The information below comes from the book "Robert Gray and His Descendants" written by Diane Joy Gray Neely Witt. The introduction to the book contains the chapter listing.

Descendants of Robert Gray

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  ROBERT¹ GRAY died Unknown.  He married AGNES GRAY.  She died Unknown.

       

Children of ROBERT GRAY and AGNES GRAY are:

2.                i.       MARTIN² GRAY, b. November 04, 1796, Lewiston, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania; d. September 18, 1876, Grandview, Iowa.

                  ii.       JAMES GRAY, b. March 13, 1776; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       JAMES GRAY, b. March 01, 1777; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       WILLIAM GRAY, b. July 20, 1778; d. Unknown.

                  v.       RICHARD GRAY, b. October 28, 1780; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       ROBERT GRAY, b. April 01, 1783; d. Unknown.

                vii.       MARY GRAY, b. April 10, 1785; d. Unknown.

               viii.       JAMES GRAY, b. May 07, 1789; d. Unknown.

                  ix.       JOHN G. GRAY, b. May 07, 1789; d. Unknown.

                   x.       HUGH GRAY, b. May 04, 1792; d. Unknown.

                  xi.       JOHN GRAY, b. January 14, 1794; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  MARTIN² GRAY (ROBERT¹) was born November 04, 1796 in Lewiston, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, and died September 18, 1876 in Grandview, Iowa.  He married MARY ARMSTRONG.  She was born August 22, 1804, and died September 19, 1848 in Grandview, Iowa.

 

Notes for MARTIN GRAY:

Martin removed from Cincinnati to Iowa about 1847 and settled on a farm near Grandview, Iowa.

Some of the data was taken from a letter in possession of Melvin Gray-(Wendell Gray-Judge George

Law Gray-John Gibson Gray Jr.-John Gibson Gray Sr.-Robert Gray.) Both Martin and his wife are

buried in the Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa. Many of the Iowa Grays and descendants are

buried in this cemetery and there are at least three unmarked graves in the family plat.

 

More About MARTIN GRAY:

Burial: Unknown, Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa

 

More About MARY ARMSTRONG:

Burial: Unknown, Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa

       

Children of MARTIN GRAY and MARY ARMSTRONG are:

3.                i.       JAMES ARMSTRONG³ GRAY, b. July 28, 1824, Cincinnatti, Ohio; d. August 24, 1897, Grandview, Iowa.

                  ii.       RACHEL GRAY, b. November 17, 1821; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       ELIZA JANE GRAY, b. March 21, 1827; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       SARAH ALICE GRAY, b. October 03, 1830; d. Unknown.

                  v.       SAMUEL MARTIN GRAY, b. March 05, 1833; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       MARY FRANCES GRAY, b. October 16, 1836; d. Unknown.

                vii.       EMILY ARMSTRONG GRAY, b. July 11, 1840; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JAMES ARMSTRONG³ GRAY (MARTIN², ROBERT¹) was born July 28, 1824 in Cincinnatti, Ohio, and died August 24, 1897 in Grandview, Iowa.  He married HARRIET ELIZABETH PIGMAN June 09, 1853, daughter of J. PIGMAN and MARY MCVEY.  She was born January 17, 1832 in Sweetland Center, Iowa, and died April 22, 1884 in Grandview, Iowa.

 

More About JAMES ARMSTRONG GRAY:

Burial: Unknown, Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa

 

More About HARRIET ELIZABETH PIGMAN:

Burial: Unknown, Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa

Cause of Death: pneumonia

       

Children of JAMES GRAY and HARRIET PIGMAN are:

4.                i.       MARY CELIA⁴ GRAY, b. September 19, 1854, Columbus Junction, Iowa; d. April 04, 1882, Iowa.

                  ii.       BEATRICE GRAY, b. June 06, 1858; d. Unknown.

5.              iii.       LEONORA IRENE GRAY, b. January 30, 1861; d. April 21, 1944.

6.              iv.       HENRY PIGMAN GRAY, b. November 09, 1863, Grandview, Iowa; d. April 17, 1949, Grandview, Iowa.

                  v.       HATTIE GRAY, b. March 19, 1869; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       VELMA GRAY, b. April 04, 1871; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  MARY CELIA⁴ GRAY (JAMES ARMSTRONG³, MARTIN², ROBERT¹) was born September 19, 1854 in Columbus Junction, Iowa, and died April 04, 1882 in Iowa.  She married WILLIAM H. GRAY September 19, 1879, son of WILLIAM GRAY and SARAH STRANICK.  He died Unknown.

 

More About MARY CELIA GRAY:

Burial: Unknown, Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa

       

Child of MARY GRAY and WILLIAM GRAY is:

7.                i.       VERNA CLAIRE⁵ GRAY, b. November 19, 1881; d. Unknown.

 

5.  LEONORA IRENE⁴ GRAY (JAMES ARMSTRONG³, MARTIN², ROBERT¹) was born January 30, 1861, and died April 21, 1944.  She married EZRA BURGESS TUCKER June 14, 1880 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.  He died Unknown.

       

Children of LEONORA GRAY and EZRA TUCKER are:

                   i.       RALPH⁵ TUCKER, d. Unknown.

                  ii.       WILLIAM HENRY TUCKER, b. October 11, 1886, Columbus Junction, Iowa; d. December 24, 1944, LaJolla, California; m. RUTH ELIZABETH LEWIS, December 16, 1910; b. November 13, 1889, Boca, California; d. Unknown.

 

More About WILLIAM HENRY TUCKER:

Burial: Unknown, Woodlawn Memorial Park, San Francisco, California

 

6.  HENRY PIGMAN⁴ GRAY (JAMES ARMSTRONG³, MARTIN², ROBERT¹) was born November 09, 1863 in Grandview, Iowa, and died April 17, 1949 in Grandview, Iowa.  He married MARY ADA COOPER August 26, 1896, daughter of ALBERT DEMPSTER and MARY BROORER.  She was born May 01, 1876 in Avondale, Michigan, and died August 19, 1942.

 

Notes for HENRY PIGMAN GRAY:

Ordained at West Branch, Mich. By Congregational

Council Jan. 29, 1896 and transferred to become a Presbyterian minister in 1903.

 

More About HENRY PIGMAN GRAY:

Burial: Unknown, Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Iowa

 

More About MARY ADA COOPER:

Burial: Unknown, Avondale cemetery, Avondale, Michigan

       

Children of HENRY GRAY and MARY COOPER are:

8.                i.       VARD VERNETT⁵ GRAY, b. June 26, 1897, West Branch, Michigan; d. December 14, 1970, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

                  ii.       ECHO BYRON GRAY, b. June 17, 1899; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       LLOYD HENRY GRAY, b. June 07, 1901; d. October 09, 1954.

                 iv.       HERMAN WYMAN GRAY, b. October 27, 1902; d. Unknown.

                  v.       CLIFFORD FREEMAN GRAY, b. Private.

                 vi.       HAROLD GRAY, b. December 28, 1908; d. April 1909.

                vii.       DONALD LEWELLYN GRAY, b. Private.

               viii.       RUTH VIRGINIA GRAY, b. Private.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

7.  VERNA CLAIRE⁵ GRAY (MARY CELIA⁴, JAMES ARMSTRONG³, MARTIN², ROBERT¹) was born November 19, 1881, and died Unknown.  She married FRANCES OLIVER WILCOX.  He was born in Columbus Junction, Iowa, and died Unknown.

 

Notes for VERNA CLAIRE GRAY:

Death of Mrs. Gray (obituary)

Mary Celia, wife of W. H. Gray, Esq., and daughter of James A. and Harriet E. Gray, of Grandview,

died Tuesday morning April 4, 1882, at Columbus Junction, Iowa.

Mrs. G. was born September 19, 1854, and was gifted with more than usual adornments. After receiving

what the common school could give her in the way of an education, she entered Grandview Academy and almost completed its course under the excellent tution of Major M. S. Hamill and his corps of

assistants. She afterward entered Eastern Iowa Normal School, remaining nearly one year, altogether

securing a good training for her chosen work-teaching. Entering her work with a love for it and the children under her care, she attained a reputation in Muscatine and Louisa counties, where she taught,

as being among the most successful of teachers. Her work is graven upon the heart-tablets of her

pupils, and although she is now dead, her work still lives. On her birthday, September 19, 1879, she

was married to W. H. Gray, a young and rising attorney of Columbus Junction, Iowa, and with him

looked forward to a useful and happy life. A sweet little daughter was born to them about six months

ago. Although death came unlooked for to Mrs. G.. yet she was not unprepared for it, for she was a

woman of Christian walk and conversation, as is shown by her habit as a teacher of introducing her

day’s work by reading God’s word and by appropriate prayer. And, too, this was not all-her every day

life exemplified her Christian principles-she was a good citizen, serving her neighbors acceptably as a

member of the school board, a dutiful daughter and kind sister, a loving wife and fond mother. Her

funeral took place at her husband’s residence, Rev. J. E. Eggert officiating. Mrs. Gray will be mourned

not only by kindred, but by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

 

More About FRANCES OLIVER WILCOX:

Burial: Unknown, Mansfield, Ohio

       

Children of VERNA GRAY and FRANCES WILCOX are:

                   i.       FRANCIS ORLANDO⁶ WILCOX, b. Private; m. GENEVIEVE CHRISTINE BYRNES, Private; b. March 21, 1909; d. August 19, 1946.

 

More About GENEVIEVE CHRISTINE BYRNES:

Burial: Unknown, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

 

                  ii.       REX GRAY WILCOX, b. July 16, 1903; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       IRENE LENORE WILCOX, b. Private.

                 iv.       RODUSKA MARGUERITE WILCOX, b. Private.

 

8.  VARD VERNETT⁵ GRAY (HENRY PIGMAN⁴, JAMES ARMSTRONG³, MARTIN², ROBERT¹) was born June 26, 1897 in West Branch, Michigan, and died December 14, 1970 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He married (1) ADALINE MARIA JOHNSON June 13, 1922 in Broken Bow, Nebraska, daughter of RALPH JOHNSON and JANE LANSING.  She was born January 28, 1898 in Fremont, Nebraska, and died October 23, 1981 in Broken Bow, NE.  He married (2) RUTH MATHILDE VANHUISSELLING Private.  She was born Private.

 

Notes for VARD VERNETT GRAY:

Ref.: “Who’s Who In the West” Vol. 9, 1965-66. GRAY, Vard Vernett, social

worker; b. West Branch, Mich., June 26, 1897; s. Henry P. and Ada (Cooper) G.; A. B., Hastings Coll.,

1921; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1924; B. D. Chgo Theol. Sem., 1926; M. S., U. Chgo., 1926, U.

Denver. 1945; m. Ruth M. Van Huisseling, Oct. 10, 1935; children—Ralph, Genevieve (Mrs. R. T.

Huffaker.) Margaret (Mrs. Pat Hall). Engaged in religious activities, 1922-35; chaplain Silver City (N.

M.) Civilian Conservation Corps Dist., 1935-37; sr. Social worker Words Projects Asminstrn., La

Junta, Colo.,

1939-41; case worker Senver Sept. Pub. Welfare, 1941-42 county welfare dir., Colorado Springs,

Colo., 1942 Mem. State Advisory Mental Health Council, Mem. Neb State Christian Endeavor Soc. (Pres. 1929), Colo. County Welfare Cirs. Assn. (pres. 1947,) Am. Assn. Social Workers (pres. Colorado

Springs Chpt. 1944-46,) Colo. Conf. Social Welfare (pres. 1953-54,) Nat. Conf. Social Work,

Am. Pub. Welfare Assn., Nat Council Local Pub. Welfare Adminstra., Acad. Certified Social Workers,

Mason Club: Pikes Peak Region Torch (Cir, 1962-63.) Home 216 E. Caramillo. Office: 27 E.

Vermijo Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.

In 1967 Vard retired after 25 years of service with the El Paso Co. Dept. of Public Welfare and took on

a new job as Senior Supervisor with the New Mexico State Dept. of Public Welfare. He there met a

Soseph Olds Gray who was b. July 30, 1908 Pickaway County, Ohio to Meldrum and Eleanor (Olds)

Gray. Meldrum’s father name was David S. Gray who removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio. These

names do not however seem familiar in our family.

2nd m. of Vard Oct. 10, 1935 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Ruth Mathilde Van Huisselling, b. Sept. 22,

1908, dau. of John and Mathilde (Henningsen) Van Huisseling. Mathilde was born in Denmark and

came to this country at an early age with her sister and mother. Ruth was one of two children and her

sister Mildred was killed in an auto accident at age 11. In 1966 Mathilde is still living. No children

born to Vard and Ruth.

 

More About VARD VERNETT GRAY:

Burial: Unknown, Colorado Springs, Colorado

 

More About ADALINE MARIA JOHNSON:

Burial: Unknown, Broken Bow, Nebraska

       

Children of VARD GRAY and ADALINE JOHNSON are:

                   i.       RALPH LOREDO⁶ GRAY, b. Private; m. VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ Y VEJIA, Private; b. Private.

                  ii.       VERN GRAY, b. August 26, 1924, Aurora, Illinois; d. September 07, 1928, Broken Bow, Nebraska.

 

More About VERN GRAY:

Burial: Unknown, Broken Bow, Nebraska

 

                 iii.       GENEVIEVE ESTHER GRAY, b. Private; m. ROBERT JAMES HUFFAKER, Private; b. December 02, 1926, Calloway, NE; d. March 05, 1981, Corvallis, Oregon.

 

More About ROBERT JAMES HUFFAKER:

Burial: Unknown, Portland, Oregon

 

                 iv.       MARGARET MARIE GRAY, b. Private; m. PATRICK ARTHUR NED HALL, Private; b. October 27, 1929, Oklahoma City, OK; d. June 05, 1979, Kearney, NE.

 

Notes for PATRICK ARTHUR NED HALL:

Pat served in the U.S. Navy-Flag Ship of the 6th Task Fleet in Mediterranean as part of

Admiral Sherman’s Fleet. He attended Navy school of Music at Wash. Rank was Musician Seaman 1st

Class.