Government house update

You know I was all set to work on the civil war records, but well, my morning email included these awesome update photos of the Government House, and well, this just had to be done!  Then of course my internet promptly went down (don’t ever get stuck with mediacom) so I’ve been waiting a few hours to share….arrggghhh.  I’ve always wanted to get a trip back to Pensacola, but this really pulls at the strings to my heart….I can’t wait to go now;O)  Go here to see the updated photos, just scroll to the bottom as I’m trying to keep a timeline going.

Sidetracked

My goal today was to upload the information from the military records from Minch L. Gray and John J. Gray from the Civil War that I just received.  So once my isp finally decided to grace me with online service today, I checked the email first, and there was all the fodder needed for turning my head from my goal. First I got an email back from the current owner of the Government House, filling in more info.  Then I met a new Gray 3rd cousin, reconnected with a cousin in my daughter’s family, got a huge novel-length obit from the Whisler side, and then set about transcribing the documents.  I’m still not finished, which is why they aren’t here, but do I have a fabulous gonga for all researchers (or nosey-types).  This database of Old Bailey’s records have come online and is searchable.  And if you find family there, you can view the original document as well….go play, it’s been occupying my time for more minutes than I care to admit;O)  I do hope to get all the records info up here tomorrow, I really do.

Happy Birthday Annie!

Well, I officially have 12 minutes left of Annie Lee White Gray’s birthday….so I added a page with a couple of her photos.  She’s more widely known as Grandma Gray even though she’s my great-grandmother and I never did get to meet her as she died a few months after I was born.  Her birth was 10 June 1864 in Cairo, Georgia.

Summer fun in the sun

Oh my, I just had to join the fun after visiting Creative Gene and running across this post. Not to be left out in the cold, I decided to completely dishonor one of my rules so I could post this fun scan my sister sent me a couple years ago. This is Warren Candler Gray and Marjorie Swift McCurdy Gray with moi (the still-living one) in about 1952….are we not the picture of summertime fun?

Family tree is up

Although very rudimentary as I’m running on borrowed time lately, I’ve gotten the family tree page up. Will work on updating as I can, but probably after blogging class is done;O)

New Government House page

After much fumbling and rummaging through pages, I finally found the instructions for linking to my pages and well, it was there all along ;O)

The Government House is probably a family nickname, but I’m unsure.  All I know is this house located at 300 E. Government St., Pensacola, Florida, is where Warren and Marjorie Gray lived their first days of married life up through the time they had their children.  Years later “Grandma” Gray ran a boarding house or such, I was unclear because when Dad relayed it to me he was unsure.  That memory thing again.  I’ll be adding to the page as I get information and photos.  If you have any stories about it yourself, let me know.

Today is another day!

I have been working on locating the info to post some of the family connections and ran into the old photos.  You know how that goes, you find one you weren’t looking for, and that leads to another, and well pretty soon you forget exactly what you started out trying to find.  That’s been the past couple of days, and well, today I actually remembered the original need.  So there are copies of the wedding certificate and news clipping posted on the page for Warren Candler Gray and Marjorie Swift McCurdy’s wedding, YES!  My next task is to figure out how to link to it…I keep having things to learn!

Decisions, decisions….yikes!

Okay, so I need to decide what I want on the front static page….just the welcome and intro, or family tree from way back, current posts???  I’m no good at this decision-making process when I see pros and cons on all.  The good news is I have time since we’re focusing on the looks and widgets this week, so for this procrastinating heart, I got time;O)  Any thoughts would be appreciated.  Now if my internet service will cooperate we may actually get it done.

Welcome

Welcome to Gray Roots, glad you’ve found us.  We’ve just gotten started, but plan eventually to have a great place for Gray researchers to exchange information and leads, as well as get to know each other and keep in touch.  Please add your comments for any suggestions or questions you have.

How do I connect?

I am a decendant of Warren “Bryce” Gray 1928-2004 (living Whisler), Warren Candler 1902-1976 (Marjorie Swift McCurdy), James Mench 1858-1914 (Annie L. White), Minch L Gray ca 1833-1862 (Mary Virginia Martin), John Gray 1799-1881 (Devina/Lovena/Devnia ?) and have been researching my genealogy in one form or another most of my life.  I became actively involved about 10 years ago when I began to explore the internet during college and have had the good fortune to meet a lot of lost relatives.

Please post your connection, as the more we get the more chances you’re closely related.  Just please remember to not post any living relative….nope, not going there!