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     Alvin Gray married Sarah Mercy Olds, daughter of Frederick Augustus Olds and Sally Curran McAfee, on 2 May 1855 at Olmsted County, Minnesota.¹

     Daniel Gray married Susanna Taylor, daughter of Phillip Taylor, on 29 Aug 1798 at Hardin County, Kentucky.

     Elinor Gray was born in 1866 at Olmsted County, Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹ Elinor Gray married Walter Bissell on 22 Feb 1888 at St. Lawrence, South Dakota.¹

     Eugene Gray was born on 12 May 1860.¹ He was the son of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹ Eugene Gray died young.¹

     G. C. Gray married Hazel Hedley, daughter of James E. M. Hedley and Flora Lauretta Olds, on 1 Nov 1914.¹

     James Franklin Gray married Minnie Belle Whitlock, daughter of David Oliver Whitlock and Mary Ann Frances Rhudy.² James Franklin Gray was born on 22 Feb 1871 at Greene County, Tennessee.³ He died on 30 Jun 1944 at Appalachian Hospital, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, at age 73⁴ and was buried on 31 Jul 1944 at Fairview Cemetery, near Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.⁵
     James Franklin Gray and Minnie Belle Whitlock appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1900 at 15th Civil District, Washington County, Tennessee, as follows:
     190/206 Gray, Frank J., head, b. Feb 1870, 30, marr. 7 yrs, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn., grocer
      , Minnie B., wife, b. Feb 1879, 21, 0 children, 0 living, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn.⁶
James Franklin Gray and Minnie Belle Gray appeared on the census of 18 Apr 1910 at 15th Civil District, Washington County, Tennessee, as follows:
     53/54 Gray, James F., head, 50[sic], marr. once, 17 years, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn., merchant, retail groceries
      , Minnie B., wife, 33, marr. once, 17 years, 0 children, 0 living, b.Tenn., parents b. Tenn.⁷
James Franklin Gray and Minnie Belle Gray appeared on the census of 17 Jan 1920 at 2nd Civil District, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
     522/526 Gray, James F., head, 53, b. Tenn., parents b. Va., clerk in grocery store
      , Minnie, wife, 46, b. Tenn., father b. Tenn., mother b. Va.
      Whitlock, Mary, mother-in-law, 62, b. Va., father b. Va., mother b. N. C.
[The previous family was that of William and Ella Whitlock.]⁸
James Franklin Gray and Minnie Belle Whitlock appeared on the census of 14 Apr 1930 at Civil District 15, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee, as follows:
     128/139 Gray, James F., head, 59, 1st marr. at 22, b. Tenn., father b. N. C., mother b. Tenn., no occupation given
      , Minnie B., wife, 1st marr. at 16, b. Tenn., parents b. Tenn., clerk in restaurant.⁹
     He was apparently commonly known in the family as Aden Gray. Betty (Poteat) Olds always knew him as "Uncle Aden" and James Blakely wrote: "As for aunt Belle Gray, her husband was known as Aden to every person I have talked to, but the only records I have been able to find was their marriage record, where he was listed as Frank Gray."¹⁰

     Joseph Olds Gray was born on 30 Jul 1908.¹ He was the son of Meldrum Gray and Eleanor Daugherty Olds.¹

     Kate Gray was born on 11 Aug 1865.¹ She died young.¹ She was the daughter of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹

     Lawrence Gray was born in 1861 at Olmsted County, Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹

     Mary Anderson Gray was born on 8 May 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Meldrum Gray and Eleanor Daugherty Olds.¹ Mary Anderson Gray died in 1916.² She was buried at Roswell, New Mexico.²

     Meldrum Gray was born on 7 Dec 1874.¹ He married Eleanor Daugherty Olds, daughter of Joseph Olds and Mary Anderson, on 10 Nov 1903.¹
     "Res. Col., Pres. Gray Estate Co., Ins. Broker."²
     "Lives in Roswell, N. M."¹

     Meldrum Gray was born on 9 Aug 1910.¹ He was the son of Meldrum Gray and Eleanor Daugherty Olds.¹

     Octavia J. Gray married Benjamin Sutherland.¹ Octavia J. Gray was born in 1857 at Waseca, Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹

     Oliver Gray was born in 1858 at Olmsted County, Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹ Oliver Gray married Mary Richter on 11 Feb 1885.¹

     Rebecca Gray was buried at Wabash County, Illinois. She was born on 28 Jul 1815 at Kentucky. She was the daughter of Daniel Gray and Susanna Taylor. Rebecca Gray married George W. Woods, son of Andrew Woods and Cassandra Whaley, on 24 Dec 1840 at Edwards County, Illinois. Rebecca Gray died on 6 Jul 1903 at Wabash County, Illinois, at age 87.
     Rebecca Gray appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1900 at Lick Prairie Township, Wabash County, Illinois, as follows: The listing shows:
Woods, Rebede, Head, b. Aug. 1816, age 83, married 53 years, widowed, with 4 children.
, Andrew, son, b. May 1847, age 53, married 4 years
, Mary, d. in law, b. Sept 1864, age 35, married four years with three children, ? living
, Susan M., Grand D., b. Oct. 1887, age 2.¹

     Thomas A. Gray married Ella Fort at Brookings, South Dakota.¹ Thomas A. Gray was born in 1863.¹ He was the son of Alvin Gray and Sarah Mercy Olds.¹

     Virginia Mae Gray was born on 27 Sep 1938. She married James Lynn Poteat, son of James Moore Poteat and Margaret Graham Britton, on 10 Sep 1955.¹ Virginia Mae Gray died on 3 Nov 2013 at home, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, at age 75.² She was buried on 7 Nov 2013 at Washington County Memory Gardens, Washington County, Tennessee.²
     The following document provides the basic structure of my knowledge of the family. It was written by Virginia (Gray) Poteat in 2002.
"Here is what I could find out about my family. James Lynn Poteat and Virginia Mae Poteat were married 9-10-55. We had 4 daughters: Deborah Ann Poteat Miller (B. 11-22-55) married Alan Dawson Miller (B. 11-7-54) on 6-30-1973. Debbie and Alan's children are Alan Michael Miller (B. 5-15-1974) married to Kim Edwards on 10-9-96. Bradley James Miller (B -7-9-79) married Jessica Silvers on 9-22-01.
"Vicky Lynn Poteat Broyles (She will be getting her Poteat only name when she gets her divorce in November 2002). Her children are Christina Michelle Masters (B 8-9-75). Robert Dillon Kinley (B 4-12-82) Joshua Lee Broyles (B 7-10-88).
"Barbara Sue Poteat Thompson (B 10-2-58) married Richard Alan Thompson (B 2-26-53) on 3-10-1979. Her child is Jennifer Leigh Beard Rogers (B 3-3-1974). She is married to Rev. Jon Rogers -- married on 6-6-92. She has two children Jared Cameron Rogers (B 10-14-93) and Jacob Luke Rogers (B 8-7-96)
"Mary Lou Poteat Sluss (B 7-3-61) is married to Timothy Sluss (B 1-26-59) married on 5-29-98. She has 1 child - Jenny LeAnne Arrowood Murvin (B 3-24-79) married Travis Anthony Murvin 5-11-02. Le Anne is expecting 10-6-02. It is a boy"
This document is written in pencil but some notes have been added in pen by another hand. At the top:
"Virginia -- Father -- Earl Vestel Gray, b. Mar. 1915, d. June 18, 1991. Mother Martha Gray."
and on the left edge: "For Dan".¹
     Her obituary states: "Mrs. Virginia Mae Poteat, age 75, Jonesborough, went home to the arms of Jesus on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at her residence after a long illness.
"Mrs. Poteat was a daughter of the late Earl Vestal & Martha Marinda Barnett and had lived in Jonesborough all her life. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Poteat was also preceded in death by her husband, James L. Poteat.
"She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and former member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church.
"Mrs. Poteat retired from Baxter Pharmaseal.
"Survivors include four daughters, Deborah Ann Miller, Vicky Lynn Lloyd (Jerry), Barbara Sue Thompson (Richard) and Mary Lou Sluss (Tim); two brothers, Eugene Lee Gray (Shirley) and Ronnie Mitchell “Mickey” Gray (Jill); brother-in-law, Steve Poteat (Melba); grandchildren, Jennifer Rogers, Alan M. Miller, Christy Schultz, Bradley Miller, Bobby Kinley, Leanne Murvin and Josh Broyles; eight great grandchildren; aunt, Edna Wiseman; and several nephews and nieces.
"Funeral services will be conducted 7:00 pm Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmie Rogers, Rev. Jon Rogers and Rev. Brian Nulf officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 pm Wednesday prior to the service.
"Entombment services will be conducted 11:00 am Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Washington County Memory Gardens.
"Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.
"The family would like to give special thanks to caregivers, Ashley Weaver, Alisha Crabtree, Carrie Reed and Rhonda Bailey. As well as Mountain States Hospice and Dr. Brian Way.³

     William Anderson Gray was born on 11 Sep 1911.¹ He was the son of Meldrum Gray and Eleanor Daugherty Olds.¹

     Donald R. Greco was born on 10 Aug 1931 at Brooklyn, New York.³ He died on 3 Feb 2014 at Brooklyn, New York, at age 82.³

     Nancy J. Greeley was buried at Mt. Albion Cemetery, Mt. Albion, Orleans County, New York.² She was born on 29 May 1792 at Saratoga, New York.^1,3 She married William Olds, son of Aaron Olds and Eunice Durkee, on 22 Sep 1808 at Saratoga, New York.^1,4 Nancy J. Greeley died on 1 Dec 1879 at age 87.¹

     Alice Olds Green was born on 30 Nov 1907 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado.¹ She was the daughter of James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Olds. Alice Olds Green died on 27 Jul 1985 at age 77.² She was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.³

     Arthur Olds Green was born on 29 Apr 1902 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado.¹ He was the son of James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Olds. Arthur Olds Green married Violet Norton c 1929.² Arthur Olds Green died in 1977.³ He was buried at Orchard Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado.⁴
     Arthur Olds Green and Violet Green appeared on the census of 3 Apr 1930 at 428 White Ave., Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, as follows:
     70/81 Green, Arthur O., head, 28, first marr. at 27, b. Colorado, parents b. Illinois, Office Manager, wholesale cigars
      , Violet N., wife, 21, first marr. at 20, b. Colorado, father b. Kentucky, mother b. Iowa.² Arthur Olds Green was listed in the 1941 directory of 330 Ouray Avenue, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, as: Green Arth O (Violet N) bkpr Grand Mesa Distbg Co h Ouray av.⁵

     David C. Green was born on 19 Nov 1846 at a log cabin, on a farm, Clinton County, Ohio.³ He married Henrietta Ridgely, daughter of William Simmons Ridgely and Ann Eliza Crowell, on 9 Jun 1887.^1,3
     He was the son of John and Rhoda (Carrey) Green. When the Civil War began, he enlisted in Company F, Eighty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 5 April 1864. He was mustered out on 3 July 1865. From 1868 to 1879, he lived in Hamilton County, Indiana, then moved back to his father's homestead in Clinton county, Ohio. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1879 and worked as a locomotive fireman and then an engineer. In 1902 he began farming on a tract of government land in Woods County ten miles from Alva. In 1909, he retired and moved to the county seat. "On January 30, 1868, Mr. Green was married to Miss Laura B. Hildebrandt, who died in 1879, leaving one child: Ambia Marie, born December 9, 1868, who died in 1884. Mr. Green was again married, June 9, 1887, to Miss Henrietta Ridgely, who was born September 12, 1855 [sic], in Wabash County, Illinois. They have had no children."³

     David O. Green was born in Feb 1910 at Colorado.² He was the son of James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Olds. David O. Green married Rosaltha Beard on 20 Jan 1933 at Ouray, Colorado.³ David O. Green died in 1996.⁴ He was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito County, California.⁵
     David and Rosaltha Green appeared on the census enumeration of 1 Apr 1940 at 1002 Colorado Avenue, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, as follows:
     88 Read, Harold E., head, 27, 4 yrs h. s., b. Kansas, Salesman Owner, Farm Inplements & Trucks
      , Mildred O., 28, 3 yrs college, b. Colorado, Teacher, public school
      Green, David O., lodger, 30, 7 yrs college, b. Colorado, Eye Speciation, private practice
      , Rose E., lodger, 27, 3 yrs college, b. Colorado, Secretary, doctor's office
All four lived in the same place as of 1 Apr 1935..⁶ David O. Green was listed in the 1941 directory of Grand Junction, Colorado, as: Green David O (Roseltha B) optom 3 McMullin bldg h 1102 Rood av.⁷

     James Arthur Green was born on 20 Oct 1861 at Illinois.^1,2 He married (1) Alice May Olds, daughter of Jeremiah Erick Olds and Sarah Jane Zimmerman, on 6 Nov 1895 at Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois.³ James Arthur Green married (2) Lucy Mabel Olds, daughter of Jeremiah Erick Olds and Sarah Jane Zimmerman, on 3 Mar 1898 at Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois.¹ James Arthur Green died in 1934.⁴ He was buried at Municipal Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado.⁴
     "Ottawa, Ill., Nov. 6 --Special Telegram. -- James A. Green and Miss Alice M. Olds, daughter of J. E. Olds, were married this afternoon."⁵
James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Green appeared on the census of 2 May 1910 at Pomona, Mesa County, Colorado, as follows:
     222/228 Green, James A., head, 48, marr. once, 12 yrs, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Penn., fruit grocer for fruit farm
      , Lucy, wife, 40, marr. once, 12 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. Ill., father b. Mass., mother b. Ohio
      , Raymond O., son, 9, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Arthur O., son, 8, b. Colorado, parents b. Ill.
      , Katherine O., dau., 4, b. Colorado, parents b. Ill.
      , Alice O., dau., 2, b. Colorado, parents b. Ill.
      , David O., son, 3/12, b. Colorado, paremts b. Ill.
      Glaze, Mina, servant, female, 20, single, b. Nebraska, parents b. Ill., servant to private family
      Everett, Fred, helper, 21, single, b. Eng - English, parents b. Eng.-English, came to US in 1909, alien, farm laborer on fruit farm
      Beadle, Isaac, helper, 22, single, b. Minnesota, parents b. "unknown", farm laborer on fruit farm
[No recognition of James' first marriage.].²
James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Green appeared on the census of 17 Apr 1930, as follows:
     192/195 Green, James A., head, 69, first marr. at 34, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Penn., apiarist, bee keeper
      , Lucy O., wife, 60, first marr. at 28, b. Ill., father b. Mass., mother b. Ohio
      , David O., son, 20, single, b. Colorado, parents b. Ill., occupation "none"
      Olds, Sarah J., mother-in-law, 82, widow, first marr. at 20, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio.⁶

     Kathrine Olds Green was born on 15 Oct 1905 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado.¹ She was the daughter of James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Olds. Kathrine Olds Green married Seavey Anderson Hodo on 1 Mar 1952 at Solano County, California.^2,3 Kathrine Olds Green died on 30 Jul 1988 at age 82² and was buried at LeFlore Cemetery, LeFlore, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.⁴
     She was listed in the 1941 directory of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, as: Green Kath O h628 White av.⁵

     Olive Green married Joseph Olds, son of Joseph Olds and Hannah Bissell.² Olive Green was born c 1791.² She died on 11 Jul 1823.² She was buried at Hartland Cemetery, Sennett, Niagara County, New York.^2,3

     Raymond Olds Green was born on 19 May 1900 at Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of James Arthur Green and Lucy Mabel Olds. Raymond Olds Green married Elizabeth Loretta Edwards on 14 Sep 1924 at Price, Carbon County, Utah.² Raymond Olds Green appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Sep 1980 with the last place of residence listed as Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. Raymond Olds's SSN was issued in Colorado (1955). Also, his birth date is given as 19 May 1900.³
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. He described himself as living at RFD 2, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, age 18, born 19 May 1900, and his occupation was Ranching and Bee Keeper. He was medium in height, slender in build, with blue eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was J. A. Green, Route 2, Grand Junction, Colorado and he signed his name as Raymond Olds Green..⁴
Raymond Olds Green and Elizabeth Loretta Green appeared on the census of 16 Apr 1940 at Pomona Road, Mesa County, Colorado, as follows:
     193 Green, Raymond, head, 29, 2 yrs college, b. Ill., Apiaculturist, Apiary
      , Elizabeth E., wife, 34, b. Colorado
      , Betty Ray, dau., 14, 1 yr. h. s., b. Colorado
      , John Kent, son, 13, 8 yrs. school, b. Colorado
      , Lucy O., mother, 73, widow, 4 yrs. h. s., b. Illinois
This family had lived in the same place as of 1 April 1935.⁵

     Rollin Olds Green was born on 2 Sep 1896.¹ He was the son of James Arthur Green and Alice May Olds.¹ Rollin Olds Green died on 18 Aug 1897.¹ He was buried at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois.²

     Elizabeth Greene married Charles Griffith, son of Charles Griffith and Anne Davidge, at Montgomery County, Maryland.¹ Elizabeth Greene died on 3 Oct 1858.²