Robert Gray, Sr.

Birth Date

1800-03-26

Death Date

1866-11-11

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Charlotte Coleman Gray in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on May 8, 1817. Father of Robert P. Gray, William T. Gray, Needham C. Gray, Nancy Gray, Mary S. E. Gray, and Julia A. Gray. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1820. Owned two enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1820. Resident in Caldwell County in 1830. Owned three enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1830. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Resident of Princeton in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Princeton in 1860.

Fourth Manuscript Census of the United States (1820), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 43.
Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 166.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 378B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 802.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 220A.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994029, Caldwell County Deaths, p. 63.
Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, 1786-1878, Film #000851644.
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Caldwell County Administrators Bonds, 1863-1878, p. 209.
"Robert Gray (1800-1866)," Find A Grave, Memorial #19301698, accessed December 8, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19301698.

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