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Bray, (Alexander) Gilmer

Personal Information
Last Name Bray
First Name (Alexander)
Middle Name Gilmer
Maiden Name
Death Date 8/19/1939
Birth Date 9/20/1862
Obituary Source Mooresville Times, Aug. 24, 1939
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Mooresville Cemetery
Family Information
Spouse 1) Anna Sheets; 2) Dorcas "Mattie" Samantha Mitchell
Survived By Widow; son, William G. Bray; 2 daughters, Ann Bray and Hazel Hadley; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.
Other Age 76. Parents: Edward and Lucy Gilmer Bray of North Carolina. His grandfather, John H. Bray, was probably the first white settler in Monroe Township, Morgan Co. Came to Indiana before the Civil War. Married Anna Sheets on March 25, 1888; they had 2 children together: Hazel and Hershel. Anna died in 1896. Married second wife on Nov. 21, 1901 in Jackson Co., Ind. They had 2 children: William Gilmer and Anna Lucy. Mr. Bray died of an embolism. Funeral at Mooresville Friends Church (Rev. Albert Copeland officiating.)
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