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| Name | William M Gray [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | ||||
| Born | May 1844
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Military | LengthOfService: 1 Yrs 8 Mos 3 Days; MilitaryCompany: E; Rank: Private [13] | ||||
| Military | MilitaryUnit: E 39 U.S.C. Infantry [10] | ||||
| Military Enlistment | 31 Mar 1864 [13]
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| Military Discharge | 4 Dec 1865 [13]
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| Residence | 1880
Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA
[9]
– Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head: Son | ||||
| Census | 1890 [13]
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| Ethnicity | American [1] | ||||
| Residence | Jun 1890
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[13]
– EnumerationDistrict: 37 | ||||
| Residence | 1892
119 Mulberry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
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| Residence | 1895
119 Mulberry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
– Occupation: Porter | ||||
| Residence | 1898
119 Mulberry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
– Occupation: Porter | ||||
| Residence | 1900
119 Mulberry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– Age: 56; Occupation: Watchman; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: Harrisburg; EnumerationDistrict: 0045; HomeMortgaged: F; HomeOwnership: Own; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 13; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1901
119 Mulberry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
– Occupation: Porter | ||||
| Residence | 1902
422 Herr, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[14]
– Occupation: Coat Room | ||||
| Residence | 1903
422 Herr, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– Occupation: Coat Room | ||||
| Died | 25 Jan 1904
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| Obituary | 28 Jan 1904
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| Military Pension | 1 Feb 1907
Pennsylvania, USA
[10]
– Widow's Pension Application: 799178; Cert. #568003 | ||||
| Race | Black [1] | ||||
| Veteran | Civil War: Private Co. E 39th USCT [13] | ||||
| Name | William Grag [12] | ||||
| Name | William Grey [13] | ||||
| Name | William Grey [9] | ||||
| Name | William M O Gray [14] | ||||
| Residence |
Pennsylvania, USA
[10]
– Soldier RelationToHead: Soldier | ||||
| Job |
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– Commonwealth Hotel | ||||
| Buried |
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| Notes |
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| Person ID | I44
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Simon Gray b. 1813, Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Dinah Gray (Age 75 years) b. Abt 1820, Maryland, USA d. 21 Oct 1895, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA (Age 75 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F4033
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| Father | Simon Gray b. 1813, Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2856
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| Family 1 | Mary Gray b. Abt 1845 | |||||||||||||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Family ID | F72
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| Family 2 | Martha Jane Mathews (Age 82 years) b. 31 Aug 1846, Yellow Hill, Biglerville, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Feb 1929, 341 Muench Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years) | |
| Married | 8 Dec 1886
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F14
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F18
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