This cemetery is not located at Indian Springs (South end of Butts County) but at Island Shoals, per personal knowledge and visits by Mary Ann (Mrs. Don) Cofer in the 1990s. In addition, from the book "Butts County, Georgia Cemeteries" (May2000) compiled by the Butts County Genealogical Society, page 132:
Cemetery surveyed by this group 19 January 1999: Gray Cemetery, Fincherville Rd., Jackson, Georgia 30233:
"This cemetery is located in the far northern section of the county in a wasteland recently cutover by a timber company. At one time it was a very nice cemetery, with granite corner posts and an iron rail fence with gate the surrounded the cemetery, but untold years of neglect and timber company depredations have almost obliterated it. Some pine trees had fallen over one end and a timber company bulldozed down another section to get to a pine tree. Two graves were marked and there may be eight or more unmarked graves. In the Will of Allen Gray dated 8 Nov 1886, filed in Butts County No. 250 states: "Item Seven: I desire that the grave yard, on my place be reserved for a burying ground and never sold sixty feet north and south and forty feet east and west." Larry Knowles visited and inventoried this cemetery prior. Follow GA 36 north 7.4 miles to Winding Way and go left. Follow Winding Way 1.3 miles to Keys Ferry Road and turn left. Go 3.6 miles on Keys Ferry to Jackson Lake Road and turn right. Follow this road 3.2 miles to Island Shoals Road and turn right. Go 1.7 miles to Fincherville Road (unmarked) and turn right. Follow this road .5 mile and the cemetery is on the left, about 100 yards from the road. GPS N33 26.499, W083 55.737."
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Larry Knowles [email protected] August 31, 2004, 8:20 pm

Author: Larry C. Knowles
THE FAMILY OF JAMES GRAY

James and Elizabeth(Johnson)Gray were among the earliest settlers of Butts Co.
The Grays were born in South Carolina, and migrated from the Abbeville area.
Though most records are in Butts Co., James bought land in original Henry Co.
When Butts Co. was formed in Dec 1825, the new county line bisected this
parcel. James Gray was listed in Capt. C. Mason's district on the 1828 Butts
Co. tax list. From the Allen Gray Family Bible(#1)we learned that James Gray
died June 30, 1830. The 1830 Butts Co. census listed his widow Elizabeth, and
seven children. In January that year another child, Mary Ann had married Hardy
Pace. Before that couple moved to Chambers Co. AL, a daughter Adeline F. Pace
was born. Other Gray siblings were soon entrenched in Butts Co. Eldest son,
Allen Gray-highest bidder-"on the Courthouse steps"-purchased the Butts Co.
portion of the above lot from his father's estate in February of 1833. On
November 11, 1832, he had married Peletiah("Pelly")O'Nail, daughter of
Zachariah O'Nail, yet another Butts County pioneer. Allen's sister, Sarah Gray
had married Pelly's brother, Edward W. O'Nail on December 10, 1835, thus
assuring the Gray lineage in this well documented family. In fact, all of
Edward W. O'Neal's children are descendants of James Gray, as after Sarah's
death, he married her niece, Julia Ann(Pace)Weaver, daughter of Hardy and Mary
Ann Pace(above). She was the widow of James J. Weaver, who had died in the
Civil War. James Gray Jr. married Elizabeth Stroud in Henry Co. on November 20,
1842.

For some reason there was a delay in processing the estate of James Gray Sr. An
inventory was not made until September 15, 1831. Soon after, widow Elizabeth
posted a $1600 guardianship bond, with Thomas Pair providing security. There
are many records concerning the younger children of James Gray Sr. Three are
generallly grouped together-Rachel, William, and Augustus Johnson Gray. Annual
returns of the estate note expenses, tuition, etc. for these children. James
Gray Jr. is mentioned in early records. Another son, Andrew Gray, evidently
never married; he died about 1837 in Chambers Co. AL, having moved there near
sister Mary Ann(and husband Hardy Pace). In Butts Co. Allen Gray was made
administrator of Andrew's property. William Gray married Mary Lummus of Newton
Co. on January 27, 1848. He, and brother James died in Nov 1857, both leaving
small children. Rachel Gray married Wiley W. Williams. Her mother, widow
Elizabeth Gray, was listed with the couple on their 1860 Henry Co. census
(Elizabeth Gray's will was filed in Butts Co.-May 2, 1864). The Gray family
cemetery, provided for in Allen Gray's will, on the land from his father's
estate(#133/8D)is the likely burial site for many of these individuals.(#2)
There are ten to twelve graves, only three are marked: Allen and "Pellytyre"
Gray, and their son, Levi. [See photos of the Gray cemetery & tombstone]

In early 1839 Hardy Pace died in Chambers Co. AL. His widow, Mary Ann(Gray)Pace
married John D. Thompson there on Jan 8, 1843. The couple had two sons, James
M. and John D. Thompson Jr. After her second husband died, Mary returned to
Butts Co.-where she posted a guardianship bond for the orphans of Hardy Pace:
William A., Adaline Frances, Mary Turner, and Julia Ann Pace. Adaline married
John Skipper-May 14, 1847. Mary T. married John J. Weaver-Sept 4, 1851. William
A. Pace married Juda A. Bond-Dec 30, 1858(he was killed in the Civil War).
Julia Ann married James J. Weaver-Aug 7 1860(he also died in the war). On Feb
21, 1867, Julia married her uncle, Edward W. O'Neal(not kin by blood). Mary Ann
(Gray)Pace-Thompson died in early 1871. Widow Juda Pace, Mary Weaver, Julia
O'Neal and James M. Thompson were mentioned in a deed regarding Mary
Ann's "homeplace". Johnson A. Gray never married. In 1870 his nephew, Monroe
Gray-and new wife, Sarah Frances(Maddox)lived with him. In 1873 Johnson sold a
one acre mill site on Island Shoals Creek-later Mackey's Creek-to Henry Mackey,
who had married his widowed niece, Mary Etta King(Allen Gray's daughter).
Johnson Gray is buried in Sardis Baptist Church cemetery, near the Mackeys-and
another niece, Sarah Ann Moss(Etta's sister & wife of Ben Moss).
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Note:

#1) Mrs. Gladys Floyd of McDonough, GA.-a descendant of James & Elizabeth Gray-
had the family Bible. She kindly allowed me to carry it to the State Archives
for copying. It contained genealogical data on five generations in her line of
descent, including: Allen & Peletiah Gray's children; Peletiah's "O'Nail"
siblings(perhaps, her mother)and Allen Gray's parents-and several of his
brothers.

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Facts below taken from the GRAY FAMILY BIBLE-[See Gray bible photo sites]

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BIRTHS: (first three were written as the year was pronounced!)

Aaron O/Nail- Apr 19, 183
Rachel O'Nail- Feb 8, 186
Mary O'Nail- Jun 23, 188
Edward O'Nail- Oct 25, 1810
Eveline O'Nail- Jun 25, 1818
Peletier O'Nail- Jan 25, 1815(married Allen Gray)

Elizabeth Johnson, Nov 4, 1787-died, Nov 3, 1863(Allen Gray's mother)

James Gray died: Jun 30, 1830(Allen Gray's father-born c.1785)

Sarah O'Nail died: Dec 9, 1832 (Possibly Peletiah's mother)

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Additional Information from Mary Ann (Mrs. Don) Cofer's "Gray Family History," 1994. Mrs. Cofer drew from original documents, the family Bible of Allen and Pelly Gray and from family letters in possession of Dorris Cofer Hodges. Mrs. Cofer also made numerous visits to the cemetery where the Grays are buried and took pictures and made notes. From her documents and book:
James and Elizabeth Johnson Gray migrated from Abbeville District of South Carolina, settling in Butts County, GA near the Henry County line in the area known as Island Shoals. The move was made around 1824, when a deed filed in Henry County, GA shows purchase of Land Lot 133 (District 8) by Henry and James Gray. This lot was in the Island Shoals area. Island Shoals is the last shoal on the south branch of the Ocmulgee (South) River. The name was derived from a 3-acre island in the river just north of the bridge, which had been cultivated in years past. In the 1800s, the village was a thriving community with a grist mill, saw mill, two cotton gins, a general store and a mill house. A Mr. Stewart ran one of the largest tanneries in the area and a Methodist Church was also built there. Island Shoals eventually had their own post office. No exact location is known of the James and Elizabeth Gray home place. James Gray was a farmer and owned several hundred acres of land.
James and Elizabeth had these seven children:
1. Allen (1809-1886, buried Island Shoals)
2. Rachel (1823-1909) m. Williams, buried Locust Grove Cemetery
3. James A. (1820-1857), m. Elizabeth Stroud
4. William (1827-1857), m. Mary Lummus. Burial place unknown, but could be at County Line Baptist in Newton County where many Lummus family members are buried.
5. Johnson Augustus (1828-1901), buried Sardis Baptist
6. Sarah (1814-1862), m. Edward Woodard O'Neal.
7. Polly Ann (UNK birth and death)
It is possible there were other children who died young.

From "Gray Family History" in Mary Ann Cofer's words:
"Island Shoals can be visited today. All of the houses on the road where they lived are gone. I wanted to give directions so that anyone interested could see the landscape and relive the stories in your mind. When driving down Island Shoals Road, almost at the end, there is a small building on the right and the road makes a circle around this building. In the 1990s we rode horses in this area and would park the truck and trailer in this circle so I could get out. In this circle there is an old dirt road going off to the right. This road is actually Fincherville Road but this section has been closed for as long as I can remember. About one mile from the circle on the dirt road was an old iron bridge that crossed Mackey Creek. This bridge, as well as the one that crossed the South River at Island Shoals, were washed out during the flood of July 6, 1994. The South River Bridge had been originally built in 1909 by the Roanoke Bridge Company of Roanoke, Virginia. There was some type of crossing here prior to this date." Mary Ann goes on to recount family stories from the Island Shoals days.