Mary, You're not repeating yourself! Thanks for the information. We were just taking this opportunity to inquire if anyone knew what happened to Mary Grayson, dau of Dallas and Mary Hayes Grayson. Did she marry? If so, who? Did she die? If so, why and when? Thanks again for all your help! Marion :) In a message dated 9/24/00 1:20:50 PM Central Daylight Time, MiiMii4@worldnet.att.net writes: << I may be repeating this, but here goes; D.G.Grayson m/ Mrs. L.G. Blackman, Clarke County, Oct.16.1882, H.I.Iayes m/ Silvia Gathen,Madison,MS., Dec. 27, 1899. Mary E. Hayes m/ O.G.Grayson, Clarke County, Sept. 28,1873. Louisa Hayes m/ Joseph Clanton, Madison,MS., Dec. 21, 1881 D G Grayson m/ Mrs M A Stapleton,Clarke County, Dec. 19, 1876. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MGRAYSON98@aol.com> To: <MSCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 12:49 PM Subject: Dallas Grayson > Okay, maybe not all of you will be be interested in this subject, but if you > are, perhaps you can help. > > I have been communicating with Cil Dearman of Quitman, MS, who's > grandfather's sister married Dallas Grayson. This would be Mary Hayes. > D.G.GRAYSON (Dallas Grayson) married Mary E. Hayes on 28 Sept 1873 (per IGI > and I believe Bennie White's page)! Dallas Grayson was the son of Cameron > Grayson. Dallas and Mary had at least one daughter, Mary, born 1876, and was > listed on the 1880 Clarke Co. Census with her grandparents, Israel and > Louisa Hays. > > It's not known exactly when Mary Grayson was born, but she is listed as 4 > years old. One would believe that it's quite possible that Mary Hayes > Grayson died giving birth to Mary, as Dallas married 19 Dec 1876 to M.A. > Stapleton. Then by 17 Oct 1888 (per MS marriage records, but according to > pension records there is a discrepancy on this date) he is married to Lethia > A. Blackman. Lethia would be his widow, as is indicated in Pension records: > (per Bennie White's page) > > GRAYSON, D. G., age 57; Turner's Battery; 22 Aug 1901 > GRAYSON, D. G., age 74; Turner's Battery Artillery; 12 Aug 1915 > GRAYSON, D. G., age 75; Turner's Battery Artillery; 26 Feb 1916 > GRAYSON, Lethia A., age 56; husband - Dallas GRAYSON, m. 1881, d. Clarke Co. > Miss. Oct 1916; Turner's Battery, Light Artillery; 3 Sep 1917 > > Does anyone on this list know more about what happened to the child Mary > Grayson? > > Thanks, > Marion in TX > >>