Gray, Johnie Leo

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	2 Jul 2024

  
  

  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 was 20 years and 5 months - She was 18 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Oct 1919 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Automobile-Train wreck - 3 Feb 1941 - Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 4 Feb 1941 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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).