Katharine Myers Gray-1931

Myers, Katherine L

Birth Name Myers, Katherine L
Nick Name Kate, Katy
Also Known As Katherine
Gender female
Age at Death 76 years, 1 day

Narrative

Birth: Census of Nemaha Co., KS: 1870 (M593 440) Granada Twp., page 23A.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1859 Dundas, Ontario, Canada    
Event Note

Riverview Cemetery, Cowley County, KS
"GRAY KATHERINE 1854 4 5 MWEST OLD"
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/cowley/cemetery/Riverview/Riverview-G.htm

Death 1935-01-02 City of Arkansas City, Cowley, KS    
Event Note

https://peoplelegacy.com/katherine_gray-7.0i0e

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Myers, Daniel Wallace Sr18271873-08-18
Mother Collins, Elizabeth18231899-03-16
    Sister     Myers, Susannah 1848-10-23 1927-11-23
    Sister     Myers, Jennifer Elizabeth 1850-04-18 1920-10-20
    Brother     Myers, Jacob W 1852-02-02 1883-04-18
    Sister     Myers, Mary A. 1854-01-26 1925-04-08
    Sister     Myers, Maria L 1855-10-02 1941-05-28
    Brother     Myers, Daniel Wallace Jr 1858-08-21 1918-01-02
         Myers, Katherine L 1859 1935-01-02
    Brother     Myers, George Wesley 1861-02-06 1935-01-00
    Sister     Myers, Margaret 1863-04-08 1924-06-22

Families

Family of Gray, William J and Myers, Katherine L
Married Husband Gray, William J ( * 1849 + 1934 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1880-07-25 Cowley, KS    
  Narrative

1900-1930 home in Arkansas City, Cowley Co, KS

both are probably buried in Riverview Cemetery, Cowley County.

how Katherine met William...
"[NEW YEARS FESTIVAL: M. E. CHURCH.]
[Arkansas City] TRAVELER, DECEMBER 20, 1876.
New Years Festival of the M. E. Church.
Programme of Committees.
...SOLICITING COMMITTEE.
Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. J. Nichols, Mrs. N. Shaw, Mrs. Horn, Samuel Endicott, H. Carder, Ida Grimes, Katy Myers, Mrs. Demott, Mrs. Pepper, R. Carder.
RECEIVING COMMITTEE.
Wm. Gray, Katy Myers, Harvey Grimes, Ida Grimes, Rachael Carder, H. Carder, Nelly Wood, Frank Wood."
http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/Cowley/Oldnews/Papers/TRAVA7.HTM

"[MORE PERSONALS: TRAVELER, JULY 28, 1880.]
MARRIED. At the residence of Mr. Harvey Dwyer, in Beaver township, on Sunday, July 25, at 2 p.m., by Rev. L. F. Laverty, Mr. Wm. J. Gray to Miss Kate L. Myers. No cards, but just lots of cake, etc.
Well, it's all right, Billy, and we sincerely hope that the journey of life may in your case be strewn with blessings which yourself and bride may be spared to enjoy for many years.
["Billy" was the town marshall]"
http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/Cowley/Oldnews/Papers/AC07TRA.HTM
[Kyle: Harvey Dwyer was husband of Kate's Aunt Agnes Collins Dwyer]

Arkansas Valley Democrat
Arkansas City, Kansas
27 Jul 1880, Tue • Page 3
Married. July 25th, 1880, at two o'clock p. m., at the residence of Mr. H. Dwyer, in Beaver township, by the Rev. L. F. Laverty, Mr. William J. Gray and Miss Kate L. Myers, both of this city. After ye editor and the devil had devoured the cake, which accompanied this notice, "We agreed "one with another," that Mr. Gray sorely had a fine wife, for the cake was excellent, we therefore agreed "one with another," to extend them our best wishes for their future welfare. May their happiness be unalloyed and their trouble if any, be "little ones."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29434367/katherine-gray

 

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Gray, Grace C1882-12-001969