Enslaved Person Information

First Name: John
Last Name: Gray
Family Code: 25990A
Birth Year: 1842
State Born In: KY
Occupation: Laborer

Enslaver Information

Owner 1 Name: James McConathay
Owner Code: W13406XX
State: KY
Year transferred: 1850
Transfer Code: PA

Owner 2 Name: Daniel Brannin
Owner 2 Code: W08551 
State: KY
Year transferred: 1862
Transfer Code: EN

Owner 3 Name: Mrs. Maria L. Brannin
Owner 3 Code: W08551Z
State: KY
Year transferred: 1864
Transfer Code: EN

Owner 4 Name: Federal Army
Owner 4 Code: Z1000

Parents

Mother’s Name: 
Father’s Name:
Married? TRUE
Spouse Name: Lucy NEWTON

Enlistment Information

Enlisted? TRUE
Unit: 5th Cavalry USCT Company L
Enlistment Year: 1864

Additional Information

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Notes:
Died in Bowling Green KY. Claim (widow of Daniel Brannin) : “was bought at the estate sale of James McConathy in 1850. . .”

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