Willis Finch Gray^[1]

1872 - 1943  (71 years)

• Name	Willis Finch Gray
  Born	25 Apr 1872	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 15, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	12 Dec 1943	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Cause: Hemorrhage of the Brain
  Buried	14 Dec 1943	Finch Gray Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I104427	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2015

  
  

  Mother	Lizzie Gray,   b. Tennessee
  Family ID	F158842	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Louisa Finchum,   b. 23 Nov 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1936  (Age 67 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1891	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Anderson Gray,   b. Sep 1892, Tennessee + 2. Leona Gray,   b. Jan 1894, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 21 Nov 1948  (Age ~ 54 years) + 3. Andrew "Andy" Gray,   b. 7 Oct 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1948  (Age 51 years)   4. Lula Gray,   b. Sep 1899, Tennessee + 5. Flora Gray,   b. 14 Jan 1901,   d. 27 Oct 1950  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F37719	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Apr 1872 - Tennessee Married - 16 Nov 1891 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Hemorrhage of the Brain - 12 Dec 1943 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee), 50, 17 May 1930. James Anderson Finchum obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Finchum Gray Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 165 Civil Districts 8, 15, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Apr 1872 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 8 Estimated Marriage Year: 1892 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 7 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 131 Reference Number: 71 Film Number: 1241562 Digital Folder Number: 004118949 Image Number: 00455 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Finchum Gray M 28 Tennessee Wife Lanica Gray F 32 Tennessee Son Anderson Gray M 8 Tennessee Daughter Leona Gray F 6 Tennessee Son Andy Gray M 3 Tennessee Daughter Lula Gray F 1 Tennessee Servant Blackburn Hall M 21 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Finch Gray Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 Dec 1943 Event Place: Cocke Co, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Age: 71 Birth Date: 25 Apr 1872 Birthplace: Tenn. Father's Name: Unknown Mother's Name: Lizzie Gray Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Occupation: Farmer Residence Place: Newport, Cocke, Tenn. Cemetery: Gray Burial Place: Newport Burial Date: 14 Dec 1943 Additional Relatives: X "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11672-69138-69?cc=1417505 : accessed 3 July 2015), 004184883 > image 214 of 2771; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 71468121). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Willis Gray Spouse's Name: Louisa Finchum Event Date: 16 Nov 1891 Event Place: , Cocke, Tennessee