Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

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'fie co:iz:: of thp text przviously mentioned havc f inc.ll!r becn r.lade. Cur Col.
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nu!:lbered iil red in -tile uy:r lezt corner for use if the pazes iiecoue separated.
How nuch use, if arl.y, th2.L; you ~ake of these is up tc you. I won 't bc of fer~cicd if
you der~ all or any :>art un\~orthv of r)ublication. I IJas irlpress .ci with tile suI>ject
because i,t is the enly detatled accoun-t of Col. 1.h. Grz:.s-tl's trar efzcrts that I
have erlcouiltered i.~d it indicates t1ic.t he corlducted himself r,~i.th valor ;lnd honor
at a tiiue !.~iln~l some arcluiid !~im did not. I take pride i.n his pzrfol::.~e;lce.
&I obit for a E,!rs. Nmira L. Grnysdn is enclosed. I know nothirq of this
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riy check or Llle next: ttro issues of the news letter is also enclosed.
Durin; rap t~ur ill the Ricli:~..~nd, h., area, r,zy sc:ilecll_.:lc aid that 02 ti:e llis-
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torical Society wcrc:. sucl~ that I
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dj-d not get to visit there. -!owever, I do have
another Graysnn l&cc a!,!e for US. A coded Inap of Fet:ersl)urg, Va., is enclosed
which reflects a Grayson Street. I walkcd along it z(i visiiled tl-:e City Libi:ary
tcj stlei..lt tcx learn :;aw it rccei-ved its na le but to no avn'.l. .vhile ai: tile li!jrary
T looked -thru a t.rorld atlas and s:~otLed a large l.a!:c nar~ecl Graysn!;,. Tt is just
Plotth oE Lake Su;-.erior in On.l;ario Province. 'There are !~l.r:ldreds oC lake in t:ie area.
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lhis wile a;lpeared i:o 'le sixty or $0 -!'.les lon; ...ld h.~r~-t;l or sc .liles ~.:icle. 3
es:l>ecil tc be i13~1, ;n the Ric>:r!cnd area witIlin e few c.1onc11s azld \:ill 1 il;elj7 get
to the SocieLy luildin~ at th~ time.
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Your re3e~tation oi" tl~e .ken Grayson I>ackr;round Iias ver:7 much enjoyed 2nd
ci~y:rcci;~tcd. 1':; c~;nvitlr_cc: tilc,t :I:: rc~ots are il: t:lc sn..:e Pz!z!-l:r jn ;:. C. ai:d 'Tenil.
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Pcrl:a:s sonec!~:! L rlil.1 .;ec a brezk thri! that 1,jill lcnd Lcycn2 .:y Jesse ~ray.:i. I
Iil t t : ~ .AIO 'r; ,;.lo cl ui~l ie;.cd ic; c.:n on t' e actl-ess, I:athr:.c
Grsy~i;il. ih i.1~ :~nv: ~.;:ythin., iil .t.;~. ..;7a.ily Archives rc%l,tistc tc-1 i;cr fz~i.1:~ tree
.Kt:) her. i:, C. Zjirti:, I[ rroulcl .pal-ticu! arly be intcrcs Lei' ir; Ic~rt~li~yi Ilcr C4--:i.1y
his tory. I1 :,~e h.:::c:, nothin,;, a ilail i:-iz addr'lss is :)rcviilr:c! in thc .P.o 's ;AIQ cl ip;jity;.
I'I~I i~illirl.; tc; try iE o ccntact i-r, rcqiiired.
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GRAYSON, ALMIRA L. On Mondov.
July 34 1978, at Farfar Nurs~ng
C@~!~~.'ALMIRA L. GUAYSON 01
Ed~i church, VI. wlie oi Harry
Grayrcn mother of Jame, Isaac
Warner.'~rancls Sheppard. Sh~rley
El~lawth HIII, slrter 01 FlorencP'
Bess~e Herlxrt. Clara Grayson, Ed
\yard A L~xOln. she aiw IS SUI le
Vlved by huentvane grandchildren
and three great grandchb drer
Frlends may call at EVERLY S
FAIRFAX FUNERAL HOME. IP er
Mdln st, Fa~rfal. Va , on Wtan* S
day JUI~ 26. trom 7 to V Q ni hrv
Icn'wlt~ tx Thursday. JUI~ I at 2
p m at MI Pledsant Church Inter
men'! MI. Pleasant Church
Qmetc~.Ald~e, Vb.
Wasbindon Star
wcdnddoy, JUI, 24 1978
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