JOHN T. GRAY
The Gray family were early seated in Virginia, coming from Ireland.
James Gray, grandfather of John T., was born in Augusta county, and
later removed to Russell county, where his son John was born, the
father of John T. John Gray married Polly, daughter of Jacob and
Nancy Leece, who were of English descent and came from Baltimore to
Russell county. John T. was born in Lee county, Virginia, on January
9, 1838. At Lebanon, Russell county, July 26, 1864, he married Sallie
L. Fickle, born in that county, and their children are seven: Mary
Ellen, Jennie Bell, James Kent, Robert Wm., John T., Sallie L.,
George H.
Mrs. Gray is a daughter of John B. Fickle, of Lebanon, Virginia,
whose father was Isaac Fickle, of Baltimore, Maryland, the family coming
from Germany. Her mother is Mary M., daughter of William and
Mary Fields, of Scott county, Virginia. The Fields family have long
been residents of Virginia, the men of the family fighting in her battles
for three generations. The grandfather of Mrs. Fickle's mother was a
soldier in the Revolutionary war, was wounded at Kings Mountain,
North Carolina, recovered from his wound, and died in Scott county at
the ripe old age of 105 years. Several of the name served in the war
of 1812.
John T. Gray entered the Confederate Army in April, 1861, in Company
C, 37th Virginia Infantry, one of the regiments of the original
"Stonewall Brigade." He was severely wounded in second Manassas
battle, and was captured near Farmville, April 6, 1865, and held until
June 12th following. He had four brothers in active service, two discharged
in 1862, one two years a prisoner, the fourth also several
months a prisoner.
While living in Russell county Mr. Gray was eight years superintendent
of the poor of that county. He is now farming in Washington
county, residence near Abingdon.
