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Born 1818
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
JAMES GRAY, section 21, post office Clearmont. Mr. Gray is a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania. When at an early age he removed to Marshall County, West Virginia, where he resided until fifteen years of age. He then went to Noble County, Ohio, where he made his home for twenty-one years, following the occupation of farming. In the year 1856 he emigrated westward, and settled in Missouri. He has 180 acres of land that compares favorably with any in the county, most of which is under cultivation. He was married in 1845, to Rachel Haines, a native of Ohio. They have raised a large family of children, as follows: James D. C. Charles M., Sarah J., Isabella, Elizabeth A., Louisa, Rachel L., Dora E. and Ida E. Mr. Gray has been constable of this township for three years. During the war he was a member of the state militia.
As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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