Life History
Jun 1861 |
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26th Jun 1882 |
Birth of daughter Mary Frances GRACY in Henderson County, Texas.9,4,10,3,7,8,11 |
4th Feb 1896 |
Birth of son Jesse D GRACY in Texas.12 |
18th Oct 1898 |
Birth of son Thomas Avery GRACY in Athens, Henderson, Texas.13,14,15,3,2 |
1900 |
Resident in Township 8, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.1 |
8th May 1930 |
Death of son Jesse D GRACY in US Veteran's Hospital, Legion, Kerr, Texas.12 |
22nd Feb 1939 |
Death of daughter Mary Frances GRACY in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas.4,7,8 |
after Jan 1940 |
Died in Texas.6 |
24th Jan 1940 |
Death of Mollie Walker HANNA in Wilbarger County, Texas.16,6 |
Other facts
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Married Mollie Walker HANNA |
Notes
- Wiley seems to be the middle name, though it is the one most found in records. In 1920, he is enumeraterd in the census as John W. But usually he is Wiley, or even wiley J as in 1900. In this census, Wiley's wife is listed as Hannah W. But Hanna was her family name. You will see that in other censuses she is named Mollie, a nickname for Mary. It may be that Mollie was actaully her given name.
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 June, F1 Township 8SR1, District 151, p 2A, Hse/Fam #17
Gracy, Wylie J Head W M June 1861 38 Married 19 years TN England Mississippi Farmer
Gracy, Hannah W Wife W F Dec 1865 34 Married 19 years TX SC GA
Gracy, Joseph W Son W M Sept 1887 12 TX TN TX Farm Laborer
Gracy, John H Son W M Nov 1889 10 TX TN TX Farm Laborer
Gracy, William F Son W M July 1892 7 TX TN TX
Gracy, Jessie D Son W M Feb 1895 5 TX TN TX
Gracy, Thomas A Son W M Oct 1897 2 TX TN TX
The census tells us that Wylie and Hannah (Mollie) married about 1881. This is consistent with the report of birth of their daughter Mary Frances in June 1882, according to Mary Frances' gravestone. Mary Frances and her husband Enoch A Jackson are living in this household with them. Note that the census reports her birth year as 1883, one year later, as we commonly find in the 1900 census.
Jackson, Enoch A Son-in-law W M Oct 1876 23 TX GA GA Farmer
Jackson, Mary F Daughter W F 16 June 1883 TX TN TX
Originally they were reported as in the same household but with a different family number. Later corrections of the numbering in the census eliminated the separate family number for Enoch and Mary.
1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 5 May, Washington Township, District 171, page 17A, Hse/Fam #314
Gracy, Wiley Head M W 50 Married 28 years TN TN TN Farmer Rents Farm [b abt 1860]
Gracy, Mollie Wife F W 43 Married 28 years TX SC GA [b abt 1867]
Gracy, John H Son M W 20 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1890]
Gracy, Bill Son M W 17 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1893]
Gracy, Jessie Son M W 14 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1896]
Gracy, Avery Son M W 12 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1898]
Gracy, Gardner Son M W 9 Single OK TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1901]
Gracy, Claud Son M W 6 Single OK TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1904]
In 1920, Wiley is listed by his first name as John W. His birth state has now changed from Tennessee to Alabama. We know this is the same person, however, because the name of the wife Mollie and the children match. The variations of names in this census tell us some more details about the family members.
1920 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 5 February, Hickory Township, District 125, page 6A, Oswalt Road, Hse/Fam #102
Gracy, John W Head Rents M W 62 AL AL AL Farmer [born abt 1848]
Gracy, Mollie Wife F W 54 TX NC GA [born abt 1866]
Gracy, Jessie L Son M W 23 Single TX AL TX Farm Laborer [born abt 1997]
Gracy, Ben G Son M W 18 Single OK AL TX Farmer [born abt 1802]
Gracy, Claud E Son M W 15 Single OK AL TX Farmer [born abt 1905]
We know from this record that Wiley's full name is John Wiley. Ben G here matches Gardner in the 1910 census. We get a middle initial L for Jessie and Claud's initial E. Note that Jessie L was reported as Jessie D in 1900.
Sources
- 1. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma
- 5 May, Washington Township, District 171, page 17A, Hse/Fam #314
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
- 4 June, F1 Township 8SR1, District 151, p 2A, Hse/Fam #17
- 4. Texas Death Certificate
- 5. 1920 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma
- 5 February, Hickory Township, District 125, page 6A, Oswalt Road, Hse/Fam #102
- 6. Texas Death Certificate
- Certificate #5973
- 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 8. Email Sources
- 9. 1930 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma
- 12 April, Hickory Township, District 4, page 5A, Hse #91, Fam #93
- 10. 1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma
- 15 April, Hickory Township, District 169, p 1A, Hse/Fam #6
- 11. 1920 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma
- no date, Burney Township, District 124, p 9A, Hse #149, Fam #155
- 12. Texas Death Certificate
- Certificate #25061
- 13. Texas Death Certificate
- Certificate #10603
- 14. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 15. 1930 Federal Census, Taylor County, Texas
- 3 April, Abilene Precinct 1, District 13, page 2A, 401 Pecan St, Hse #28, Fam #31
- 16. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000