In 1864, Mr. Gray was married to Mrs. Olive Looney, the widow of Tames C. Looney, who filed upon a donation claim in Lane county in 1852. that included the present Gray ranch. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gray, as follows: Alexander, who was born on the 9th of November, 1864, now a resident of Springfield, Oregon; Charles, whose natal day was the 2d of September, 1866, a resident of Klamath Falls, this state; Mary Jane, whose birth occurred on October 22, 1868, the wife of Albert Mathews, of Lane county; Frederick, who was born on April 14, 1871, living on a portion of the old homestead in this county; Ira, whose birth occurred on June 24, 1873, also of Lane county; John, who was born in 1876 and died in infancy; and Nellie, whose natal day was September 20, 1879, and had attained the age of eleven years when she died. Margaret Ann, who is the sixth in order of birth, was born on the 7th of June, 1875, and married Frank Campbell, who died October 27. 1900. Mrs. Campbell and her son Frank, who was born on November 19, 1900, are living with Mr. Gray on the old homestead. Mrs. Gray had four children by her first husband. The three eldest. Isaac D., William M. and Sarah A., are all deceased, but the youngest, Martha E., is the wife of William McKinney, of
Independence, Oregon. All of the children were given the advantages of a good practical education.
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In 1864, Mr. Gray was married to Mrs. Olive Looney, the widow of Tames C. Looney, who filed upon a donation claim in Lane county in 1852. that included the present Gray ranch. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gray, as follows: Alexander, who was born on the 9th of November, 1864, now a resident of Springfield, Oregon; Charles, whose natal day was the 2d of September, 1866, a resident of Klamath Falls, this state; Mary Jane, whose birth occurred on October 22, 1868, the wife of Albert Mathews, of Lane county; Frederick, who was born on April 14, 1871, living on a portion of the old homestead in this county; Ira, whose birth occurred on June 24, 1873, also of Lane county; John, who was born in 1876 and died in infancy; and Nellie, whose natal day was September 20, 1879, and had attained the age of eleven years when she died. Margaret Ann, who is the sixth in order of birth, was born on the 7th of June, 1875, and married Frank Campbell, who died October 27. 1900. Mrs. Campbell and her son Frank, who was born on November 19, 1900, are living with Mr. Gray on the old homestead. Mrs. Gray had four children by her first husband. The three eldest. Isaac D., William M. and Sarah A., are all deceased, but the youngest, Martha E., is the wife of William McKinney, of
Independence, Oregon. All of the children were given the advantages of a good practical education.
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