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James W. Gray (Shelby County, Kentucky, laborer and 1st lieut 15th Ky Inf. USA)

b. 1841-11-01 d. 1921-03-14

Shelby County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James Gray Jr. and Catherine Gray. Married to Mollie E. Howard Gray in Shelby County on January 5, 1864. Student in Shelby County in 1850. Laborer in Shelby County in 1860. Served in the 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first sergeant, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant from December 14, 1861, to August 8, 1864.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 349B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 136.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Shelby County Marriages, Film #000259275, p. 641 of 720 microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 283.

Find A Grave, "James Wesley Gray (1841-1921)," Memorial #18755928, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18755928 (accessed November 28, 2020).

Citation

Gray, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212267 (November 12, 2026).

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