Gray's Funeral Today – Services Will Be Held For Steamboat Captain. – Life Devoted to Construction and Operation of Craft on Oregon and Alaska Waters.
Funeral services for Captain James. T. Gray, steamboat man who died Sunday, will be held at Finley's chapel at 1 P.M. today. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery.
Captain Gray was born on Clatsop plains, below Astoria, August 12, 1852, and was the son of William H. and Mary A. Gray. He was the youngest of a family of nine children, J. H. D. Gray, Mrs. Caroline Kamm, Mrs. Mary Tarbel, Mrs. Sarah F, Abernethy, Captain William P. Gray, Edwin, Thomas P. and Captain Albert W. Gray were sisters and brothers.
Captain Gray's father came to Oregon in 1836 and played a prominent part in the founding of the provisional government in Oregon.
Captain Gray first worked on steamboats when but a mere lad, being employed on craft operated by his brothers on the Columbia river. In 1873 he became master of the steamer Carrie, then on the Portland-Vancouver route. Captain Gray was an active member of the Vancouver Transportation company, operated and controlled by his brother-in-law, Jacob Kamm. He served as secretary and port captain and, for more than a quarter of a century, ran on various routes out of Portland, most of the time as master of the Lurline.
In 1898 Captain Gray moved to Alaska where for several years he operated steamers on the Yukon and Tannana rivers. He was married to Miss Grace E. Howard, a daughter of General O. O. Howard, in 1879. At the time General Howard was in charge of Fort Vancouver.
Besides his widow, Captain Gray is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Powell, Mrs. C. N. Perkins and Mary Gray; a son, Howard; two sisters, Mrs. Kamm of Portland and Mrs. Abernethy of Forest Grove, and a brother, Captain W. P. Gray of Pasco, Wash.
[The Oregonian, 11 Dec 1928, p14; w/photo]
Funeral services for Captain James. T. Gray, steamboat man who died Sunday, will be held at Finley's chapel at 1 P.M. today. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery.
Captain Gray was born on Clatsop plains, below Astoria, August 12, 1852, and was the son of William H. and Mary A. Gray. He was the youngest of a family of nine children, J. H. D. Gray, Mrs. Caroline Kamm, Mrs. Mary Tarbel, Mrs. Sarah F, Abernethy, Captain William P. Gray, Edwin, Thomas P. and Captain Albert W. Gray were sisters and brothers.
Captain Gray's father came to Oregon in 1836 and played a prominent part in the founding of the provisional government in Oregon.
Captain Gray first worked on steamboats when but a mere lad, being employed on craft operated by his brothers on the Columbia river. In 1873 he became master of the steamer Carrie, then on the Portland-Vancouver route. Captain Gray was an active member of the Vancouver Transportation company, operated and controlled by his brother-in-law, Jacob Kamm. He served as secretary and port captain and, for more than a quarter of a century, ran on various routes out of Portland, most of the time as master of the Lurline.
In 1898 Captain Gray moved to Alaska where for several years he operated steamers on the Yukon and Tannana rivers. He was married to Miss Grace E. Howard, a daughter of General O. O. Howard, in 1879. At the time General Howard was in charge of Fort Vancouver.
Besides his widow, Captain Gray is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Powell, Mrs. C. N. Perkins and Mary Gray; a son, Howard; two sisters, Mrs. Kamm of Portland and Mrs. Abernethy of Forest Grove, and a brother, Captain W. P. Gray of Pasco, Wash.
[The Oregonian, 11 Dec 1928, p14; w/photo]
Gray's Funeral Today – Services Will Be Held For Steamboat Captain. – Life Devoted to Construction and Operation of Craft on Oregon and Alaska Waters.
Funeral services for Captain James. T. Gray, steamboat man who died Sunday, will be held at Finley's chapel at 1 P.M. today. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery.
Captain Gray was born on Clatsop plains, below Astoria, August 12, 1852, and was the son of William H. and Mary A. Gray. He was the youngest of a family of nine children, J. H. D. Gray, Mrs. Caroline Kamm, Mrs. Mary Tarbel, Mrs. Sarah F, Abernethy, Captain William P. Gray, Edwin, Thomas P. and Captain Albert W. Gray were sisters and brothers.
Captain Gray's father came to Oregon in 1836 and played a prominent part in the founding of the provisional government in Oregon.
Captain Gray first worked on steamboats when but a mere lad, being employed on craft operated by his brothers on the Columbia river. In 1873 he became master of the steamer Carrie, then on the Portland-Vancouver route. Captain Gray was an active member of the Vancouver Transportation company, operated and controlled by his brother-in-law, Jacob Kamm. He served as secretary and port captain and, for more than a quarter of a century, ran on various routes out of Portland, most of the time as master of the Lurline.
In 1898 Captain Gray moved to Alaska where for several years he operated steamers on the Yukon and Tannana rivers. He was married to Miss Grace E. Howard, a daughter of General O. O. Howard, in 1879. At the time General Howard was in charge of Fort Vancouver.
Besides his widow, Captain Gray is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Powell, Mrs. C. N. Perkins and Mary Gray; a son, Howard; two sisters, Mrs. Kamm of Portland and Mrs. Abernethy of Forest Grove, and a brother, Captain W. P. Gray of Pasco, Wash.
[The Oregonian, 11 Dec 1928, p14; w/photo]
Funeral services for Captain James. T. Gray, steamboat man who died Sunday, will be held at Finley's chapel at 1 P.M. today. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery.
Captain Gray was born on Clatsop plains, below Astoria, August 12, 1852, and was the son of William H. and Mary A. Gray. He was the youngest of a family of nine children, J. H. D. Gray, Mrs. Caroline Kamm, Mrs. Mary Tarbel, Mrs. Sarah F, Abernethy, Captain William P. Gray, Edwin, Thomas P. and Captain Albert W. Gray were sisters and brothers.
Captain Gray's father came to Oregon in 1836 and played a prominent part in the founding of the provisional government in Oregon.
Captain Gray first worked on steamboats when but a mere lad, being employed on craft operated by his brothers on the Columbia river. In 1873 he became master of the steamer Carrie, then on the Portland-Vancouver route. Captain Gray was an active member of the Vancouver Transportation company, operated and controlled by his brother-in-law, Jacob Kamm. He served as secretary and port captain and, for more than a quarter of a century, ran on various routes out of Portland, most of the time as master of the Lurline.
In 1898 Captain Gray moved to Alaska where for several years he operated steamers on the Yukon and Tannana rivers. He was married to Miss Grace E. Howard, a daughter of General O. O. Howard, in 1879. At the time General Howard was in charge of Fort Vancouver.
Besides his widow, Captain Gray is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Powell, Mrs. C. N. Perkins and Mary Gray; a son, Howard; two sisters, Mrs. Kamm of Portland and Mrs. Abernethy of Forest Grove, and a brother, Captain W. P. Gray of Pasco, Wash.
[The Oregonian, 11 Dec 1928, p14; w/photo]
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