I: Robert and Sadie
Robert Joseph "Rob" Gray married Sadie Belle Flood on July 3, 1916. They eloped. In the civil ceremony, Russell E. Townsend officiated as justice of the peace. The witnesses were Omar T. Goff and Bethel Rhodes. When they came home to tell the family, they were mighty surprised. Sadie decided she wanted to become a Catholic. Fr. Peter Engel instructed her and on June 16, 1917, he baptised her at St. Elizabeth's Church, and Rob's mother, Margaret (O'Reilly) Gray, was her sponsor. Rob and Sadie were then married by Rev. Peter Engel in St. Elizabeth Church, East Saint Louis, Illinois.Five children born to this union:
1 Robert James Gray was born December 4, 1917, in East Saint Louis, IL and baptised at Saint Elizabeth's. Bob served on the USS Menifee in the Pacific Ocean during WWII He died on December 22, 1978 in Prescott, AZ, at the age of 61.
for more go to Family of Bob and Ceil Gray.
2 Dolores (Gray) Dennehy was born August 25, 1919;
3 Melvin James Gray was born September 18, 1924 and died April 7, 2003;
4 Darlene Ann (Gray) Roush-Schutzenhofer was born September 14, 1930.
5 Lionel Leonard Gray was born June 5, 1935 in East Saint Louis, IL and died in Belleville on February 5, 2003.
Robert and Cecilia
see Ceil and BobDolores and Pat
Dolores Gray married Patrick Jeremiah Dennehy, son of Jeremiah Pareick amd Ella Dennehy.Three children born to their union:
Jeremiah Patrick "Jerry" Dennehy II was born in 1947,
Eileen Dennehy, born January of 1950, married Mike Russo, They have three children, Hesele
Mary Katherine Dennehy, born 1961, married Mike Russo, and they have two sons, Nicholas and Nathaniel.
Melvin and Alice
Melvin Gray and Alice (Deisner) were married August 21, 1948.Three children born to this union:
1 David Barry Gray;
2 Donna Darlene (Gray) Thomas;
3 Denise Ann (Gray) Murphy-Garrison/Mrs. John Kerns;
Alice was the daughter of Deisner and Mary Maher.
David and Cheryl
David Barry Gray married Cheryl Elizabeth (Cress)
on October 4,
1974.Five children born to their union:
1 Garrett Ryan James Gray was born on April 23, 1977.
2 Eric David James Gray.
3 Shawn Gray.
and the twins,
4 Elizabeth Gray and
5 Kyle Gray
Garrett and Melissa
Garrett Gray married Melissa (Takinen) on September 14, 2002.Eric and Jennifer
Eric Gray married Jennifer (Smith) at Saint John Vianney Church in Sedona, Arizona.They have two children:
Kylee Gray was born on...
Adrienne Elizabeth Gray was born on August 28, 2002.
Shawn, Elizabeth, and Kyle are single.
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Donna and Greg Thomas
Duf had a career United States Air Force (USAF).
They had three children:
Colin Wesley Thomas was born on ...He lived in Germany and now teaches English in Ukraine.
Jay Christian Thomas was born in...He is a pilot in the USAF, returned from Qatar to USA in July 2003.
Lindsay Thomas/Mrs. Jason Wynne was born on... in...
Jay and Kelly Thomas
Jay married Kelly Janae (Hudock) in Flagstaff, Arizona.They have:
1) a son, Ethen who was born on April 4, 2001.
2) a daughter named Lauryn, who was born on August 15, 2003
3) a daughter named Hannah Greetings everyone! I hope all is well with you and your families. We are all doing well. I would like to start by introducing the newest Thomas. Hannah Lorraine was born September 6, 2007. See bottom of page.
Lindsay and Jason Wynne
Denise and Steve Murphy
They had two children:
Chad Ernest Murphy was born in Cottonwood, AZ in 1882.
Melissa Ann Murphy/Mrs. Doug Ennels was born in Cottonwood in February of 1986.
Denise and Steve divorced.
Steve Murphy married Sabrina, and they have a child.
Denise married Mike Garrison, but later divorced Mike.
Denise and John Kerns
Joe is dating Lovely.
Melissa and Douglas Ennels
See photos at snapfish.com, including photos of Great Grandma Alice Gray, Dave and Cheryl Gray; Sabrina and Steve Murphy; Doug's Parents, Doug Ennels Sr. & Family, Uncle Preston and Aunt Vanessa, and Derek Barnes (best man). Doug's Uncle Mike sang Londonderry Air/Danny Boy. He wrote new lyrics appropriate to the occasion.
Chad Murphy is single, look out, girls!
Darlene and Vernal Roush
Darlene Gray married Vernal "Chink" Roush.Four children born to their union: Patrick Philip Roush was born
Kevin Robert Roush Debra Ann Roush
Karen Roush
Pat and Dawn
Kevin and Sheri
Debra and
Debra and James
Karen and Joseph
Lionel and Joyce
Lionel Leonard Gray married Joyce Lea Hutsler at Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Saint Louis, IL.Four children born to their union:
Gary Lee Gray;
Mark Stephen Gray; Christopher Shawn Gray Victoria "Vicki" Gray.
Gary and Donna
Gray married Donna ( ).They had two children: Aubree Lea Gray
Ian Jacob Gray.
Mark and Jill
Chris and Ann
They had two children:
Katelyn Gray;
Karlie Gray.
Vicki and Jeff
They had two children:
Lauren Joyner,
Morgan Rae Joyner.
Vicki was divorced and married her second husband, Ian.
II: George and Barbara
George Gray, youngest son of Robert Joseph Gray and Margaret (O'Reilly), nmarried Barbara.George Louis Gray married Christopher Gray has ewins.
Famous Grays
Captain Robert Gray (born 1755 in Rhode Island colony-died in Cjesapeake in 1806), was a Yankee trader. He was 21 in 1776 when he joined the Navy during the American Revolution. He explored the Columbia River in Oregon. He sailed to China to trade goods.
Murphy
Joe and Sharon Murphy were married...They had two children:
Steve Murphy
and one daughter
Ennels
Mr & Mrs Douglas "Adrian" Ennels, Sr. had a son, Douglas Adrian Ennels Jr., who married Melissa Murphy. Their Best Man was Doug's cousin, Derrick Barnes.Doug has an Uncle Mike, who wrote new lyrics to the Irish tune, Danny Boy (Londonderry Aire), which he sang at their wedding.
Doug had another Uncle, Preston, who married Vanessa
Jay and Kelly Thomas, Ethen, Lauryn and Hannah's (1st) Christmas letter 2007.
Greetings everyone! I hope all is well with you and your families. We are all doing well. I would like to start by introducing the newest Thomas. Hannah Lorraine was born Sep 6, 2007. She is now 3 months old and doing great. Ethen was my screamer, Lauryn was my sleeper, and Hannah falls somewhere in betweenJ She has really fit in well and the kids love her so much.
As for the rest of us�Jay is still an instructor here in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was officially made a flight commander March 1st, although he had been doing it for a while prior. He continues to work on his MBA, which should be complete in a few months and relieve some pressure. He was selected as the squadron�s FCF pilot, so soon he will get to test all of the jets after they go through major maintenance. We have not decided yet but we may ask for a short extension here, to get the kids through next year in school so we would move summer �09. If not we will be moving next year around Nov or Dec. Jay looks forward to getting back to the F-16.
Ethen started 1st grade and is doing pretty good now. He had a rough start mostly due to the addition of Hannah. He was acting out at school and at home and we realized he wanted more of my attention. We have adjusted and I�m trying to give him as much as I can. He started karate in September, and really likes it. After trying t-ball and soccer he seems to like this the best. The only bad thing is that it lasts an entire year, which means he may get sick of it. I only allow them to do one activity a semester so this is all he gets. We talked about it before he signed up so hopefully all will go well. Ethen will be a singing sheep along with the rest of the 1st grade in an upcoming school play. This will be his first one and I�m so excited.
Lauryn started pre-K in September and really likes it. She has finally learned her alphabet! She is learning Spanish and loves music. She does shows for us all the time and I must say she is quite the performer. After doing dance last year she decided to do gymnastics this year. She has a hard time sitting still and listening to her teachers but she is only 4. She is very "girly" and always wants to wear dresses and have her nails painted. She enjoys changing her clothes several times a day mostly because she is messy and doesn�t like to be dirty. Although she enjoys playing in the dirt and seems to find the dirtiest places outside she can. To say the least, my laundry basket is always full!
It has been great having both the kids gone during the day for a little while. Hannah and I have gotten to bond and it doesn�t take a lot of time away from Ethen and Lauryn when they are home. With Lauryn starting school I have gotten a lot busier and feel like I work fulltime driving everyone around to their activities. It�s a good thing Hannah likes her car seat. I am in 2 carpools, which help a lot. Besides being a fulltime mommy my life is pretty mellow. I�m trying to get back into my scrap booking but with 3 there is a lack of time!
Other news from the Thomas front� In August we bought a new mini van! I know nothing exciting but I have really gotten to like it. We can fit everyone in, even the dogs, and still have lots of room. It has been great for carpooling. The 4-runner just got too small. We also got a new dog in March. Ginger is a miniature Australian Sheppard and has been a great addition to our family. She is Samson�s (our Golden retriever) new play toy.
We hope you all have a fantastic Christmas. Remember to stop and thank the Lord for sending his Son to us so that we may have eternal life. Enjoy all that he blesses us with and we wish you a very Merry CHRISTmas.
Because of Him,
Jay, Kelly, Ethen, Lauryn, and Hannah
