From the 1930 Lyon Co KY Census:
Lether Cummins head m w 39 WD 25 KY KY KY farmer
Quentin son m w 11 S KY KY KY
(Lether Cummins married Ganie Gray, date unknown).1920 Lyon Co KY Census
85/87 Cummins Lethor head r m w 28 m ky ky ky farmer gen farm
(Gray) Ganie wife f w 26 m ky ky ky
Quinton son m w 1 s ky ky ky
Edward father m w 73 wd ky ky ky laborer on farmWWI Registration Card
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Lether Cummins, Kuttawa, KY
Age: 26, Born: Jan 30, 1891
Natural born
Birthplace: Lamasco, KY USA
Occupation: Laboarer for Kuttawa Milling Co, Kuttawa, KY 30
Dependents: wife and father
Married, caucasian,
Military service: None
Signed: Lether Cummins
Height: Med, Build: Med, Eyes, D. Blue, Hair: D. Brown, Bald: No
Obvious disabilities: none
Registrar: H S Glen
Precinct 4, Lyon, KY 6/5/1917
The information on the family of Gertie Cummins was provided by C J Gresham.
1930 Eddyville, District 4, Lyon Co KY Census
71 72 Gresham, Carlie head m w 29 m 22 KY KY KY
, Girtie wife f w 26 m 18 KY KY KY
, Cartie son m w 4 s KY KY KY
436. Floyd Gray
WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917 - 1918 Lyon Co KY
261 No. 32
Floyd Eric Gray
Age: 27
Address: R#1 Eddyville, KY
Birth: Apr 3 1890
Natural Born in Lyon Co KY US
farmer
Employed by J. Milt Gray, Lyon Co KY
Supports: wife; married Caucas.
No previous military service
Requests exemption for a dependent wife
Signed Floyd Eric Gray
Height: Med
Build: Med
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Not bald; no disabilities
Signed: J W Utley; Eddyville KY 5 Jun 19171920 Eddyville District 126, Lyon Co KY Census
Fm 107 111 Gray, J Milt. head f m w 62 m KY KY KY
, Ellen G wife f w 56 m KY KY KY
, Roy C son m w 35 s KY KY KY
, NC? son m w 24 m KY KY KY
, Louise dau f w 17 s KY KY KY
, Sam C son m w 13 s KY KY KY
, Edd G son m w 13 s KY KY KY
Fm 108 112 Gray, Floyd son m w 28 m KY KY KY
, Ginnie dau-in-law f w 24 m KY KY KY
, Furman E grandson m w 1 4/12 s KY KY KY
Gray, Ruth dau-in-law f w 18 m KY KY KY1930 Eddyville District 3, Lyon Co KY Census
96 96 Gray, James M head m w 72 m 26 KY KY KY farmer small farm
, Ellen G wife f w 69 m 23 KY KY KY
97 97 Gray, Roy C head m w 45 s KY KY KY farmer small farm
98 98 Gray, Floyd E head m w 40 m 26 KY KY KY farmer
, Gena/Jennie wife f w 37 m 20 KY KY KY
, Furman E son m w 11 s KY KY KY
, James N son m w 9 s KY KY KY
99 99 Gray, N.C. head m w 37 m 24 KY KY KY farmer
, Ruth wife f w 29 m 22 KY KY KY
, Mable L dau f w 8 s KY KY KY
, Lucille dau f w 7 s KY KY KYBuried Saratoga Methodist:
Floyd E Gray 1890-1961
Gennie E Gray 1893-1956 (twin sister of Ernestine Davis Gray's mother)
Furman Ed Gray Aug 11 1918 - Apr 25, 1989
Roy Gray Feb 26, 1885 - Jan 22, 1970
J. Milt Gray 1858 - 1936
Ellen G Gray 1861 - 1943
437. N. C. Gray
1930 Eddyville District 3, Lyon Co KY Census
99 99 Gray, N.C. head m w 37 m 24 KY KY KY farmer
, Ruth wife f w 29 m 22 KY KY KY
, Mable L dau f w 8 s KY KY KY
, Lucille dau f w 7 s KY KY KY
1910 Caldwell County 1-Dist, District 10 KY Census
70 71 Rodgers, John Jr head m w 33 m1 11 KY KY KY farmer
, Birdie wife f w 32 m1 11 3 3 KY KY KY
, Mary dau f w 10 s KY KY KY
, Lyman son m w 8 s KY KY KY
, Emmett son m w 6 s KY KY KY
Etheridge, Charles boarder m w 51 s KY KY KY own income
WWI Registration Card
Serial Number 234 Order Number 584
Lilburn Edrington Cummins
Address: 1 Eddyville, Lyon, KY
Age: 33 Birthdate: March 24th, 1885
White, Native Born
Occupation: Farming, Employer: W N McCosley?, #1 Eddyville, Lyon, KY
Nearest Relative: Lillie Cummins (wife), 1 Eddyville, Lyon, KY
Signed: Lilbon Edrington Cummins (note spelling difference)
Height: tall, Build: Stout, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Dark
No obvious disabilities
Registrar: J S Hodges, Sept 12th, 1918
Lyon Co, Eddyville, KY
signed LILBON Edrington CumminsFrom: "Lyon County KY Marriages 1901-1906" by Jerome
CUMMINS, Lilborn and Miss Maggie Hodges
Married 12 Apr 1903 by J W Holloway at her father's. Wit: Cook McCarty and John G Kilgore. (bond and license 11 Apr 1903) Surety: W J HODGES. Groom, age 18, first marriage, farmer, born KY and lives Lyon Co, parents born KY. Bride, age 17, first marriage born KY and lives Lyon Co, parents born KY. Consent 11 Apr 1903: "You are here by authorized to issue a license for marriage my son Lilbon CUMMINS and Maggie HODGES." /s/ C.B. CUMMINS.Looks like Maggie died in 1914 (Friendship Cemetery record: born: 12 Oct 1885 , died: 11 Nov 1914).
Looks like he married a Lilly after Maggie died:Lyon Co KY District 123 Census
53 56 Cummins, Lilbon E head m w 34 m KY KY KY
, Lillie L wife f w 34 m KY KY KY
, Leonard son m w 15 s KY KY KY
, Edna M dau f w 13 s KY KY KY
, Norman J dau f w 3 9/12 s KY KY KY
Death Certificate 29382
father: Wm Hodges
Mother: Vergie Oliver
Died of Phlebitis
Buried at Friendship Cemetery
Age 29
Housewife
Birthplace: Lyon County
Person Giving Info: Ed Prince of Lamasco KY
621. Willie Cummins
Kentucky Death Certificate 24943
Age at death 5 minutes.
Premature birth 6th month.
Father listed as Lilboun Cummins, born Lyon County KY
Mother listed as Maggie Hodges, born Lyon County KYThere was a second Death Certificate issued for 24 Sept 1914 for a stillborn male child of Lillborn C Cummins and Maggie Hodges. Was this a twin, or did they just issue two birth certificates?
628. J. Royster Gray
December 7, 1940
Royster Gray passed away at his home in the Blue Springs community, Saturday, December 7, 1940 at 1:30 p.m. after some time in declining health.
Mr. Gray was born in Lyon County, Ky. in 1909, 31 years, 5 months and nine days previous to his going. He was a son of Joe Gray and Florence Oliver Gray of Lyon County, who with his wife and several brothers and sisters are left to survive him. He was a nephew of Mrs. Frank Hopper of this city.
Consoling funeral service was conducted from the Blue Springs Baptist Church Sunday, December 8, by the Rev. Spurlin and interment occurred in the church cemetery nearby. A large crowd was in attendance to pay a last sad tribute of respect to the deceased who leaves a host of friends in both Caldwell and Lyon Counties.
Sympathy is extended to the bereaved relatives in their darkened hours.
Royster Alexander Gray born June 28, 1909 married Nellie Frances Oliver
He was the son of Joseph Green Gray and Ada Florence Oliver.(Blue Springs Cemetery, Caldwell County, Ky.)
451. Alford Lee Gray
Information on Alford is from Lucille Groves Perry. Lucille's mother was Serilda Bush Gray, sister of Alford.
Princeton Leader
Princeton Kentucky
Nov. 1, 1990Services for Finis Gray, 904 North Jefferson Street, were held Monday, October 29th, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home with the Rev. David Royalty officiating
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Kentucky.
Mr. Gray, age 80, died suddenly Saturday, October 27th, at 11:00 a.m. at his home. Death was from an apparent heart attack.
A native of Lyon County, he was born June 10th 1910, the son of the late Alfred and Maude Treas Gray. He was a member of North Side Baptist Church, a veteran of World War Two, and was a retired employee of I.C.R.R. maintenance department.
Survivors include one daughter, Yvonne Patterson, of Princeton; two grandchildren, Bruce Alexander, and Bradley Patterson, also of Princeton; one brother, Dan Travis Gray, of Caldwell County, and a step-sister, Louise Satterfield, of Lyon County.
His wife, Gretchen Mason Gray, preceded him in death.
Pallbearers were Ken Sheridan, George White, Don Darnell, Lewis Clark, James W. Poindexter, Argyle Goodaker, Barry Poat, and Murel T. Gray.
Per Lucille Groves Perry, Maud left Alford when the children were teenagers. She remarried and so did Alford.
635. Finis Gray
Princeton Leader
Princeton Kentucky
Nov. 1, 1990Services for Finis Gray, 904 North Jefferson Street, were held Monday, October 29th, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home with the Rev. David Royalty officiating
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Kentucky.
Mr. Gray, age 80, died suddenly Saturday, October 27th, at 11:00 a.m. at his home. Death was from an apparent heart attack.
A native of Lyon County, he was born June 10th 1910, the son of the late Alfred and Maude Treas Gray. He was a member of North Side Baptist Church, a veteran of World War Two, and was a retired employee of I.C.R.R. maintenance department.
Survivors include one daughter, Yvonne Patterson, of Princeton; two grandchildren, Bruce Alexander, and Bradley Patterson, also of Princeton; one brother, Dan Travis Gray, of Caldwell County, and a step-sister, Louise Satterfield, of Lyon County.
His wife, Gretchen Mason Gray, preceded him in death.
Pallbearers were Ken Sheridan, George White, Don Darnell, Lewis Clark, James W. Poindexter, Argyle Goodaker, Barry Poat, and Murel T. Gray.
641. Thomas Gray
The Times Leader
Princeton Kentucky
November 20, 1993Lyon County
Thomas Gray, 70, of Route 2, Erin, Tenn., died suddenly Wednesday, November 17th, at 2:00 p.m. at his home.Formerly of Trigg County, Mr. Gray was born June 3rd 1923, in Lyon County, a son of the late Jasper Gray, who died in 1964, and Katie Groves Gray, who died in 1970.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Leta Jones Gray, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors in addition to his wife include one daughter, Carolyn Causey, Erin, Tenn.; two grandsons; two sisters, Maurine Chambers and Shirley Calhoun, both of Lyon County, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 19th, at 1:00 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Roy Marquess Jr., officiating.
Burial followed in Oliver Cemetery in Lyon County, Ky.
646. Mary Mildred Groves
The Times Leader
Princeton Kentucky
May 17, 2003Mrs. Mary Morse, 79, of Caldwell County, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. at Caldwell County Hospital in Princeton.
A homemaker and member of Donaldson Baptist Church, she was born September 12th 1923, in Lyon County, a daughter of the late George W. and Bush Gray Groves.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Morse; a brother, Ray Groves; and a sister, Virginia Brennan.
Survivors include a brother, Clay Groves of Caldwell County; two sisters, Lucille Perry of Tahlequah, Okla., and Laura Cook of Trigg County; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 15th, at 11:00 a.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton. The Rev. Matt Ellis officiated the service.
Burial followed in Meeks Cemetery in Caldwell County, Ky.
Obituary:
Ralph Morse, 82, of Farmersville Road, Princeton , died Tuesday, July 28,at 12:03 p. m. at Caldwell County Hospital, following a short illness.
A retired self-employed painter, Army veteran and Member of Donaldson Baptist Church, he was born Sept. 5 1915, in Caldwell County a son of the late Wade and Nancy Hamby Morse.
He is preceded in death by three brothers, Stuart Morse, Urey "Pete"Morse, and Wade Hampton Morse Jr. and a sister Mary Evelyn Morse.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Groves Morse; a brother, Jeff Morse of Gulfport, Miss., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, July 30, at 2:00 P.M. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton with the Rev. Alan McCutchen officiating, assisted by Rev. Noble Cobb.
Burial followed in Meeks Cemetery .Mary and Ralph had no children.
Source:
1. Gregory L. Watson book Ebenezer Morse.
2. Caldwell County Times obituary.