 1858 - 1915 (56 years)
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| Name |
Alfred Gilliat Gray |
| Born |
20 Oct 1858 |
Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 Aug 1915 |
Darlington, Canadian Co., Oklahoma |
| Person ID |
I12016 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
2 Jun 2011 |
| Family |
Gertrude Adelia Reynolds, b. 15 Sep 1880, Union Township, White Co., Indiana , d. 20 Jul 1928, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado (Age 47 years) |
| Married |
18 Oct 1905 |
Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma |
| Children |
| | 1. Alfred Gilliat Gray, b. 27 Oct 1906, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma , d. 24 Jul 1907, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. John Reynolds Gray, b. 28 Jan 1908, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma , d. 04 Jun 1909, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma (Age 1 years) |
| | 3. William Henry Lewis Gray, b. 02 Nov 1909, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma , d. 1933, Ft. Supply State Hospital, Woodward Co., Oklahoma (Age 23 years) |
| | 4. Donald Albert Gray, b. 28 May 1912, Darlington, Canadian Co., Oklahoma |
| | 5. Gertrude Dorothy Gray, b. 30 Aug 1913, Darlington, Canadian Co., Oklahoma , d. Abt 1938, California (Age 24 years) |
| | 6. Alfred Gilliat Gray, b. 16 Apr 1916, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma |
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| Last Modified |
2 Jun 2011 |
| Family ID |
F3727 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
Descendants of William Reynolds by Carol Love Gipson; GippyHouse@aol.com; Isaac Reynolds + Mary Cole abt 1794, children Levi, Sarah, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Maria, Matilda, John, Isaac, Mary; John + Priscilla Cain daughter of John Cain and Phoebe?; children Levi, William, Philena, Mary Louisa, Sarah Spencer, David, Josephine, Lewis Cass and Jane. Lewis Cass + Ella Maria Wickersham; children John Alfred, Gertrude Adelia, Bertha Esther, Louisa, Capitola, Lee Cass Frank Kenneth. John Alfred + Frances Margaret Beavins; Children, Alfred Earl and Frances
Obit: On last Friday night between 1 and 2 o'clock a.m., the sad news was phoned to Cheyenne that Alfred G. Gray died at Darlington, Oklahoma very suddenly of rheumatism of the heart. He was superintendent of the Masonic home located at Darlington, and was attending a social given by the boys and girls, inmates of the home, when the Death Angel called and invited him to that fair and happy land of the angles, the everlasting abode of all the boys and girls who have died in the innocency of childhood since the first chils. Alfred G. Gray was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., October 20, 1858. He was educated in Brooklyn, Washington, D.C. and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He came west in 1885 and served as bookkeeper for ranches in Texas for a number of years, He made the run to this county, April 19, 1892, located on a claim adjoining the town of Cheyenne. He was the first County Clerk of this county and served in that capacity for ten successive years. He also held the office of Register of Deeds for one term, and his official accord is without a stain. He became a member of Masonic Order in Cheyenne 1898, filled every important office in the lodge from Deacon to Worshipful Master. He had the honor of holding many eminent positions in the masonic lodges. He was a High Priest of the Cheyenne Chapter; Past Eminent Comander of the Elk City Command, Past Grand Patron of the Oklahoma Order of the Eastern Star and Past Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Masons of State of Oklahoma. He was a Shriner and a 32nd degree Scottish Right Mason. His funeral services were conducted at the Chapel of Mason home, at Darlington, under the supervision of Grand Master, A.E. Monroe and Grand Secretary, W. M. Anderson of Oklahoma City. His body as shipped to Cheyenne and buried by the Masons of Cheyenne Lodge, Monday P.M. Masons from Sayre, Cheyenne, Hammon, Strong City and Durham were present, the Knight Templars of City attended in a body. His body was deposited for a second time at the residence of Cosmo Falconer, and the numerous friends were permitted to look for the last time on the mortal remains of Alfred G. Gray, The hearse was escorted by about two hundred Masons, and the Eastern Star. Interment in the Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. Taken from the Cheyenne Star Dated August 26, 1915.
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