Grays of Caldwell Parish Louisiana

Caldwell Parish Grays

John appears to be an early settler of Caldwell County appearing about 1838.                                                            1850            1860                    1870               1880                                                                            PO: Alpha      PO:Columbia Twp    John Gray 1801 SC *   m:27Nov1833      X(41)           X                         X Farming  27000/8600                     Sarah (Meredith)     1814 NC                  X(29)                  b:15Jul1818 Amite Co. MS                  Garnet               1835 (m) LA               X (15) William            1838 (m) LA               X (13)          X          Carpenter 800/100  (disappears after 1860)                                           (1880: Troy in)   Troy L.             1839 (m) LA                X(10)           X                          X         (Cheneyville)   John R              1843 (m) LA                X(7)             X                                        (Rapides)   Malinda             1845 (f)  LA                 X(5)             X   James Meredith  1847 (m) LA                X(3)             X            Apothecary living seperately   Orin Otto           1849 (m) LA                X(1)             X                        (See Below)   Mary L.            1851 (f) LA                              X   Sarah Alice        1853 (f) LA                              X                           X   Martha              1855 (f) LA                              X                           X   Ella J                1859 (f) LA                               X                           X Source: 1850 Census: Caldwell, Western District             1860 Census PO:Alpha             1870 Census PO:Columbia             Sarah Meredith is the dau of James Meredith and Mary Ann Faust

Garnet B. Gray is the eldest son.                                                                      1860                          1870                  1880                                                                       Alpha                       Columbia           3rd Ward Garnet B. Gray       1835 LA                                                                X                       X(44) Eunice /Emma C (Blunt?)  1843 LA                                                       X                       X(34)    Robert E.            1866 (m) LA                                                          X                       X(13)    Louise                 1870  (f) LA                                                          X                       X(11)        Sarah Blunt      1824? (MIL) MS                 X (33)                      X (46)     3rd Ward(52)          Andy Blunt  1847 (m)                            X (13)             Sidney Blunt        1849 (f)                    X (11)            Henry Blunt         1850 (m)                    X (10)                                        3rd Ward(25)            Joute ??       1851 (m)                            X (9)      Mary Blunt  1857  (SIL) LA                          X (7)                       X (13)    Garnet O. Gray     1874 LA                                                                                        X(6)    Emma E. Gray      1877 LA                                                                                      X(3)    Harriett Gray         1880 LA                                                                                     X(5/12)        B. Ella Duke       1866 LA (Niece)                                                                         X (14)        James P. Duke   1868 LA (nephew)                                                                      X (12) (individuals in italics appear seperately in 1860 & 1880 census) Garnet Gray appears in 1860 Census in Cedar, Boone Co, Missouri at age 25.

1880 Census Records                                                                                                                        1880 Orrin O. Gray      1849 (31) LA/TN/LA                                                                  X Lou R. Gray        1852 (28)  LA                                                                             X   Ovid H.             1874 (6)  (m)                                                                             X   Ruffin W.          1876 (4) (m)                                                                              X   Gulnare              1879(1)  (f)                                                                               X Source: 1880 Census, 5th Ward, Caldwell, LA Louisa Thornhill is the daughter of Dr. Francis and Matilda Thornhill.

Gray, William, Pvt. Co. B, 31st La. Inf. En. April 19, 1862.  Columbia, La.  Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Died in camp near Vicksburg,  Feb. 17, 1863.

Gray, J.R., Pvt. 1st Sergt. Co. I, La. Inf. En May17,1861 N.O. LA. Present on Rolls to Aug. 1861.  Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1861, Present.  Apptd. 2nd Sergt. Oct 28, 1861.  Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1861,..... Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured and paroled Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863.  On list reported in camp for exchange at Natchitoches, LA, before April 1, 1864.  On Hospl. Register of C.S.A. Gen.. Hospl., Shreveport, LA, admitted Feb. 24, 1865.  Returned to duty, March 8, 1865.  On Roll of Prisoners of War, Paroled Monroe, LA June 13, 1865.  Res. Caldwell, LA

Missouri Grays in 1860

Parents of William Gray