William Melvin Gray was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He was born 04 July 1872, the youngest of eight children of Columbus Gray and Amanda Pattillo.
He came to Texas with his parents about 1884. They may have lived for a time in south Texas, possibly Llano County, before settling in Runnels County by 1886.
William married Sallie Sarah Stout on 27 October 1892, which was registered in Coleman County, Texas. They lived on the Coleman - Runnels County line and raised six children. Their oldest child died at birth.
William Melvin Gray died on 06 February 1927 and is buried in the Midway Cemetery, in northwestern Coleman County beside his wife. Also in the same cemetery is William’s parents, Columbus and Amanda Gray, and uncle, Johnathan Gray. Uncle John Gray married William’s mother-in-law, Martha Hurd Stout.
William Melvin was a farmer most of his life. He died of Acute Bright’s Disease, according to his death certificate. Bright’s Disease was a generic term used at the time to describe kidney diseases that involved inflammation and degeneration of kidney tissue and function.
He came to Texas with his parents about 1884. They may have lived for a time in south Texas, possibly Llano County, before settling in Runnels County by 1886.
William married Sallie Sarah Stout on 27 October 1892, which was registered in Coleman County, Texas. They lived on the Coleman - Runnels County line and raised six children. Their oldest child died at birth.
William Melvin Gray died on 06 February 1927 and is buried in the Midway Cemetery, in northwestern Coleman County beside his wife. Also in the same cemetery is William’s parents, Columbus and Amanda Gray, and uncle, Johnathan Gray. Uncle John Gray married William’s mother-in-law, Martha Hurd Stout.
William Melvin was a farmer most of his life. He died of Acute Bright’s Disease, according to his death certificate. Bright’s Disease was a generic term used at the time to describe kidney diseases that involved inflammation and degeneration of kidney tissue and function.
William Melvin Gray was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He was born 04 July 1872, the youngest of eight children of Columbus Gray and Amanda Pattillo.
He came to Texas with his parents about 1884. They may have lived for a time in south Texas, possibly Llano County, before settling in Runnels County by 1886.
William married Sallie Sarah Stout on 27 October 1892, which was registered in Coleman County, Texas. They lived on the Coleman - Runnels County line and raised six children. Their oldest child died at birth.
William Melvin Gray died on 06 February 1927 and is buried in the Midway Cemetery, in northwestern Coleman County beside his wife. Also in the same cemetery is William’s parents, Columbus and Amanda Gray, and uncle, Johnathan Gray. Uncle John Gray married William’s mother-in-law, Martha Hurd Stout.
William Melvin was a farmer most of his life. He died of Acute Bright’s Disease, according to his death certificate. Bright’s Disease was a generic term used at the time to describe kidney diseases that involved inflammation and degeneration of kidney tissue and function.
He came to Texas with his parents about 1884. They may have lived for a time in south Texas, possibly Llano County, before settling in Runnels County by 1886.
William married Sallie Sarah Stout on 27 October 1892, which was registered in Coleman County, Texas. They lived on the Coleman - Runnels County line and raised six children. Their oldest child died at birth.
William Melvin Gray died on 06 February 1927 and is buried in the Midway Cemetery, in northwestern Coleman County beside his wife. Also in the same cemetery is William’s parents, Columbus and Amanda Gray, and uncle, Johnathan Gray. Uncle John Gray married William’s mother-in-law, Martha Hurd Stout.
William Melvin was a farmer most of his life. He died of Acute Bright’s Disease, according to his death certificate. Bright’s Disease was a generic term used at the time to describe kidney diseases that involved inflammation and degeneration of kidney tissue and function.
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