Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Woodford Co.

RICHARD H. GRAY, son of Milton and Nancy (Booth) Gray, was born October 21,
1837, at the homestead in Woodford County, Ky.  Mrs. Nancy (Booth) Gray was
born in Culpeper County, Va., in February, 1800, and is still living.  Her
father, James Booth, was a native of Virginia, served in the war of the
Revolution, came to Kentucky in 1811, and took part in the war of 1812.
Richard H. Gray was reared on the home farm until eighteen, then entered
Georgetown College, graduated in 1859, and for one year was a tutor.  July
23, 1862, he married Miss Anna O. Patteson, of Pulaski County, and to this
union have been born six children: John N., June, 1866; James H., January
1, 1868; Mary N., April 7, 1872; George D., September 13, 1875; Charles F.,
February 13, 1877, and Katie Sellers, August 13, 1879.  In 1879 Mr. Gray
was elected sheriff of Woodford County and re-elected in 1881.  He is an
Odd Fellow and Free Mason, and is highly esteemed by his neighbors.  During
the late war, Mr. Gray, who had been educated for the Baptist ministry, was
chaplain of the Third Kentucky Federal Regiment, with the rank of captain,
and was present at the battle of Shiloh, two of his brothers being on the
opposite side.  His brother, Samuel Gray, was born in 1829, and died in
1882.  Samuel was a graduate of Georgetown Law School and also of
Transylvania Law School; and was in practice in Versailles, and was one of
the ten representatives of Kentucky in the Confederate Congress; he was a
colonel in the Confederate Army, and took part in the battle of Shiloh; he
also served as county judge of Nelson, and was a candidate for Congress
from the Fourth District at the time of his death.

Gray Booth Patteson
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Pulaski-KY Georgetown-Scott-KY Fayette-KY Culpeper-VA

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