Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Thompson GRAY , M
Birth2 Jan 1887, , Clermont, OH
Death18 May 1931, Denver, Denver, CO
FatherHiram GRAY , M (~1859-~1921)
MotherAlice THOMPSON , F (~1865-~1928)
Spouses
Birth30 May 1887, Thayer, Neosho, KS
Death30 Oct 1965, Denver, Denver, CO
BurialMount Hope Cemetery; Topeka, Shawnee, KS
FatherWilliam HOLYOKE , M (~1855-)
MotherFrances Ella MURPHY , F (1855-1912)
Family ID789
ChildrenWilma Adelaide , F (1915-2005)
 Frances A , F (1910-2004)
 Robinson A , M (1916-2005)
Notes for Elizabeth Murphy (Spouse 1)
• Recorded as “Bessie” in the 1900 Census;

• Some records lists her name as “Bessie Mary” or simply as “Bess”

• She said her father (William) left home (Topeka) in 1887 and was never heard from again.
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