Individual Details

Birth

Living with daughter in Pennsylvania

Marriage

Letter of Attorney: G.W.F. Gray's Heirs to John F. Gray: That We, H.A.H. Gray, widow of G.W.F. Gray, Dec'd (late of Patton Township, Centre County.) And John F. Gray and Ella M Gray, his wife and M. G. Goheen (widow of the borough of State College, County of Centre and State of Penns.) and Harriet E. Hartsock and T. A. Hartsock her husband, of Buffalo Run, County and State aforesaid and Mattie V. Ray and Issac Ray, her Husband, of Penn Run, Penna., and T. D. Gray and Anna his wife, of Fairbrook, Penna, and Z. B. Gray and Margaret his wife, of the City of Williamsport, Pa. And Anna T. Hoover and Grant Hoover, her husband, of Bellefont, Pa. being the heirs and legal representative of G.W.F. Gray, Dec'd late of Patton Township, Centre County, State aforesaid, do make constitute, and appoint the said John F. Gray, the true and lawful Attorney for us, an in our names do ask, demand and receive all sums of money due and payable to the heirs and legal representatives of above named G.W.F. Gray estate and invest the same as may be directed from time to time by the above named heirs, the said H.A.H. Gray to receive the interest or income from said estate during her natural life. At the death of H.A.H. Gray this power of Attorney to cease and to become null and void, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said Attorney or substitute or substitutes shall do there being by virtue of these presents...

Census

George F Gray age 32, farmer, personnel value 1260, born in Pennsylvania,
Harriet age 22 born Pennsylvania
Harriet M. age 4 born Pennsylvania,
John age 2 born Pennsylvania
Sarah Bailey age 17 servant born Pennsylvania

Census

George Gray age 43, farmer value 1000, personnel 3000, born in Pennsylvania
Harriet age 33, born Ohio
Harriet E age 1, attending school, born Pennsylvania
John F. age 12 attending school, born Pennsylvania
Mertle age 9 born Pennsylvania, attending school
Jane B. age 4 born Pennsylvania
Mary E age 8/12 months born Pennsylvania

Census

George Gray age farmer has kidney disease, born Pennsylvania and parents born Pennsylvania
Harriet age wif, born Pennsylvania, father Pennsylvania and mother Ohio.
John F age 22 is a teacher born Pennsylvania
Mettie age 18, daughter attends school
Thomas D, age 16, farm laborer attends school
Zane B. son age 14, farm laborer attnds school
Mary E, daughter age10, attends school
Anna S age 4, daughter attends school

Census

Mary Goheen born Oct 1869, widow has had one child and is living, born in Pennsylvania and father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Ohio. Isabel daughter born March 1896 age 4 born in Pennsylvania.
Harriet A. H. Gray, mother, born Jan 187 age 63, widlw has had children and 7 are living. born in Ohio, father born Pennsylvania and mother born in Ohio. Anetha A. sister born July 1861 age 38 single born in Pennsylvania.

Census

Frank Crosthwaith age 50 married 2 times 3 years, born Pennsylvania parents born Pennsylvania, railroad agent
Mary G age 30 married 2 times 1 child alive, born Pennsylvania father Pennsylvania mother Ohio
Thomas son age 16 born Pennsylvania, parents Pennsylvania
John H age 13 born Pennsylvania parents born Pennsylvania
Isabell G Goheen age 14 step daughter born Pennsyvania parents Pennsyvania
Harriett G H Gray mother-in-law, age 73 widow born Ohio parents Ohio

Death

Mrs H A Gray, an aged and well known lady of State College, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Grant Hoover, in Williamsport on Saturday night from injuries sustained in a fall the day previous. Mrs Gray was quite feeble, and in attempting to go up stairs unaided on Friday, she made a misstep and fell. It is apparent that she suffered a slight stroke or an attack of vertigo, and although her fall was but a distance of one step she received fatal injuries. She regained consciousness afterwards and was able to explain just how she was hurt, Mrs Gray had been visiting at the home of her daughter in Williamsport since last June, and ad been planning to return to State College in a short time, in company with her granddaughter, Isabel Goheen, who a patient in the Williamsport hospital. Mrs Gray was a native of Ohio, her maiden name had been Miss Harriet Fiester. Had she lived until next January she would have been 76 years of age, she is survived by six children as follows:
Mrs Thomas Hartsock, of Buffalo Run;
Mrs Isaac Ray of Indiana
Thomas D Gray of Lightstreet
Mrs Frank Crosthwaite of State College
Mrs Grant Hoover and
Z R Gray of Williamsport. She also leaves three sisters:
Mrs J L Buzzel of Philipsburg
Mrs Smith, and
Mrs Johnson of Marion, Kan.
Funeral services were held at the home of Grant Hoover, in Williamsport on Monday evening, and on Tuesday the body was brought to Waddle for interment in Gray's cemetery. Mrs Gray had been a faithful communicant of the Methodist Church during her life time and her pastor Rev J McK Reilly had charge of the services.
Spangler Notebook #166, page 202