Gray, Johnie Leo (1919 - 1941): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1919 - 1941 (21 years)

Name	Gray, Johnie Leo
Birth	13 Oct 1919	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Farmer [4]
Reference Number	GRAY.J005
_FGRAVE	24197158
Death	3 Feb 1941	Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2, 6, 7, 8]
	Cause: Automobile-Train wreck
	John Leo Gray, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gray of Clay City, died at the Olney Sanitarium Monday morning of injuries received when the car he was driving was struck by a fast Eastbound B & O freight train earlier in the morning.
Burial	4 Feb 1941	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 6]
		Headstone, Gray, Johnie Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Gray Family Plot
		Headstone, Gray, Johnie
Person ID	I153	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants
Last Modified	14 May 2023

Father	Gray, Henry Lewis, b. 24 Apr 1894, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Sep 1968, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
Mother	Payne, Maude May, b. 3 Dec 1895, Martin County, Indiana d. 29 May 1983, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
Marriage	26 Sep 1914	Noble, Richland County, Illinois [3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11]
Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 9 months.
Family ID	F25	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

ohn Leo Gray, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gray of Clay City, died at the Olney Sanitarium Monday morning of injuries received when the car he was driving was struck by a fast Eastbound B & O freight train earlier in the morning. Burial in Clay City cemetery.

He is survived by his parents and three brothers and two sisters.

The Olney Advocate Feb. 6, 1941

Sources

[S292] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gray, Johnie, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=961&GScid=105163&GRid=24197158&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S293] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gray, Johnie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24197158/johnie-leo-gray), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S50] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
[S51] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00630?pid=14757672&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2).
[S28] Ancestry.com, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (http://www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2).
[S53] Steve and Betty Stanford, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Gray Family Tree", 27 Jan 2019, 5:37pm, (Steve and Betty Stanford, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Gray Family Tree", 27 Jan 2019, 5:37pm), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S190] Cannon, Jane, Jane Cannon, Letter to Carl W. Gray, 21 May 2007, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S54] Obituary, Gray, Maude, none.
[S14351] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Gray, Henry and Payne, Maude M., Volume 004, Page 0292, License #00000120, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2).
[S14352] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Richland County Marriages, 1840-1915, Grooms Book, Page #132, (Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), November 15, 1993), Page #132, none. (Reliability: 3).