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Oliver Gray

Male 1847 - 1922  (74 years)


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  • Name Oliver Gray 
    Born 16 Dec 1847  Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 16 Apr 1880  Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-406314 
    Died 27 Feb 1922  Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 1 Mar 1922  Fairview Cemetery, Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I406314  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Mary Gladstone Scott,   b. CA 1857,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Nov 1892  [1
    Children 
     1. Edda B. Gray,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary P. Gray,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Oliver Scott Gray,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F267490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Passing of Mr. Oliver Gray a Pioneer Laid to Rest

      Again is The Enterprise called upon to chronicle the passing away of another pioneer of this section of Barnes County. All that was mortal of Mr. Oliver Gray, who homesteaded on government and more than forty years ago, was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday afternoon, March 1st, 1922, attended by his surviving widow, two daughters and one son, and other relatives and friends. Owing to the inclement weather of the past two or three weeks, and the consequent blocking of the roads with drifted snow, the attendance was materially reduced in numbers, as many who would have lied to express their respect for the departed were unable to get out to the home, from which the services were conducted, by Rev. J. B. Burkhardt, pastor of the Congregational Church of Sanborn. The pallbearers were George H. Malosh, Charley Rebscher, C. L. Altenburg, Henry Barthel, Charles Lovell, and Bernt Nordley. A choir consisting Mrs. F. P. Clure, Mrs. George Moe, Mrs. C. Langer, and Mrs. T. J. Blewett furnished appropriate music. Considering the condition of the roads a large number of friends and neighbors gathered to pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Oliver Gray was born December 16, 1847, near St. John, New Brunswick. When four years of age he moved with his parents to Ontario, Canada, where he lived until he came to Sanborn on April 16th, 1880. He filed on a homestead three and one half miles southwest of Sanborn, where he passed away February 27th, 1922. Deceased was married Nov. 9, 1892, to Mary Gladstone Scott. He leaves to mourn their loss his widow and three children, Mrs. Archie Miller, Mary and Oliver S., all of Sanborn. Mr. Gray, when a young man had one of his legs disabled in a threshing machine accident, and several years ago, as a result of that accident it was found necessary to amputate the limb, since which time he has been practically incapacitated from active work. The surviving members of the family have the sincere sympathy of the community.

      The Sanborn Enterprise - 2 March 1922,pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S2647] News - The Sanborn Enterprise, Obituary of Oliver Gray - 2 Mar 1922, pg 1.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1847 - Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 16 Apr 1880 - Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Feb 1922 - Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Mar 1922 - Fairview Cemetery, Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
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