Pearl McCommon

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Personal and Family Information

Pearl was born on 6 Oct 1903 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas , the daughter of Walter W. McCommon and Minnie V. Jefferson.

She died on 23 Aug 1954 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

Her husband was Theodore Lee Gray, who she married on 29 JUN 1925 in Benton County, Arkansas . They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Pearl McCommon
(1903-1954)

 

Walter W. McCommon
(1876-?)

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Minnie V. Jefferson
(1880-1922)

 

Samuel Allen Jefferson
(1838-1908)

 

George H Jefferson
(1802-1846)

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Elizabeth P. Moore
(1810-1883)

 
   

Joann Neal
(1839-1904)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

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Birth6 OCT 1903
Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Death23 AUG 1954
Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Census28 APR 1910
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Age: 6
Address: Osage Twp, dwelling 176, family 176 McKinney, John D, head mw age 35, married 1 for 10 yrs, born Tenn, f&m Tenn, farmer __ Tom, wife fw age 33 married 1, 10 years, mother of 2, 1 living born Ark f&m Tenn __ Emmaline, daughter fw age 17 months born Ark f Tenn, m Ark dwelling 177 family 177 Jefferson, May, head fw age 39, singl born Ark f Ark, m Missouri Grisham, Minnie, sister, fw age 29 married 2, mother of 2, 2 living, born Ark f Ark, m Missouri __ Joe Allen, niece fw age 2 single born Ark ,f Texas, m Ark McCommon, Pearl niece fw age 7 single, born Texas, f Ark, m Ark Jefferson, Mollie sister fw age 43 single, born Ark, f Ark, m Missouri __ Pearl, sister fw age 37 single born Ark, f Ark, m Missouri
Census-1910Benton-fam177
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Census2 APR 1930
Place: Pope County, Arkansas
Address: Russellville City, Illinois Township, 319 South Commerce Ave dwelling 5, family 7 Gray Theodore head, rents $35, with radio, no farm mw age 30 married age 25, born Ark, f & m Ark, agents in Express office __ Pearl wife fw, age 26, married age 21 born Texas, f Tex, m Ark
Census6 APR 1940
Place: Jackson County, Arkansas
Address: Newport, ward 2, 223 Elm Street visit 90, rents home $25, Gray, Theodore, Head mw age 40 , Male born Ark, same house 1935, agent Railway Express __ Pearl, wife fw age 32 married , 5 yr college born Texas, same house 1935,
BurialAUG 1954
Place: Pulaski County, Arkansas
Address: Pinecrest Cemetery??, Little Rock

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Arkansas Gazette, Tuesday, Aug 24, 1954, Little Rock, AR

Page: 6 , Mrs. Pearl Avery Gray, Formerly of Little Rock

Mrs. Pearl Avery Gray of Memphis, wife of Theodore Lee Gray and formerly of Jonesboro and Little Rock, died Monday at Memphis. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro. Survivors include her husband and a sister, Mrs. S.B. Jones of Knox City, Tex. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Central Presbyterian Church by Dr. Frank Colquitt and Rev Arthur F. Fogartie. Pallbearers will be Bruce Kinney and T.C. Ausbrook, both of Little Rock; Fred Penix and J. Walter Turner, both of Jonesboro; A.M. Rubeck of Fort Smith, and Frank Morrow of Newport. Burial will be at Pine Crest Memorial Park by Ruebel & Co.