Cemeteries of Henry County Tennessee
 
Gray Family Cemetery
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From Paris Court Square, take 79 East toward Dover for approximately 9 miles. Turn right (South) on Sulphur Wells Academy Road and follow for less than 1/2 mile. Turn left (Northeast) on Friendship Road and follow for approximately 1/2 mile. The cemetery will be on your left in a grove of trees, marked by concrete steps at its entrance.

Travel time from Paris Court Square is approximately 15 minutes.		  


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The Gray Family Cemetery is located on land that was once owned by at least three Gray generations. It is a quiet and peaceful area. The cemetery once fronted with Friendship Road with a majestic blocked wall complete with columns, pediments and stairs up to the cemetery surface. Unfortunately this wall has fallen forward sometime between 2000 and 2005 and is very slowly becoming covered with grass and brush. You would hardly know it was there. On the top step, the words "Gray Family Cemetery" are engraved. The cemetery is in excellent condition for its age.


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Earliest birth date: Rev. Frazier Clifton Gray, born 28 December 1814. Names listed in Compendium: 25
Earliest death date: Manerva (Gray) Adams, died 26 November 1876. Names evident on records as of January 6, 2006: 28
Prevalent names seen: Gray: 7
Photos archived here: 34


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Photographs taken January 7, 2006.
 
 
Name Photos Birth Death Notes Marriage
Adams, Manerva 005 11 Apr 1845 26 Nov 1876 Manerva (Gray) Adams; dau of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; stone reads "Mrs. Manerva Adams"; Some sources spell first name as Minerva
Cranford, L. E. 007/a 25 Aug 1920 18 Oct 1996 Lester Evans Cranford, Jr.; husb of Majorie (Lipps) Cranford; AC U.S. Army, World War II 20 Jun 1941
Cranford, Majorie Lipps 007 17 Jan 1924 26 Sep 2019 dau of Taz G. & Flora Estelle (Wofford) Lipps; wife of Lester Evans Cranford, Jr. 20 Jun 1941
Decker, Viola E. 010 29 Nov 1940 Funeral home marker from Milligan & Ridgeway, Dover, Tennessee, indicates aged 0 years
Etheridge, Mollie 21 Apr 1854 25 Mar 1917 Mary H. "Mollie" (Gray) Etheridge; dau of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) & Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; wife of John S. Etheridge; No marker is present however death certificate indicates burial at "Family Sem."
Goldston, Charles D. 13 Jun 1864 08 Sep 1938 Charles D. "Charlie" Goldston; son of John & Paulee (Young) Goldston; husb of Flora Manly (Gray) Goldston; No marker is present however death certificate indicates burial at "Gray Cem"
Goldston, Flora Manly 15 Dec 1863 23 Jun 1938 Flora Manly (Gray) Goldston; dau of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) & Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; wife of Charles D. "Charlie" Goldston; No marker is present however death certificate indicates burial at "Grays Cemetery"
Gray, Rev. F. C. 012/a/b 28 Dec 1814 05 Jun 1882 Reverend Frazier Clifton Gray (I); son of James & Anna (Bradford) Gray; husb of Mary E. (Williams) Gray
Gray, J. H. 013/a 03 Oct 1847 13 Jan 1887 James. H. Gray; son of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) & Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; husb of Mary M. (Gilliam) Gray
Gray, Rev. J. W., Sr. 014/a 13 Apr 1852 06 Jun 1915 Reverend John Williams "Jack" Gray, Sr.; son of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) & Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; husb of Ellen Caroline "Nellie" (Scarborough) Gray
Gray, J. W., Jr. 014/a 22 Aug 1900 30 Mar 1920 John Williams "Jackie" Gray, Jr.; son of Rev. John Williams (Sr.) & Ellen Caroline "Nellie" (Scarborough) Gray; Died of Influenza at Camp Taylor, Kentucky
Gray, Mary E. 012/a/c 04 Jan 1825 20 Oct 1911 Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray, dau of James Hyde & Anna (Williams) Williams; wife of Rev. Frazier Clifton Gray (I)
Gray, Nellie C. 017 1860 1930 Ellen Caroline "Nellie" (Scarborough) Gray; wife of Rev. John Williams "Jack" Gray
Gray, Sallie P. 018/a 31 Oct 1856 28 Feb 1921 Sarah P. "Sallie" Gray; dau of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) & Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray
Lipps, America E. 020/a 1856 18 Dec 1922 America E. (Wells) Lipps; dau of Rebecca (Parsons) Wells; wife of Morgan Tennessee "Tennie" Lipps; stone reads "Mrs. America Lipps, 66 Yrs old"
Lipps, Dora 021/a 14 Apr 1879 19 Apr 1899 dau of Morgan Tennessee "Tennie" Lipps & America E. (Wells) Lipps; stone reads "Miss Dora Lipps"
Lipps, Estella 022 09 Dec 1899 29 Nov 1964 Flora Estelle (Wofford) Lipps; dau of William Henry Wofford & Estella (Gray) Wofford; wife of Taz G. Lipps 25 Dec 1920
Lipps, Minnie 023/a 11 Oct 1881 01 Jul 1899 dau of Morgan Tennessee "Tennie" Lipps & America E. (Wells) Lipps; stone reads "Miss Minnie Lipps"
Lipps, Taz G. 022 22 Feb 1891 21 Dec 1989 son of Morgan Tennessee "Tennie" Lipps & America E. (Wells) Lipps; husb of Flora Estelle (Wofford) Lipps 25 Dec 1920
Little, Issac Franklin 026 21 Jan 1875 03 Jun 1941
Little, Sadie Depriest 027 16 Feb 1888 11 May 1959
Powell, Infant Son 029 1912 Possibly Son of Daniel M. & Lula (Robertson) Powell; Per Compendium: "son of R. & D. M."
Sinclair, Rose 031/a 03 Apr 1888 18 Sep 1925 Rose "Rosie" (Lipps) Sinclair; dau of Morgan Tennessee "Tennie" Lipps & America E. (Wells) Lipps; wife of Crawford Sinclair; new stone reads "Mrs. Rose Lipps Sinclair"; aged 87y 5m 14d
Wells, Lucie Gray 033 25 Aug 1858 13 Jul 1939 Frances Lucie (Gray) Wells; dau. of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) & Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; wife of Tazewell C. Wells
Wells, Rebecca 034 23 Sep 1833 02 Dec 1902 Rebecca (Parsons) Wells; mother of Sylvester E. "Vess" Wells & Tazewell C. Wells
Wells, Sylvester E. "Vess" 035 03 Sep 1856 22 Apr 1919 Sylvester E. "Vess" Wells; son of Rebecca (Parsons) Wells
Wells, Tazewell C. 033 20 Mar 1861 06 Apr 1933 son of Rebecca (Parsons) Wells; husb of Frances Lucie (Gray) Wells
Wofford, Clyde H. 038 1894 1939 Clyde Henry Wofford; son of William Henry Wofford & Estella (Gray) Wofford; husb of (1) Mavis Kenena (Allen) Wofford, (2) Hazel Pauline Lawson
Wofford, Estella 039 1867 1946 Estella (Gray) Wofford; dau of Rev. John Williams (Sr.) & Ellen Caroline "Nellie" (Scarborough) Gray; wife of William Henry Wofford
Wofford, W. H. 039 1865 1943 William Henry Wofford; husb of Estella (Gray) Wofford
Wynns, Mattie A. 042/a/b 11 May 1842 15 May 1894 Martha Ann "Mattie" (Gray) Manly Wynns; dau of Rev. Frazier Clifton (I) and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" (Williams) Gray; wife of (1) Peter H. Manly (2) Benjamin Wynns


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