Martha Madora "Dora", daughter of Alexander Gordon & Georgia Ann McGowan, was born Sep 1874 Clarke Co MS.
Married: Robert Lee Gray Dec 21, 1893 Clarke Co MS. He was born Dec 1872 MS.
Occupation: Railroad Express Agent, Railroad Depot Agent, Wholesale Grocery Manager

Children of Martha & Robert:
1. Fannie Mae born Jul 1895 MS.
2. Dora Lee born Nov 1897 MS.
Married: (1) W.A. Shannon
Married: (2) ? Coleman
Married: (3) E.L. Willett
3. Marian Louise born Nov 1899 MS.
Married: Sidney Wallace
4. Nellie born 1902 Jasper Co MS.
Married: E.G. Cortright

Notes:
1. Jun 2, 1900 Jasper Co MS census shows Robert L. Gray age 27 (born Dec 1872), Dora age 25 (born Sep 1874), Fanny May age 4 (born Jul 1895), Dora Lee age 2 (born Nov 1897), Marian Louise age 9/12 (born Nov 1899 & W.I. Dyess age 19 (born Nov 1880), living in Beat 5, Heidelberg. Robert is a Railroad Express Agent & W.I. Dyess is a Railroad Assistant Agent. All were born in MS. Robert & Dora had been married 6 years, had 3 children, all living. (pg 293a, #36)
2. May 11, 1910 Jasper Co MS census shows Robert L. Gray age 37, Dora age 35, Fannie M. age 15, Dora L. age 12, Marian L. age 10 & Nellie age 8 living in Beat 5. They had been married 18 years, had 4 children, all living. All were born in MS. Robert is a Railroad Depot Agent. (pg 274a, #351)
3. Jan 8, 1920 Jones Co MS census shows Robert L. Gray age 46, Dora age 45, Louise age 20, Nellie age 18, William Shannon age 20 & Dora L. Shannon age 22 living in Laurel city, South Ave, Ward 4. Robert is a Wholesale Grocery Manager & William is a City Salesman for a wholesale store. All were born in MS. (pg 212b, #137)
4. Martha M. Gordon-Gray is my 2C3R.


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