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Willis Finch Gray

Male 1872 - 1943  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Willis Finch Gray was born 25 Apr 1872, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1943, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1943, Finch Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 15, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Willis married Louisa Finchum 16 Nov 1891, Cocke County, Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Anderson Finchum and Nancy Gray) was born 23 Nov 1868, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1936; was buried Finch Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anderson Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sep 1892, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Leona Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1894, Tennessee; died Bef 21 Nov 1948.
    3. 4. Andrew "Andy" Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1897, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1948; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Lula Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sep 1899, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Flora Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1901; died 27 Oct 1950; was buried Finch Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anderson Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born Sep 1892, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 15, Cocke County, Tennessee


  2. 3.  Leona Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born Jan 1894, Tennessee; died Bef 21 Nov 1948.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 15, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Leona married James Monroe "Roe" Allen 24 Sep 1910, Cocke County, Tennessee. James (son of William C. "Bill" Allen and Mary Jane Hannon) was born 13 Feb 1891, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1948, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Nov 1948, Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Hassie J. Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1912, Tennessee; died Bef 14 Jul 2012.
    2. 8. Clora Eloise Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1914, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 2001, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Sep 2001, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 9. Lucile Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1917, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1932, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1932, Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 10. Addie H. Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Andrew "Andy" Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 7 Oct 1897, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1948; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 15, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Andrew — Mary Epley. Mary (daughter of David Epley and Naomi "Oma" Erwin) was born 13 Nov 1882; died 23 Sep 1951; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Earl Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Apr 1921; died 14 Mar 1952; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 12. David Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Sep 1925; died 17 Oct 1981; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Lula Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born Sep 1899, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 15, Cocke County, Tennessee


  5. 6.  Flora Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Willis1) was born 14 Jan 1901; died 27 Oct 1950; was buried Finch Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Flora — Tom Gray. Tom (son of William M. Gray and Emma Gray) was born 23 Jul 1897, Tennessee; died Nov 1964; was buried Finch Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Norrene Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1927; died 23 Jun 2015, Newport Health and Rehabilitation Center, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jun 2015, Stokelys Chapel Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 14. T.Warren Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1921; died 9 Dec 1990; was buried Merigold Cemetery, Bolivar County, Mississippi.
    3. 15. Herman E. Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1923; died 30 Aug 1995; was buried Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.
    4. 16. Finchie Conard Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1925; died 11 Dec 1980; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. 17. Emma Gray  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 23 Jun 2015.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Hassie J. Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born Abt 1912, Tennessee; died Bef 14 Jul 2012.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Hassie — Bartley "Bart" Bryant. Bartley (son of Thomas N. Bryant and Francis Dollie Allen) was born 25 Mar 1906, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1977, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Helen Christine Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1928, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014; was buried 28 Mar 2014, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 19. Loyd Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1932, Tennessee.
    3. 20. Etheridge Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 26 Mar 2014.

  2. 8.  Clora Eloise Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born 14 Jan 1914, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 2001, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Sep 2001, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Clora — Charles Holland Bryant. Charles (son of Joseph Baker Bryant and Laura Percella Kyker) was born 30 Jun 1910; died 4 Apr 1999, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Apr 1999, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Jerry Luther Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Dec 1938; died 8 Oct 1965; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 22. Leon Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Letha L. Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 24. Eldridge Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 9.  Lucile Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born Abt 1917, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1932, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1932, Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Lucile married James Finchum 2 May 1931, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 10.  Addie H. Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee


  5. 11.  Earl Gray Descendancy chart to this point (4.Andrew2, 1.Willis1) was born 2 Apr 1921; died 14 Mar 1952; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  6. 12.  David Gray Descendancy chart to this point (4.Andrew2, 1.Willis1) was born 7 Sep 1925; died 17 Oct 1981; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    David — Reva Marie Campbell. Reva (daughter of Sam Campbell and Sarah Barnes) was born 27 Aug 1927, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 2007, Baptist Convalescent Center. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Larry Gray  Descendancy chart to this point

    David — Dessie Gilliland. Dessie (daughter of James Isaac Gilliland and Laura E. Jenkins) was born 16 Oct 1918, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1981; was buried Morris Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  7. 13.  Norrene GrayNorrene Gray Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) was born 28 Aug 1927; died 23 Jun 2015, Newport Health and Rehabilitation Center, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jun 2015, Stokelys Chapel Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Norrene — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Brenda Gray  Descendancy chart to this point

    Norrene — Gann. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Randy Gann  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 23 Jun 2015.
    2. 28. Danny Gann  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 23 Jun 2015.
    3. 29. Lanna Sharon Gann  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 23 Jun 2015.

    Norrene — Ronald Victor Denton. Ronald was born 16 Aug 1908; died 31 Mar 1981; was buried Open Door Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Kathy Denton  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 14.  T.Warren Gray Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) was born 17 Jun 1921; died 9 Dec 1990; was buried Merigold Cemetery, Bolivar County, Mississippi.

  9. 15.  Herman E. Gray Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) was born 17 May 1923; died 30 Aug 1995; was buried Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.

  10. 16.  Finchie Conard Gray Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) was born 2 Sep 1925; died 11 Dec 1980; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Finchie — Imogene Clevenger. Imogene (daughter of James Clevenger and Mary Elsie McCarter) was born 9 Apr 1931; died 25 Dec 1994; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Freddy N. Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Nov 1953; died 16 Feb 1984; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  11. 17.  Emma Gray Descendancy chart to this point (6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) died Bef 23 Jun 2015.

    Emma — Ealy. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Helen Christine Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hassie3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born 8 Dec 1928, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014; was buried 28 Mar 2014, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Helen married Robert H. "Bob" Kyker 15 Nov 1947, Cocke County, Tennessee. Robert (son of William Columbus Kyker and Anna Mae Cureton) was born 5 Mar 1927, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 2003; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Gary Kyker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Jeff Kyker  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 19.  Loyd BryantLoyd Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hassie3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born Abt 1932, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Loyd — Mary Edith Gray. Mary (daughter of Charles Otto "Otto" Gray and Wavie Hall) was born 3 Feb 1935, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Wilbur Earl Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jan 1955; died 14 Jul 2012, Physicians Regional Hospital; was buried 17 Jul 2012, Hall Family Cemetery.
    2. 35. Jance Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 20.  Etheridge Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hassie3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) died Bef 26 Mar 2014.

  4. 21.  Jerry Luther Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clora3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1) was born 30 Dec 1938; died 8 Oct 1965; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Jerry — Imogene Moore. (daughter of Charlie Moore and Sarah Elizabeth Styles) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Jerry Lynn Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 22.  Leon Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clora3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1)

    Leon — Nancy. [Group Sheet]


  6. 23.  Letha L. Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clora3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1)

  7. 24.  Eldridge Bryant Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clora3, 3.Leona2, 1.Willis1)

    Eldridge married Ellie L. West Abt 1956. Ellie (daughter of Ambers E. West and Jannie E.) was born 18 Jan 1936, Sweetwater, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 2010; was buried 25 Jul 2010, Jefferson Memorial Gardens. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Kendall Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Kerri Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. Bryan Bryant  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 25.  Larry Gray Descendancy chart to this point (12.David3, 4.Andrew2, 1.Willis1)

    Larry — Linda. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Larry Lamar Gray  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 26.  Brenda Gray Descendancy chart to this point (13.Norrene3, 6.Flora2, 1.Willis1)

    Brenda — George Wright. [Group Sheet]


  10. 27.  Randy Gann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Norrene3, 6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) died Bef 23 Jun 2015.

  11. 28.  Danny Gann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Norrene3, 6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) died Bef 23 Jun 2015.

  12. 29.  Lanna Sharon Gann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Norrene3, 6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) died Bef 23 Jun 2015.

  13. 30.  Kathy Denton Descendancy chart to this point (13.Norrene3, 6.Flora2, 1.Willis1)

    Kathy — Layman. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Dakota Layman  Descendancy chart to this point

    Kathy — Chris Weinel. [Group Sheet]


  14. 31.  Freddy N. Gray Descendancy chart to this point (16.Finchie3, 6.Flora2, 1.Willis1) was born 5 Nov 1953; died 16 Feb 1984; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


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