Gray, Carl Lester

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Day Laborer, Railroad Worker
• Reference Number: GRAY.C001
• _FGRAVE: 24199896
• Funeral: Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
• Census: 20 Mar 1950, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1950 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 13-3, Sheet 15

Notes:

Carl was injured in a farming accident in the early 1950's when a John Deere tractor ran over one leg.

Funeral:
Services were conducted by Reverend Fred Gordon.

Carl married McDowell, Dorothy Lois 'Dot' on 17 Oct 1945 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Dorothy (daughter of McDowell, Clayson Adrian and Luke, Nella Grace) was born on 5 Sep 1927 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 13 Sep 2004 in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried on 17 Sep 2004 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Ben F. Wineland performed the wedding ceremony of Dorothy and Carl. The marriage license states that they were married in Flora, Clay County, Illinois

1. Gray, C.W.C.
2. Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
3. Gray, P.J.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farm Laborer
• Reference Number: GRAY.J004
• _FGRAVE: 24199882
• Military Service: World War I, Private, United States Army
• Funeral: 21 Jul 1948, Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Jasper Gray, 52, of Clay City, died at the Olney sanitarium July 19 of an attack of acute appendicitis. He was spending the week-end with his family near Noble when stricken, and was rushed to the sanitarium. He died before surgery could be preformed, however.

Funeral services were held July 21 at the Easley-Padgett chapel at Clay City, the Rev. Fred Gordon officiating. Burial was in Clay City cemetery.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Stout of Olney and Miss Leona Gray of Clay City; three sons, Carl of Clay City and Lynn and Billy Joe, both at home; two brothers, Henry and Glason; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Galloway of Olney, Mrs. Hester Fitzgerald of Vincennes, IN; Mrs. Jeanette Asher of Florida and Mrs. Lydia Graham of Clay City; his father William; and two grandchildren.

Published in the Olney Advocate, Thursday, July 29, 1948.

Birth:
Birth date taken from his birth certificate. According to the 1900 Noble, Richland County Census, John was born in April 1896 in Illinois. The census shows his father was born in Indiana and his mother was born in Illinois.

Military Service:
Exempted from Military Service by reason of Strabismus, Comergent Corneal Opacity of Central Left Group (cross-eyed).

Died:
Jasper Gray, 52, of Clay City, died at the Olney sanitarium July 19 of an attack of acute appendicitis. He was spending the week-end with his family near Noble when stricken, and was rushed to the sanitarium. He died before surgery could be preformed, however.

John married Mitchell, Mary Elsie on 30 Oct 1919 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Mitchell, Joseph Henry 'Joe' and Pendleton, Elizabeth Anna) was born on 16 Aug 1903 in Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois; died on 31 Oct 1973 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 3 Nov 1973 in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: MITC.M001
• _FGRAVE: 46862936
• Funeral: 3 Nov 1973, Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Funeral:
Funeral services were held at the Clay City Chapel, Cardisco-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Services were conducted by Brother Fred Gordon.

Died:
Mary died at her daughter (Leona's) home in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

Buried:
She was buried in Lot 266 E2 of the Crest Haven Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois.

Notes:

Married:
Wayne County, Volume F, Page 74, License #157

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farm Laborer, Farmer
• Reference Number: GRAY.W001
• _FGRAVE: 34685905
• Funeral: Clay City Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

In the 1880 Federal Census, Noble, Illinois, he is listed as a "Willie", a 6 year old ward of the state. His was born in Kentucky, his father was born in Indiana, the birth place of his mother is listed as unknown.

According to the 1940 census, William had a 4th grade education.

Birth:
His marriage license seems to read Owensburg.

According to the 1900 Noble, Richland County Census, William was born in 1872 in Indiana. The census shows both his parents were born in Indiana.

Census:
1920 census, line 13

William married Yauch, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' on 26 Feb 1893 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois. Elizabeth (daughter of Jauch, Jacob and Hasler, Margaret 'Margret') was born on 29 Nov 1869 in Claremont, Richland County, Illinois; died on 1 Jan 1941 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 2 Jan 1941 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: YAUC.E002
• _FGRAVE: 34685767

Notes:

The 1920 census says her father was from Slovakia. He was from Germany.

According to the 1940 census, Lizzie had a 2nd grade education.

Elizabeth brought a daughter, Jennette B. "Nettie" Yauch into her marriage with William Gray.

Elizabeth and William were married by W.N. Cooprider, M.G.

Birth:
According to the 1900 Noble, Richland County Census, Lizzie was born in December 1869 in Illinois. The census shows both her parents were born in Germany.

Census:
1920 census, line 14

Died:
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 shows her death date as 1 Jan 1941

Notes:

Married:
According to Elizabeth's obituary, she and William Gray were married on February 26, 1892.

According to "Early Marriages of Richland County, Illinois 1840-1899", Volume 1, page 186, by Lola B. Taylor and "Richland County Marriages, 1840-1915, Grooms Book, Page #132, License #00020, Book #003, page #0202, Compiled by Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society November 15, 1993, they were married in 1893, (not 1892).

The Magistrate W. N. Cooprider performed the wedding ceremony.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farm Laborer
• Reference Number: MITC.J002
• _FGRAVE: 19786201

Notes:

The 1900 census shows him living in Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois. According to that census, he could not read or write, but could speak English. The Birth place of his parents is unknown.

Birth:
The birthdate on his headstone is 1878

Joseph married Pendleton, Elizabeth Anna on 17 Jul 1895 in Clay County, Illinois. Elizabeth (daughter of Pendleton, Charles and Lagle, Louisa) was born in Nov 1878 in Bucktown, Clay County, Illinois; died after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PEND.E001

Notes:

Minister T.E. Craig performed the wedding ceremony.
The 1900 census shows her living in Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois. According to that census, she could read, write, and speak English. The Birth place of her father was Illinois, but that of her mother is unknown.

Died:
The Illinois Death Index lists an Elizabeth Mitchell, Certificate #0032121, who died in Clay City, Illinois on October 28, 1919. Could this be her?

Notes:

Married:
Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, Clay County, Register of Marriages, Volume 1, Page 235, License# 3115

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: JAUC.J001
• _FGRAVE: 31826244
• Military Service: American Civil War, Private, Company D, 108th Ohio Infantry
• Immigration: 1846

Notes:

The German spelling of his last name was "Jauch"

Jacob allegedly in 1858, came to the United States as a stow-away on the ship Arlington. I have not yet documented this fact.

Jacob Yauch came to the United States in 1858 from Wurtemburg (Wittenberg) Germany, as a stow-away on a ship, having no fee for his passage. He was 19 years old & soon volunteered to serve in the Civil War with the Co. D. 108th Ohio Infantry.

His unit was overrun in 1862 at Hartsville, TN but he managed to survive the tragic ordeal.

Returning home he met & married a young Swiss girl, Margaret Hasler, who was 19 at the time. She was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland and had come to America with her family at the age of two.

Jacob took up farming as a livelihood settling in Richland County, IL near the Glenwood neighborhood.

Jacob worked hard on his farm for his family which eventually grew to eight children. He & Margaret's first six children were girls; Elizabeth, Rose, Della, Sarah (Sally), Della again, & Lillie Mae. There were then two sons John & Jacob born.

Jacob and Margaret lost four children in infancy including the first "Della", thus accounting for their naming another daughter Della in 1879.

Jacob died in 1899 at the age of 60. He was buried in Hanna Cemetery in Richland County where he has a military marker.

Margaret lived on until 1927, dying at the age of 78. She is also buried in the Hanna Cemetery.

(Published in Hometown Journal, Piecing Together the Past, by Rena Lents Thomas)

Immigration:
Jacob allegedly in 1858, came to the United States as a stow-away on the ship Arlington. I have not yet documented this fact.

Jacob married Hasler, Margaret 'Margret' on 11 Oct 1868 in Richland County, Illinois. Margaret (daughter of Hasler, Christian and Kummer, Elizabeth) was born on 19 Sep 1849 in Gsteigwiler, Canton Berne, Switzerland; died on 29 Jan 1927; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: HASL.M001
• _FGRAVE: 25165351

Notes:

Margaret Hasler was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland.

She came to America with her family at the age of two.

She was 19 when she married Jacob Yauch.

Margaret & Jacob's family eventually grew to eight children. She & Jacob's first six children were girls; Elizabeth, Rose, Della, Sarah (Sally), Della again, & Lillie Mae. There were then two sons John & Jacob born.

Jacob and Margaret lost four children in infancy including the first "Della", thus accounting for their naming another daughter Della in 1879.

Birth:
According to the research done by Julius Billeter, Margaritha was born on September 28th, 1849. Other sources, including her obituary, show she was born on September 19th, 1849. Her tombstone only shows the years 1849 - 1927

According to the 1900 Noble, Richland County Census, Margaret was born in September 1850 in Germany. The census shows both her parents were born in Germany.

Her tombstone has the Americanized spelling of "Margret" Yauch.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: MITC.J006

Notes:

In the Illinois Marriage Index, James is listed as "James B. Mitchell" and Mary is listed as "Mary E. Standley".

Birth:
The 1850 Census for Washing County, Illinois, lists him as "James C. H. Mitchell"

The 1870 census says he was born "ABT 1841"

Died:
James is not listed in the 1880 Census which was taken on June 5, 1880. Mary is listed as a widow.

James married Stanley, Mary E. on 7 Jun 1870 in Richland County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Stanley, John and ?, Elender 'Ellen') was born in 1846 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: STAN.M001

Notes:

In the Illinois Marriage Index, James is listed as "James B. Mitchell" and Mary is listed as "Mary T. Standley"

Notes:

Married:
Marriage listed as James B Mitchell and Mary E. Standley, License 00098, Book 002-0092

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PEND.C001

Charles married Lagle, Louisa in 1895 in Clay County, Illinois. Louisa was born in 1873; died in yes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: LAGL.L001

Notes:

Married:
Ancestry sources list the following marriages:

Henrietta Lyons
Henie Etta "Hennie" Lyons
Louisa Lagle