Nancy Mariah "Mary" Ingels (Gray)
Born: 6 Nov 1835
Birthplace: Madison, IN
Death: 21 Sep 1870
Buried: White Oak Cemetery, Hopkins, Nodaway, MO
Spouse: William T. Gray
Married: 13 Apr 1852 in Nodaway, MO
Father: William Thomas Ingels
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Nash (Ingels)
Children: James T. Gray, Austin S. Gray, William T. Gray, Wesley F. Gray, Martha E. Gray, John S. Gray, Mahala J. Gray, Amanda Gray, Samuel G. Gray
Birthplace: Madison, IN
Death: 21 Sep 1870
Buried: White Oak Cemetery, Hopkins, Nodaway, MO
Spouse: William T. Gray
Married: 13 Apr 1852 in Nodaway, MO
Father: William Thomas Ingels
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Nash (Ingels)
Children: James T. Gray, Austin S. Gray, William T. Gray, Wesley F. Gray, Martha E. Gray, John S. Gray, Mahala J. Gray, Amanda Gray, Samuel G. Gray
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According to family this information may have come from the 1901 Lewis edition of History of Atchison and Nodaway Counties. Keep this in mind when references are made to "living people!."
William T. Gray
William T. Gray is a well known representative of the farming interests of Nodaway County, and the careful,progressive methods which he follows bring to him a creditable and gratifying success. His farm is located on section 5,Union township, and the place is divided into fields of convenient size by well kept fences. All modern improvements and accessories have been added and everything about the place is neat and thrifty in appearance, indicating his careful supervision.
Mr Gray was born August 3, 1868 , on the farm where he now resides. His father, William Gray, Sr.,was a native of North Carolina,born in Ashe County, March 10,1831. When two years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal to Campbell county, Tennessee, but subsequently they went to Carroll County, Missouri, in the year 1841, arriving in Nodaway county in the spring of the following year. The location was made in what is now Union township. This was a wild region, much of the land still being in it's primitive condition and over the country roamed the Indian tribes that had not yet left for the reservations further west. Mr. Gray purchased a claim and began the development of a farm,giving the place the name of Gray's Grove. There resided the two brothers, John and Martin Gray and upon the frontier they improved a fine farm, meeting all the experiences and hardships of a pioneer life. There was but one store in Maryville and that was in a log house. During his boyhood the father of our subject was on one occasion going to mill at Platte City, in company with two others, and on the return journey William Gray was almost frozen to death. In the meantime his family were subsisting on corn meal made on a hominy block. As the years passed, however, the comforts of the older east were introduced into the west and the family added modern accessories and improvements to their place. At the time of the war William Gray served in the enrolled Missouri militia. In 1853 he took up his residence upon the farm now occupied by our subject. he had formerly entered the claim from the government and had made some improvements. He became here the owner of two hundred and seventy acres of rich land,on which he planted a good orchard, erected a comfortable residence, built a barn and all necessary outbuildings, and secured machinery for the cultivation of his land. He was called upon to fill a number of local offices, for his fellow townsmen recognized his ability to serve.
William Gray, Sr.,was twice married. On the 13th of April, 1852, he wedded Miss Nancy Ingalls, who died Sept4ember 21, 1869, leaving nine children, of whom three are yet living, namely: james T. ,Austin S., and William T. Those who have passed away are Wesley F.;Martha E.,wife of Wilson Hadley;John S.;Mahala J.,the wife of George Loch;Amanda and Samuel G. For his second wife the father chose Mrs. Mary Shelton, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, September 17, 1838. They had six children, but only two of that number, Emmett O. and Dale are now living. Those who have passed away were Edgar F.,Lester,Ora and Otho. By her former marriage Mrs. Gray had three children: William K. is yet living;Eva B.; and Albert L.,deceased. William Gray Sr., died on the 16th of March 1900 and is still survived by his second wife, who is a faithful member of the Methodist Church, to which he also belonged.
William T. Gray has spent his entire life in Nodaway county. Through the summer months he worked in the fields, and in the winter season he pursued his education in the public schools near his home. On the 21st of January, 1891, he was united in Marriage to Miss Florence Johnson, who was born in Illinois, near Springfield, and is the daughter of James M. and Lucy (Archer) Johnson. Her parents were both natives of Campbell county,Tennessee, and at an early day removed to the Prairie state, coming thence to Missouri, when Mrs. Gray was only two years old.They first settled west of Burlington Junction and a year later took up their abode in Polk township,near the present home of their daughter. They are still living and nine of their children yet survive. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs Gray has been blessed with two children, Verda E. and Velma B., both of whom were born on the home farm. They are bright and interesting little children and are the light and delight of their parents' home.
Mr and Mrs Gray began their domestic life upon the farm which is yet their home, and throughout the years of his manhood he has carried on agricultural pursuits, for which he is well fitted by practical training in his youth. The farm is well developed and the richly cultivated fields yield a golden tribute in return for the care and labor of the owner. His business interests are well conducted along carefully defined lines of labor and annually his efforts are increasing his income.
In his political affiliations Mr. Gray has always been a stanch Democrat since casting his first presidential vote for Grover Cleveland. For two years he was the assessor and for a number of years has served on the school board, and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend. He believes most firmly in providing excellent school privileges that the children of the land may be well trained by mental discipline for the duties and labors of later life. Mrs. Gray is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and Mr. Gray a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,South. Theirs is an intelligent family and Mr. and Mrs. Gray have a wide acquaintance and enjoy the warm regard of all who know them.
William T. Gray
William T. Gray is a well known representative of the farming interests of Nodaway County, and the careful,progressive methods which he follows bring to him a creditable and gratifying success. His farm is located on section 5,Union township, and the place is divided into fields of convenient size by well kept fences. All modern improvements and accessories have been added and everything about the place is neat and thrifty in appearance, indicating his careful supervision.
Mr Gray was born August 3, 1868 , on the farm where he now resides. His father, William Gray, Sr.,was a native of North Carolina,born in Ashe County, March 10,1831. When two years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal to Campbell county, Tennessee, but subsequently they went to Carroll County, Missouri, in the year 1841, arriving in Nodaway county in the spring of the following year. The location was made in what is now Union township. This was a wild region, much of the land still being in it's primitive condition and over the country roamed the Indian tribes that had not yet left for the reservations further west. Mr. Gray purchased a claim and began the development of a farm,giving the place the name of Gray's Grove. There resided the two brothers, John and Martin Gray and upon the frontier they improved a fine farm, meeting all the experiences and hardships of a pioneer life. There was but one store in Maryville and that was in a log house. During his boyhood the father of our subject was on one occasion going to mill at Platte City, in company with two others, and on the return journey William Gray was almost frozen to death. In the meantime his family were subsisting on corn meal made on a hominy block. As the years passed, however, the comforts of the older east were introduced into the west and the family added modern accessories and improvements to their place. At the time of the war William Gray served in the enrolled Missouri militia. In 1853 he took up his residence upon the farm now occupied by our subject. he had formerly entered the claim from the government and had made some improvements. He became here the owner of two hundred and seventy acres of rich land,on which he planted a good orchard, erected a comfortable residence, built a barn and all necessary outbuildings, and secured machinery for the cultivation of his land. He was called upon to fill a number of local offices, for his fellow townsmen recognized his ability to serve.
William Gray, Sr.,was twice married. On the 13th of April, 1852, he wedded Miss Nancy Ingalls, who died Sept4ember 21, 1869, leaving nine children, of whom three are yet living, namely: james T. ,Austin S., and William T. Those who have passed away are Wesley F.;Martha E.,wife of Wilson Hadley;John S.;Mahala J.,the wife of George Loch;Amanda and Samuel G. For his second wife the father chose Mrs. Mary Shelton, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, September 17, 1838. They had six children, but only two of that number, Emmett O. and Dale are now living. Those who have passed away were Edgar F.,Lester,Ora and Otho. By her former marriage Mrs. Gray had three children: William K. is yet living;Eva B.; and Albert L.,deceased. William Gray Sr., died on the 16th of March 1900 and is still survived by his second wife, who is a faithful member of the Methodist Church, to which he also belonged.
William T. Gray has spent his entire life in Nodaway county. Through the summer months he worked in the fields, and in the winter season he pursued his education in the public schools near his home. On the 21st of January, 1891, he was united in Marriage to Miss Florence Johnson, who was born in Illinois, near Springfield, and is the daughter of James M. and Lucy (Archer) Johnson. Her parents were both natives of Campbell county,Tennessee, and at an early day removed to the Prairie state, coming thence to Missouri, when Mrs. Gray was only two years old.They first settled west of Burlington Junction and a year later took up their abode in Polk township,near the present home of their daughter. They are still living and nine of their children yet survive. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs Gray has been blessed with two children, Verda E. and Velma B., both of whom were born on the home farm. They are bright and interesting little children and are the light and delight of their parents' home.
Mr and Mrs Gray began their domestic life upon the farm which is yet their home, and throughout the years of his manhood he has carried on agricultural pursuits, for which he is well fitted by practical training in his youth. The farm is well developed and the richly cultivated fields yield a golden tribute in return for the care and labor of the owner. His business interests are well conducted along carefully defined lines of labor and annually his efforts are increasing his income.
In his political affiliations Mr. Gray has always been a stanch Democrat since casting his first presidential vote for Grover Cleveland. For two years he was the assessor and for a number of years has served on the school board, and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend. He believes most firmly in providing excellent school privileges that the children of the land may be well trained by mental discipline for the duties and labors of later life. Mrs. Gray is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and Mr. Gray a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,South. Theirs is an intelligent family and Mr. and Mrs. Gray have a wide acquaintance and enjoy the warm regard of all who know them.