Laura Elizabeth "Betty" Gray^[1]

1886 - 1965  (79 years)

• Name	Laura Elizabeth "Betty" Gray
  Born	30 May 1886	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1920	Bradley County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	15 Jun 1965  [5]
  Buried	Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I63101	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	William Perry Gray,   b. Abt 1854, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Lucy Ann V. Mayes,   b. Jan 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	10 May 1874	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F13719	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Issac Monroe Whaley,   b. 19 Dec 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Nov 1980  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Virgil Lon Whaley,   b. 2 Jul 1916, Tennessee  (Age 108 years)
  Family ID	F49431	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	David C. "Dave" Wilson,   b. 18 Dec 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Aug 1963  (Age 82 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1919	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Minnie Pauline Wilson,   b. 31 Aug 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Oct 1993  (Age 73 years) + 2. Lillie Mae Wilson,   b. 31 Jul 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jul 2009  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F23154	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 May 1886 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 16 Oct 1919 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Bradley County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 217.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Feb 1961. James Rudolphus Gray obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Laura E Gray Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Birth Date: May 1886 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Spouse: Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Lucy A Gray Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0136 Page: 5 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 86 Reference Number: 89 Film Number: 1241595 Image Number: 00361 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self James R Gray M Tennessee Wife Mary E Gray F Tennessee Son William D Gray M Tennessee Son John R Gray M Tennessee Self Lucy A Gray F Tennessee Son William P Gray M Tennessee Daughter Loucinda J Gray F Tennessee Daughter Laura E Gray F Tennessee Daughter Lucy C Gray F Tennessee Son Robert D Gray M Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Bettie Wilson Residence: , Bradley, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1887 Age: 33 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: U S Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821729 Digital Folder Number: 4390801 Image Number: 00237 Sheet Number: 12 Household Gender Age Spouse Dave C Wilson M 40y Bettie Wilson F 33y Child Julius Wilson M 15y Child Martha Wilson F 13y Child Tennie Wilson F 11y Child Dewey Wilson M 7y Child Bulah Wilson F 5y Child Reva Wilson F 3y3m Child Virgil Whaley M 3y [S112] Census, 1930. Name Bettie Wilson Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 02, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 46 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1884 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 4 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Dave Wilsan Head M 50 Tennessee Bettie Wilson Wife F 46 Tennessee Bula Wilson Daughter F 16 Tennessee Dewey Wilson Son M 18 Tennessee Minnie Wilson Daughter F 9 Tennessee Lillie Wilson Daughter F 5 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Jun 1965. Wilson, Bettie Elizabeth 77 widow of Dave Wilson b. May 30, 84 TN d. 6-15-65 R4 Sev f. Will Gray m. Lucy Mayes Williamsburg Cem Survivors: 2 dau Mrs Orville Henry Miss Minnie Wilson Sev 1 son Lon Whaley R3 Oneida 1 bro Dan Gray 1 sis Mrs Jim Wilson 1 step-son Ulis Wilson 4 step-dau Mrs John Price Mrs Loyd Price Mrs Geo Maples Mrs Beulah Ogle. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 394. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: William P. Gray Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Lucy Ann V. Mays Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 10 May 1874 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51968-1 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 969965 Reference ID: 2:DQCRNN [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name D C Wilson Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Oct 1919 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Bettie Gray Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30180-6910-16?cc=1619127 : 16 December 2015), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1916-1921, vol 17-18 > image 385 of 634; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.