He was married to Ida "Roxie" Roberts on 8 Aug 1891 in Hempstead County Arkansas. Ida was the daughter of John Joseph Roberts (b: Oct 1842 GA) and Martha Jane Slayton (b: Jun 1843 GA). Roxie was born Mar 1874 in Arkansas.
Ezekiel and Roxie first appear in Garland with their two daughters, Willie and Hazel in 1900. In 1910 they lived in Ozan Twp, Hempstead County, Arkansas
About 1912, Ezekiel left his family in DeRoan (Hope), Hempstead Co., AR and moved to Dallas Texas. In 1930, Roxie reported that she was divorced and still living in DeRoan with her children.
Willie A. GRAY (daughter)
b: Jul 1893 in Arkansas
briefly married at 18, but divorced by 1930.
She became a Private Nurse.
d: prior to 1940
Hazel R. GRAY
b: Sep 1898 in Arkansas
Operated a beauty salon in DeRoan in 1930.
d: aft 1940 in Hope, Arkansas
Roy GRAY
b: 1901 in AR (no records beyond 1910)
d: April 5, 1912
Russell Gray (son)
b: 1903 in Arkansas
d: aft 1940 in Los Angeles.
Watson Gray
b: 1906 in Arkansas (no records beyond 1910)
Pauline Gray (Mrs. J.T. Hodgins)
b: 1909 in Arkansas
Operated a Postal Telegraph in DeRoan 1930
d: aft 1940 Oklahoma City, OK.
Kelly G. Gray (son)
b: 8Jul1911 in Arkansas
Was a printer in 1930.
marr: Delma P. (b:4Oct1915 d:3Jun1979)
d: 14Dec1973 in Hope, Arkansas
In 1937, Ezekiel was the operator of a fruit stand in Dallas, TX area. His address was 1301 Canton where he had been living for approximately 25 years.
Ezekiels end was tragic. He burned to death when his house accidently caught fire about 1 a.m on the morning of 21 Nov 1937. The informant was A.L. Roberts of 1431 Denly Dr. in Dallas who may be related to Roxie.
He is supposedly buried in Pleasant Mound cemetery in Dallas according to his death certificate. The cemetery has been unable to verify his plot and believe it may have been in a similar sounding cemetery taken over by the city for neglect some years ago.
Roxie passed away 18Jan1940 in the home of her daughter, Hazel in Hope, Arkanssas. She was survived by; Kelly of Hope, Russell of Los Angeles, Mrs. J.T.Hodgins of Oklahoma City, Miss Hazel Gray of Hope, and several brothers and sisters. Ida, Hazel and Kelly G. Gray and his wife Delma are bured in the Rosehill Cemetery Block #47 in Hope.