Family Group Sheet
NameJames Lee Gray
Birth20 May 1886, Kentucky
Deathbef 1940
FatherStephen Gray (~1857-~1888)
MotherElizabeth (1864-<1930)
Marriageabt 1914
SpouseMinta B. Tackett
BirthMay 1896, Carter Co., Kentucky
FatherTravis Lee Tackett (1863-1936)
MotherJulia Ann Kelley (1862-1919)
Children
Birth1 Apr 1922, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth8 Aug 1926, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Notes for James Lee Gray
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records James Lee Gray, age 32, residence Olympia, Bath Co., Ky, born 20 May 1886, occupation carpenter, employer C&O R Co., nearest relative Minta Gray (wife), Olympia, Ky.
Census
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 5A as family #89:
Hunter, John, 43, b. Oct 1857, Ky Ky Va, day laborer; Elizabeth, wife, 34, b. June 1865, Ky Ky Ky, married 9 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Vestia M., dau, 4, b. Feb 1896, Ky Ky Ky; Gray, William L., son, 20, b. Apr 1880, Ohio Ky Ky, day laborer; James L., son, 14, b. May 1886, Ky Ky Ky.
Hunter, John, 43, b. Oct 1857, Ky Ky Va, day laborer; Elizabeth, wife, 34, b. June 1865, Ky Ky Ky, married 9 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Vestia M., dau, 4, b. Feb 1896, Ky Ky Ky; Gray, William L., son, 20, b. Apr 1880, Ohio Ky Ky, day laborer; James L., son, 14, b. May 1886, Ky Ky Ky.
Census Notes for James Lee & Minta B. (Family)
1930 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 1B as family #18, on Owingsville and Olympia Turnpike:
Gray, James L., 43, age at first marriage 27, building carpenter; Minta, wife, 33, age at first marriage 17, proprietress of boarding house; Nell, dau, 15; John P., son, 8; Mays, Mary, servant, 59, single, cook at boarding house. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Bath Co., Ky, Olympia, ED 6-9, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 3A as family #38:
Gray, Minta, 43, widowed, nurse at private homes; Maze, Mary, aunt, 68, single. Both born in Ky, living in same house in 1935.
Gray, James L., 43, age at first marriage 27, building carpenter; Minta, wife, 33, age at first marriage 17, proprietress of boarding house; Nell, dau, 15; John P., son, 8; Mays, Mary, servant, 59, single, cook at boarding house. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Bath Co., Ky, Olympia, ED 6-9, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 3A as family #38:
Gray, Minta, 43, widowed, nurse at private homes; Maze, Mary, aunt, 68, single. Both born in Ky, living in same house in 1935.
