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Ira Matthew Gray
1830 - 1903 (~ 72 years)1. Ira Matthew Gray was born Jun 1830, North Carolina, USA; died 1903, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Ira married Affa Brickhouse. Affa (daughter of Uzziel Brickhouse and Frances) was born 12 Nov 1822, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Dec 1915, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. John Morgan Gray was born Abt 1863, North Carolina, USA; died 13 Jul 1949, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 2
2. John Morgan Gray (1.Ira1) was born Abt 1863, North Carolina, USA; died 13 Jul 1949, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. John married Abba Lena Brickhouse 1 Jul 1903, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Abba was born 20 Apr 1881, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Jun 1976, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Mary Elizabeth Gray
- 4. Wilma Affie Gray was born 1 Jan 1920, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Mar 1986, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 5. Dezzie Gray was born 23 Jan 1916, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Nov 2003, Currituck, North Carolina, USA.
- 6. Barbara Frances Gray was born 9 Feb 1909, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Jun 1964, Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
John married Mary E. Holmes 15 Jul 1894, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of Henry Holmes and Sarah Frances) was born Abt 1879, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died Bef 1900, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
3. Mary Elizabeth Gray (2.John2, 1.Ira1) Mary married Eugene Robert Bright (son of Jesse Grant Bright and Beatrice Louise Wilson) [Group Sheet]
Children:
4. Wilma Affie Gray (2.John2, 1.Ira1) was born 1 Jan 1920, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Mar 1986, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Wilma married Adam David Layden. Adam (son of Nathan L. Layden and Nancy L. Williams) was born 25 Jul 1908, North Carolina, USA; died 28 Jun 1970, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Dezzie Gray (2.John2, 1.Ira1) was born 23 Jan 1916, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Nov 2003, Currituck, North Carolina, USA. Dezzie married Hoyt Bright James [Group Sheet]
Children:
6. Barbara Frances Gray (2.John2, 1.Ira1) was born 9 Feb 1909, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Jun 1964, Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Barbara married George Spence Sawyer Bef 1944, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. George (son of William Franklin Sawyer and Martha Louise Felton) was born 9 Nov 1911, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 23 May 1997, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 4
7. Shirley Jean Bright (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Ira1) 8. Linda Dianne Bright (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Ira1) 9. Hoyt Bright James, Jr. (5.Dezzie3, 2.John2, 1.Ira1) 10. Terry James (5.Dezzie3, 2.John2, 1.Ira1) Terry married Rose. [Group Sheet]
11. George Spence Sawyer, Jr. (6.Barbara3, 2.John2, 1.Ira1) George married Cindy Lynn Gordon (daughter of Willis Franklin Gordon and Pearl Virginia Pritchard) [Group Sheet]
12. Billie Frances Sawyer (6.Barbara3, 2.John2, 1.Ira1) Billie married William Edwin Ricks. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Wanda Gay Ricks