbut Gray (children)
William Newman Gray II and Florence Chapman
In the 17th century the English, at the direction of King James I, set up "plantations" in Ulster, northern Ireland, evicted the Irish, and populated them with over 100,000 Lowland Scots (who were Protestants, primarily Presbyterians). These people are commonly referred to as the Ulster Scots. A majority of the Irish people who emigrated to America in the 18th century were Protestant Scots from Ulster; over a quarter million immigrated between 1717 and 1725.
The potato famines caused the Catholic Irish to immigrate beginning in the mid 1800s, over 2 million between 1846 and 1856. The poor Catholic Irish would work for nearly nothing and posed a strong threat to natural-born American laborers. To differentiate the Ulster Scots from the Catholic Irish, the term Scots-Irish (and its variant Scotch-Irish) was adopted. The term was in use by 1730 when it was probably used to distinguish the Ulster-Scots from either Irish Anglicans, Irish Catholics, or immigrants who came directly from Scotland.
Ellen Marjorie Gates' parents were Frank Gates and Annie Elsie Watson.
Frank Gates was born about 1887 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His parents were Robert Henry Gates and Sarah Tudor McLaren.
Annie Watson was born 3Q 1890 Manchester. Frank and Annie married 2Q 1915 in Manchester.
On 5-2-1913 Frank Gates arrived San Francisco, CA from Shanghai on ship Nippon Maru on way to London.
He was a salesman age 26 years, 5 months. His father H. Gates lived at 12 Victoria Road, Manchester.
On 1-17-1948 he arrived San Francisco, CA from Shanghai on ship China Bear, age 61 years, 2 months with wife
Elsie, age 57. He was an auctioneer. Both lived Manchester, England.
In 3Q 1885 Robert Henry Gates married Sarah Tudor McLaren in West Derby, Lancashire.
The 1891 census in Withington, Lancashire has a Gates family:
head Robert Henry Gates born abt. 1860 Liverpool
wife Sarah Tudor Gates born abt. 1862 Scotland
son Frank Gates born abt. 1887 Manchester
son Ernest Gates born abt. 1890 Manchester
daughter Elsie Gates born abt. 1895 Liverpool (actually 9-24-1894 per Keith Bateman)
son Harry Gates born abt. 1898 Liverpool
In 1901 this family lived in Withington, Lancashire at 10 Victoria Road with 1 servant. Robert Henry Gates was a Commercial Traveler.
The earliest known Gray first appears in the 1870 US census. The census for 1880 and 1900 both say he was born in Ireland of parents born Ireland.
The following immigration records may or may not be for my ancestor:
ID: In this document, each person has an assigned ID.
The ID is a segmented number where each segment is separated by a period.
The number of segments indicates the generation.
For example, 1.2.3 is the third child of 1.2 who is the second child of 1.0.
Spouses are identified with a suffix of "-n" where n is the number of the marriage;
for example, 1.2.3 -1 is the first spouse of 1.2.3.
When there is no ID, the relationship of the person to others is unknown; they may not be a relative.
Key dates are specified in MM-DD-CCYY format.
Date abbreviations: abt.: about b.: born bap.: baptized m.: married div.: divorced sep.: separated d.: died bur.: buried
Please contact me with corrections and additions or if you're a relative!
Revision: 11-6-2008.
