William Joseph GRAY
Annie WALKER
Husband: William Joseph GRAY
Birth: 6 Jan 1890, Drumadoney, Dromore Parish, County Down, Northern Ireland
Baptism: 2 Feb 1890, Dromore 2nd Presbyterian Church, Dromore, County Down,
Northern Ireland
Immigration: 12 Oct 1912, Ellis Island, Port of New York, New York
Death: May 1966, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
Burial: May 1966, Sunset View Cemetery, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
Father: James GRAY
Mother: Ellen CHAMBERS
Marriage: 1914, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
Wife: Annie WALKER
Born: 8 Apr 1893, Dromara, County Down, Northern Ireland
Immigration: 26 Oct 1914, Ellis Island, Port of New York, New York
Death: 10 Mar 1955, Forest Hills, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
Burial: Mar 1955, Sunset View Cemetery, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
Father: James WALKER
Mother: Elizabeth SCOTT
Children:
1. Florence Amelia GRAY, b: 22 Oct 1915,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
Co., Pennsylvania
2. Ethel May GRAY, b: 8 Mar 1917, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
Co., Pennsylvania
3. William Edward GRAY, b: 22 Jun 1923, Sandy Creek, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
d: 1965, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
bur: Sunset View Cemetery, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
4. Walter Ernest GRAY, b: 21 Nov 1925, Sandy Creek, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
d: 5 Feb 2016, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
bur: Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore
Co., Maryland
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Notes:
William was enrolled in the Dromara Elementary School on the 29th of
April, 1895 (no age given). Records indicate he was of Presbyterian
denomination, from Drumadoney, and his father was a farmer. He continued
there until he was 'struck off' on the 31st of March, 1904.
Per the Passage Manifest and Passenger Records of the Adriatic, Ellis Island Foundation, new York, New York: William immigrated to the United States in October of 1912. He was the 3rd brother to leave Ireland for the U.S. He departed Liverpool, England on October 3, 1912 and arrived at Ellis Island on October 12, 1912. He arrived with only $25. His stated intention was to go to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to seek work.
1920
Federal Census Data (T625_1522, Page 42B), Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny Co.,
Pennsylvania,
Enumeration District: 521, Enumeration Date: 5-Jan-1920, Family
#62
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S |
POB |
Fa. |
Mo. |
Occupation |
In Sch |
GRAY, William J |
Head |
M |
29 |
M |
Ire |
Ire |
PA (Ire) |
Repairman / Garage |
|
Anna |
Wife |
F |
26 |
M |
Ire |
Ire |
PA (Ire) |
None |
|
Florence A |
Daughter |
F |
4y1m |
S |
PA |
Ire |
Ire |
None |
|
Ethel M |
Daughter |
F |
2y11m |
S |
PA |
Ire |
Ire |
None |
|
1930
Federal Census Data (T626_1969, Page 63A), Penn Twp., Allegheny Co.,
Pennsylvania,
Enumeration
District: 753, Enumeration Date: 26-Apr-1930, Family #255
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
Age Marr |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
In Sch |
Occupation |
GRAY, William |
Head |
M |
40 |
M |
25 |
N Ire |
N Ire |
N Ire |
|
Chauffeur / Private Family |
Annie |
Wife |
F |
36 |
M |
21 |
N Ire |
N Ire |
N Ire |
|
None |
Florence A |
Daughter |
F |
14 |
S |
|
PA |
N Ire |
N Ire |
X |
None |
Ethel M |
Daughter |
F |
13 |
S |
|
PA |
N Ire |
N Ire |
X |
None |
William E |
Son |
M |
6 |
S |
|
PA |
N Ire |
N Ire |
X |
None |
Walter E |
Son |
M |
4y5m |
S |
|
PA |
N Ire |
N Ire |
|
None |
1940 Federal Census Data (T626_3414,
Page 6840A), Penn Twp., Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania,
Enumeration District: 2-429, Enumeration Date: 2-Apr-1940, Family #6
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
In |
Gr. |
POB |
Occupation |
GRAY, William J |
Head |
M |
50 |
M |
|
8 |
N Ire |
Chauffeur / Private Family |
Anna |
Wife |
F |
46 |
M |
|
8 |
N Ire |
|
Florence |
Daughter |
F |
24 |
S |
|
H-4 |
PA |
Nurse / Private Homes |
Ethel May |
Daughter |
F |
23 |
S |
|
H-4 |
PA |
Typist / Plumbing Shop |
William E |
Son |
M |
16 |
S |
|
H-1 |
PA |
|
Walter E |
Son |
M |
14 |
S |
X |
8 |
PA |
|
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Sources:
1) Husband - Birth/Baptism: Dromore 2nd Presbyterian Church Baptisms,
1853-1923
2) Husband - Immigration: Ellis Island Foundation Ship Manifests, 1912
3) Death - Wife: Allegheny County Pennsylvania Vital Statistics - Deaths,
State File #020681