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WILLIAM JAMES GRAY son of LOGAN GRAY and TABITHA G ALLEY was born 28 June 1835 in Roanoke, Virginia. He died August 1901 in Sadlersville, Robertson County, Tennessee. He married SARAH ANN ALLEY daughter of NATHANIAL J ALLEY and ANN T HERRING. She was born 22 February 1833 in Bristol Parish, Virginia and died 04 June 1891 in Sadlersville, Robertson County, Tennessee. LOGAN GRAY was born 29 December 1805 in Roanoke, Virginia and died 27 August 1889 in Thomasville, Robertson County, Tennessee. TABITHA G ALLEY was born about 1811 in Roanoke County, Virginia and died after 1880. NATHANIAL J ALLEY was born 1803 in Virginia and died after 1865 in Robertson County, Tennessee and ANN T HERRING was born 1813 in Rutherford, North Carolina.

WILLIAM JAMES GRAY is my Great Great Grandfather.

Note from Great Uncle Ralph Gray:
EXCERPT OF RALPH GRAY'S LETTER TO MINTA FINNEY LEWIS VERNON and notes by Linda Lewis-WeissingerWilliam with his parents moved to Thomasville Tennessee. from Virginia. At the age of 26 he was an enlisted man with the Confederate army. Private Company G. 50 Reg't Tennessee Infantry appeared on the Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for July 31 to Oct 31, 1862. Enlisted: When: Dec 4 1861 Where: Fort Donelson By Whom: Captain Beaumont Period: 1 year Then again for the Oct 6, 1862 to Feb 2, 1863 Absent: Escaped at the surrender of Donelson
(surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant)

It was said that he swam the river to safety after being badly wounded. The cold cold water saved his life by stopping the bleeding of his badly shot-up arm. Minta Finney remembers her Grandaddy (Sam Gray) taking her to the banks of the Cumberland River and telling her stories of her Great Grandfather in the Battle of Donelson. She remembers him saying that W J's arm was shot off. Interesting to note that he had a thriving blacksmith busy later with employees.
Submitted by: Linda Lewis-Weissinger

CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS

50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

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