John Levi GRAY, SR

Birth:

11 Jan 1898

Putnam, Illinois

Death:

29 Jan 1989

Illinois

Burial:

Chillicothe City Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois

Marriage:

30 Jan 1927

Peoria, Peoria, Illinois

Father:

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Notes:

Name from letter from Shirley Bowersock in Norma's file
Birth and death dates from obit

John Gray Sr. - Peoria Journal Star
Chillicothe - John L. Gray Sr., 91, of 522 N. Second died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday at Proctor Community Hospital.
Born Jan 11, 1898, in Putnam to Thomas Jefferson and Maggie Taylor Gray, he married Elva Hargadine on Jan 3, 1927, in Peoria. She died Dec. 17, 1977. He was also preceded in death by one sister and one grandson.
Surviving are four sons, John L. Jr., Harley and Wallace, all of Chillicothe, and Alfred "Tote"; of Peoria; one daughter, Judy Secrest of Peoria; one brother Clarence of Rockford; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren
He worked at Caterpillar for 17 years, retiring in 1963. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chillicothe.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Weber Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Shimmin will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. burial will be in Chillicothe City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to his church.

JOHN GRAY SR Request Information
SSN 711-14-8217 Residence: 61523 Chillicothe, Peoria, IL
Born 11 Jan 1898 Last Benefit:
Died 29 Jan 1989 Issued: RR (Before 1951)

1920 Medina Twp. Peoria, Illinois Census - Ancestry.com Image 9
Gray, Thomas J. 47 years widowed born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana Gen. Farm.
Gray, John 18 years single born Illinois, Father born Indiana, mother born Indiana
Gray, Clarence 16 years single born Illinois, Father born Indiana, Mother born Indiana
Gray, daughter

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Birth:

Father:

Levi Lester HARGADINE

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Ursula REYNOLDS

Notes:

                   Name from e-mail from Tim Chambers dated 3-21-00.  Tim got it from WFT Volume 7, Pedigree 4426

ELVA GRAY Request Information
    SSN 351-22-3439 Residence:  61523  Chillicothe, Peoria, IL
    Born 23 Jun 1908 Last Benefit:
    Died Dec 1977 Issued:  IL (Before 1951)

Elva Mary Gray - Chillicothe Bulleton
       Mrs. John (Elva Mary) Gray, 69, of 522 N. Second St., died Saturday
       Services were held Tuesday afternoon at Weber Funeral Home with the Rev. William Bohn officiating.  Burial was in Chillicothe City Cemetery.
       She was born June 23, 1908, in Dunlap, a daughter of Levi L. and Ursula Reynolds Hargadine.  She married Mr. Gray January 30, 1927, in Peoria.  He survives.
       Also surviving are four sons, John L. Jr., Wallace, Alfred "Tote", and Harley, all of Chillicothe; one daughter, Judy Secrest of Chillicothe; three sisters, Ora Fahey of Chillicothe, Edna Hargadine of Peoria, and Laura Mangold of Wyoming; three brothers, Forrest of Dunlap, Roy of Alta and Raleigh of Edelstein, and 10 grandchildren.
       She was a member of First Baptist church.
       Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by one brother and one grandson.

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John Levi Gray, Sr - Blocked

John Levi Gray, Sr was born at Putnam, Illinois 11 Jan 1898.

He married Blocked 30 Jan 1927 at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois .

They were the parents of 5 children:
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John Levi Gray, Sr died 29 Jan 1989 at Illinois .