Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Welcome to My Genealogy Site
My content comes from many different sources and surely contains some errors. I will correct those errors as they are discovered.
Here you'll find:I'm a member of Clay County Genealogy Society (Louisville, Illinois) and Richland County Genealogy Society (Olney, Illinois).
I'm constantly updating and adding new content, so I encourage you to visit often.
This website is available in English, German, French, and Spanish.Future Projects Include:
- Adding Les Higgason's "Spanish-American Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois." to the website.
- Converting headstone photos to links on Find a Grave.
Honoring Our Military Veterans



- American Revolutionary War Veterans
- War of 1812 Veterans
- Mexican - American War Veterans
- American Civil War Veterans
- American Indian Wars Veterans
- Spanish - American War Veterans
- World War I Veterans
- World War II Veterans
- Korean War Veterans
- Viet Nam War Veterans
- Desert Shield-Desert Storm Veterans
- Persian Gulf War Veterans
- Enduring Freedom Veterans
- Iraqi Freedom Veterans
Additional Items of Interest
- Haslers, in the Pursuit of Liberty by Rena Lents Thomas
- Pictures and biographical Sketches of the Business Men of Clay City, Illinois 1930, (Obituaries) by W.T. Carder
- Stories from Those Who Came From Around the Nekar Area by Otto Benzing
- The Bones of my Bones by Della M. Cummings Wright
- The Chosen by Della M. Cummings Wright
- The Dredge Ditch (A Clay County, Illinois Story) by Darold Herdes
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about the information on this site, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
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William and "Lizzie" Gray
William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch were married in 1893. They had 7 children: Lucinda, Nettie, Henry, Jasper, Lydia, Hester, and Gleason

Riley and 'Belle' Graham Family
John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle Hornick were married in 1879. They had 3 children. Baby, Nellie, and Nica.
John and 'Nellie' Luke Family
John Albert Luke and Nella Graham were married in 1899. 8 children: Sylvia, Goldie, Iva, Nica, Grace, Minda, John, and Floyd
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Clayson and Grace McDowell
Clayson Adrian McDowell and Nella Grace Luke were married in 1925. 11 children: Adrian, Dorothy, Jo Ann, Barb, Glenn, Nella, Hazel, Betty, Linda, Leona, and Ronald