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Benjamin Grayson

M, b. circa 1702
Benjamin Grayson|b. circa 1702|p1021.htm#i10643|John Grayson|b. circa 1672\nd. March 31, 1736|p1022.htm#i10637|Susannah White|b. circa 1675\nd. after 1736|p2439.htm#i10638|||||||||||||

Relationship=6th great-granduncle of Raymond Talbott Denton.
Last Edited=December 28, 2003
     Benjamin was married to Susannah Monroe. Benjamin was born circa 1702 in Lancaster Co., Virginia, British Colony.1 He was the son of John Grayson and Susannah White.

Citations

  1. [S761] Rootsweb Worldconnect Project/Ancestry Records, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com or http://Ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb/Ancestry.

Benjamin Grayson

M, b. 1730
Benjamin Grayson|b. 1730|p1021.htm#i10650|Ambrose Grayson|b. circa 1704\nd. September 6, 1742|p1019.htm#i10644|Alice Sharp|b. circa 1702|p2098.htm#i10646|John Grayson|b. circa 1672\nd. March 31, 1736|p1022.htm#i10637|Susannah White|b. circa 1675\nd. after 1736|p2439.htm#i10638|||||||

Relationship=5th great-granduncle of Raymond Talbott Denton.
Last Edited=October 17, 2004
     Benjamin was born in 1730 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, British Colony.1 He was the son of Ambrose Grayson and Alice Sharp.

Citations

  1. [S761] Rootsweb Worldconnect Project/Ancestry Records, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com or http://Ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb/Ancestry.

Bertha Grayson

F, b. May 8, 1880, d. June 30, 1957

Last Edited=November 30, 2004
     Bertha was born on Saturday, May 8, 1880 in Kentucky, USA.1 Bertha was married to Cosby Dixon Melton, son of Archibald Dixon Melton and Mary Frances Sellers, 1898. Bertha died on Sunday, June 30, 1957 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 77 years, 1 month and 22 days.1 Her body was interred after June 30, 1957 in Shady Grove Cemetery, Poole, Webster Co., Kentucky, USA.1
     As of 1898, her married name was Melton. Bertha (age 20) was listed as Cosby Dixon Melton's wife on the 1900 Census, on June 1, 1900 in Household No. 674, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.2 Bertha (age 39) was listed as Cosby Dixon Melton's wife on the 1920 Census, on January 1, 1920 in Household No. 95, Dixon Road, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.3 Bertha (age 49) was listed as Cosby Dixon Melton's wife on the 1930 Census, on April 1, 1930 in Household No. 220, Walnut Bottom, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.4

Children of Bertha Grayson and Cosby Dixon Melton

  • Carrie Melton b. Sep 1899
  • Cosby D. Melton b. 11 Aug 1901, d. 2 Apr 1981
  • Walter Lebene Melton b. 21 May 1903, d. 1 Apr 1961
  • Noris Melton b. c 1906
  • Mary Drucindia Melton b. 1907
  • Bertha Ray Melton b. 1910
  • A. Soprina Melton b. 1911
  • M. Lucindia Melton b. 1913
  • Aronald B. Melton b. 18 Jan 1914, d. 22 Jan 1987
  • Albert D. Melton b. 1915
  • Hillery Owen Melton b. 14 Aug 1918, d. 6 Nov 1978
  • Sherman D. Melton b. a 1 Jan 1920
  • Verbil Melton b. 1923

Citations

  1. [S657] James L. Blue & Donald L. Hazelwood, Historical & Genealogical Records of Henderson County, Kentucky, Death Records 1911-1992 (Evansville, Indiana: Evansville Bindery, Inc., 1998), Page 513. Hereinafter cited as Henderson Co., KY Death Records 1911-1992.
  2. [S558] Ancestry.com, 1900 Henderson County Kentucky Federal Census (n.p.: Ancestry.com). Hereinafter cited as 1900 Henderson Co., KY Federal Census.
  3. [S549] James L. Blue, 1920 Henderson County Kentucky Federal Census (Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky: Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society). Hereinafter cited as 1920 Henderson Co., KY Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Ancestry.com, 1930 Henderson County, Kentucky Federal Census (n.p.: Ancestry.com). Hereinafter cited as 1930 Henderson Co. Census.

Daniel Grayson

M, b. October 27, 1848, d. July 14, 1927
Daniel Grayson|b. October 27, 1848\nd. July 14, 1927|p1021.htm#i17287|Daniel Grayson|||Dorcus Melton|||||||||||||||

Last Edited=June 3, 2009
     Daniel was born on Friday, October 27, 1848 in Kentucky, USA.1 He was the son of Daniel Grayson and Dorcus Melton. Daniel was married to Nancy E. Duncan, daughter of Nathan Duncan and Manerva Cottingham, circa 1874. Daniel died on Thursday, July 14, 1927 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 78 years, 8 months and 17 days.1 His body was interred on Friday, July 15, 1927 in Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.2,1
     Daniel (age 61) was listed as the head of a family with his wife Nancy (age 54) on the 1910 Census, on April 15, 1910 in Household No. 299, Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.3

Children of Daniel Grayson and Nancy E. Duncan

Citations

  1. [S657] James L. Blue & Donald L. Hazelwood, Historical & Genealogical Records of Henderson County, Kentucky, Death Records 1911-1992 (Evansville, Indiana: Evansville Bindery, Inc., 1998), Page 302. Hereinafter cited as Henderson Co., KY Death Records 1911-1992.
  2. [S201] Interment Records for City of Henderson, Kentucky , Space 1368, Page 46. Hereinafter cited as City of Henderson Burial Records.
  3. [S576] Ancestry.com, 1910 Henderson County Kentucky Federal Census (Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com). Hereinafter cited as 1910 Henderson Co., KY Federal Census.

Dorcas Emaline Grayson

F, b. July 18, 1879, d. June 13, 1920
Dorcas Emaline Grayson|b. July 18, 1879\nd. June 13, 1920|p1021.htm#i17286|Daniel Grayson|b. October 27, 1848\nd. July 14, 1927|p1021.htm#i17287|Nancy E. Duncan|b. July 6, 1855\nd. July 25, 1918|p770.htm#i17288|Daniel Grayson|||Dorcus Melton|||Nathan Duncan|||Manerva Cottingham|||

Last Edited=June 5, 2009
     Dorcas was born on Friday, July 18, 1879 in Kentucky, USA.1 She was the daughter of Daniel Grayson and Nancy E. Duncan. Dorcas was married to Luther Green, son of William F. Green and Sarah Woodward, circa 1903. Dorcas died on Sunday, June 13, 1920 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 40 years, 10 months and 26 days.1 Her body was interred on Monday, June 14, 1920 in Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.1,2
     As of circa 1903, her married name was Green. Dorcas (age 30) was listed as Luther Green's wife on the 1910 Census, on April 15, 1910 in Household No. 301, Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.3

Children of Dorcas Emaline Grayson and Luther Green

Citations

  1. [S657] James L. Blue & Donald L. Hazelwood, Historical & Genealogical Records of Henderson County, Kentucky, Death Records 1911-1992 (Evansville, Indiana: Evansville Bindery, Inc., 1998), Page 303. Hereinafter cited as Henderson Co., KY Death Records 1911-1992.
  2. [S201] Interment Records for City of Henderson, Kentucky , Space 1192, Page 45. Hereinafter cited as City of Henderson Burial Records.
  3. [S576] Ancestry.com, 1910 Henderson County Kentucky Federal Census (Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com). Hereinafter cited as 1910 Henderson Co., KY Federal Census.