Joe Lynn Gray

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Name: Joe Lynn Gray Date of Birth: 3 May 1957 Gender: Male Birth County: Sabine Mother's Name: Faye Marie McGown Roll Number: 1957_0006

His tombstone is inscribed "Our Father who art in Heaven-From your loving daughters Amy & Jennifer."

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate listed him as a son of Joe Gray and Hattie Ellison, and that he worked as a clerk at a lumber mill. The certificate further listed his cause of death as by Gun Shot Wounds in Stomach, with an inquest to be held at the Silsbee Doctors Hospital, where he was dead on arrival.

Arthur married Faye Marie McGown before 1951. Faye (daughter of Eugene G. McGown and Essie Mae Horton) was born on 4 Jan 1928 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Jun 2009 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 20 Jun 2009 in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Not listed with her parents and siblings at the time of the 1940 federal census, when she would have been 12. Can be found with them in 1930, however.

The Sabine County Reporter
June 24, 2009, Page 16

Faye Marie Gray

Faye Marie Gray, 81, of Hemphill, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill.

She was born Jan. 4, 1928 in Bronson to Eugene and Essie Mae Horton McGown.

Mrs. Gray was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Bonami Baptist Church in Kirbyville.

Survivors: sons, Larry D. Gray and wife, Becky of Buna and Wayne Gray of Silsbee; daughters, Betty Spears and husband, Roy L. Spears, and Hattie Spears and husband Wayne Spears, all of Hemphill; sister, Barbara Dickerson and husband, Doyle of Bronson; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur L. Gray; sons, Joe Gray; Leroy Gray, Larry Gray, and Roy Lee Gray; and sister, Mozell Conn Burkett.

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 20 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Elzey Kelly and Bro. Wayne Mote officiating. Interment followed at Bronson Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No. 6
Enumerated Apirl 9, 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 3A Stamped 94
42-44
McGown, E G Head M W 26 M 23 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
McGown, Essie M Wf F W 22 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Fay Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6, Bronson
Enumerated April 9, 1930
SD 42-2 ED 202-9 Sheet 5A
94 R 2 No
McGown, Eugene Head M W 36 M No 4 Tx Same Place Laborer WPA
McGown, Essie Mae Wf F W 29 M Tx No 4 Same Place
McGown, Mozelle Dtr F W 9 S Tx Yes 2 Same Place
McGown, Barba Ann Dtr F W 2 S No Tx

Eugene married Essie Mae Horton before 1928. Essie was born on 5 Aug 1909 in Texas; died on 23 Jun 1992 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 3
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 3B
57-51
McGown, George Head W M Fb 1871 29 M 1 Tx Tenn ___ Farming
McGown, Annie Wf W F ___ 1884 16 M 1 Tx Tx Tx

George married Annie Horton about 1899 in Sabine County, Texas. Annie was born on 25 Apr 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1975 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her FindAGrave memorial page shows her as a daughter of John P. Horton (Haughton-orig. spelling) and Mollie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lizenby. She was shown as marrying second J. S. Lester, and having one child by him as well, Florene LESTER Winkle Arnold.