James Gray
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Title
James Gray
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
New Market (Va.)
Date
September 8, 1862
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Relation
Emmanuel, EnslavedPerson:18423
Lemuel, EnslavedPerson:18424
William, EnslavedPerson:18425
Catherine, EnslavedPerson:18426
Lavinia, EnslavedPerson:18427
Robert Hughes, EnslavedPerson:18428
Arthur, EnslavedPerson:18429
John, EnslavedPerson:18430
Peggy, EnslavedPerson:18431
Diania, EnslavedPerson:18432
Ann, EnslavedPerson:18433
Robert Johnson, EnslavedPerson:18434
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18422
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in New Market, Virginia. In 1862, Robert Johnson was willed to Sarah Ann Rice.
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 4, book A, (2010), 10.
Additional Information
Enslaved by John Rice.
According to the 1860 census, John W. Rice was 67 years old, and he owned four slaves: a 15-year-old black female, a 9-year-old mulatto male, a 9-year-old black male, and a 5-year-old mulatto female.
James Gray previously had been enslaved by John Newman, the father of Sarah Ann Rice. The relationship between Sarah Rice and John Rice is unclear.
Citation
“James Gray,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14834.
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