Fourth Generation (Continued)
Family of Rebecca SOWDER (51) & Cary GRAY

248. William Riley GRAY. Resided in Graysville, Floyd County, Virginia.

In 1878 they first moved to Texas and later to Oklahoma.8
Served as a Justice of the Peace, Locust Grove District, Floyd County Virginia

On 28 Oct 1851 William Riley married Elizabeth PRILLAMAN (152) , daughter of Abraham PRILLAMAN (24) (25 Feb 1793-16 Apr 1853) & Elizabeth PACKWOOD (23 May 1791-19 May 1868), in Franklin County, Virginia. Born on 31 Jan 1827.

Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents.

They had the following children:
444i.Charity
445ii.Abraham C.

249. James GRAY. .

250. Harvey GRAY. .

251. Mary GRAY.

252. Martha GRAY. Born in 1837. Martha died in 1905; she was 68.

On 2 Oct 1856 when Martha was 19, she married Jacob PRILLAMAN (153) , son of Abraham PRILLAMAN (24) (25 Feb 1793-16 Apr 1853) & Elizabeth PACKWOOD (23 May 1791-19 May 1868), in Floyd County, Virginia. Born on 25 Sep 1828. Jacob died in Floyd County, Virginia on 29 Dec 1891; he was 63.

Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents. Floyd County, 1860 census, his age is listed as 31 with wife Martha (age 20) and a one year old son named John H.

They had the following children:
446i.John H. (1858-1932)
447ii.Sarah E. (1860-)
448iii.Leona (1862-1926)
449iv.James William (1864-1940)
450v.Mary (1868-)
451vi.Rebecca (1870-1891)
452vii.Jocasta (1873-1945)
453viii.Ardella (1878-1968)

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