Last Updated: August 9, 2022

Saunders & Elizabeth (Walters) Gray Family

1. Gray, Saunders I	Parents: Charles & Mary (CHECK) Gray. I 1834 Birth: abt 1834 Wythe Co., VA. I1867 Marriage #1: Saunders Gray m. Elizabeth Walters 01-03-1867 Floyd Co., VA by George W. Kelly. He 21 yo single farmer, b. Wythe Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Charles & Mary Gray. She single 23 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William A. & Sally Walters. 1870 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District, H478: …… Gray, Saunders 46 yo w/m farm laborer, b. WVA, parents b. VA, right finger off, cannot read or write, HOH. ……… Elizabeth 48 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house, neuralgia, cannot read or write. ……… Nancy E. 12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ……… Margaret A. 7 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. …… Walters, Sarah 36 yo single sister in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write. (d/o William Curtis Jr & 1st wife Sarah Anna (Beckett) Walters. [walters] I ……… Joseph W. R. 1 yo nephew, b. VA, parents b. VA. 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District: …… Gray, Saunders 57 yo. ……… Elizabeth 59 yo. ……… Maggie A. 17 yo. 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H68: …… Walters, Joseph W. 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. Oct 1878 VA, parents b. VA, rents farm, HOH. [walters ……… Sarah 61 yo single mother, b. June 1838 VA, parents b. VA, 4 children with 4 living, cannot read or write. H72 …… Gray, Saunders 64 yo w/m farmer, b. Mar 1836 VA, parents b. VA, m. 35y, cannot read or write, rents house, HOH. [gray] ……… Elizabeth 68 yo wife, b. Feb 1832 VA, parents b. VA, m. 35y, 2 children with 2 living, cannot read or write. (nee Walters, Joseph Walters’ aunt) H73 …… Poffit, Margaret 28 yo widowed w/f, b. Aug 1871 VA, parents b. VA, 4 children with 4 living, cannot read, rents house, HOH. (nee Gray, Joseph Walters’ cousin, widow of Joseph Ananias Proffit) ……… Willie 8 yo son, b. Aug 1891 VA, parents b. VA. ……… Mamie B. 6 yo daughter, b. Apr 1894 VA, parents b. VA. ……… Minnie E. 3 yo daughter, b. Apr 1897 VA, parents b. VA. ……… Kyle J. 1 yo son, b. Apr 1899 VA, parents b. VA. 1910 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, Blackwater District 31, H33: …… Gray, Saunders 70 yo w/m without occupation, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 43y, HOH. ……… Elizabeth 76 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 43y, 3 children with 2 living.
…+ Gray, Elizabeth “Bettie” I	Parents: William Curtis Jr & 1st wife Sarah Anna (Beckett) Walters. [walters] I 1831 Birth: 2-2-1931 Floyd Co., VA. 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Saunders Gray. 1910 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with husband Saunders Gray. 1919 Death: 9-23-1919 Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA. Elizabeth Gray, 88y 7m 21d, widowed w/f, b. February 2, 1831 Floyd Co., VA. Father William Walters, b. VA. Mother Beckett, b. VA. Informant J. H. Walters of Copper Hill, VA. COD weak lungs & old age. Burial Gray Grave Yard. 1919 Burial: Gray Grave Yard.
…2. Gray, Nancy Elizabeth "Nannie"	Parents: Saunders & Elizabeth “Bettie” (Walters) Gray. 1869 Birth: 1869 Floyd Co., VA. 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. i1883 Marriage #1: Nannie E. Gray m. John J. Walters 09-13-1883 at Saunder Gray's, Floyd Co., VA by George H. Thomson. He 21y 5m, single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John B. & Julia Walters. She 16 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Saunders & Elizabeth Gray. John Jefferson Walters, s/o John D. & Julia Ann (Loving/Loven) Walters. [Walters_WilliamCJr_3wives] 1931 Death: 12-30-1931 Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA. Nancy Walters, 62 yo married housewife, b. 1869 Floyd Co., VA. Father Sanderson Gray, b. VA. Mother Bettie Walters, b. VA. Informant John J. Walters or Copper Hill, VA. COD pneumonia. Burial Cross Road Graveyard. 1931 Death: Cross Roads Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (no pic & not noted in Find A Grave)
…2. Gray, Margaret Ann	Parents: Saunders & Elizabeth “Bettie” (Walters) Gray. 1872 Birth: 8-31-1872 Floyd Co., VA. 1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. I1890 Marriage #1: Margaret Ann Gray m. Joseph A. Proffit 08-07-1890 at Sander Gray's, Floyd Co., VA by G.H. Thomson Pastor M.E. Church. He 18 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William M. & Barbara E. Proffit. She 16 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Saunders & Bettie E. Gray. Joseph Ananias Proffit s/o William Marion & Barbara Ellen (Spangler) Proffit. [proffit] 1902 Marriage #2: Margaret Proffit m. P. S. Stump 10-8-1902 Floyd Co., VA. He 33 yo widowed w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o E. G. & Martha Stump. She 33 yo widowed w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o S. E. & Billie Gray. Peter Sigmon Stump, 1868-1936, s/o Elijah G. & Martha (Smith) Stump. [stump] 1937 Death: 3-12-1937 Elkhorn, McDowell Co., WVA. Margaret Stump, 63y 6m 17d, widowed w/f, b. abt 1874 Floyd Co., VA. Father Sanders Gray. Mother Bettie Walters. Spouse Peter S. Stump. Informant Mrs M. M. Dunsford of Elkhorn, WVA. COD influenza. Burial Elliston, VA.

End Saunders & Elizabeth “Bettie” (Walters) Gray family.