This document displays the documentation and property tax records for the Mt. Vernon District of Fairfax County in the year 1984. This page displays the black landowners within this district with last names from A - H.
This image from the G. M. Hopkins 1878 Atlas of fifteen miles around Washington, including the county of Montgomery, Maryland shows Porter Smiths property.
Thornton's eldest daughter, Laura, dies on February 22nd, 1926, in Sharpsburg, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, from "carcinoma of the stomach," commonly known as stomach cancer. She is 63 years old and was widowed, having been a housewife.
Thornton's son, Robert, dies on July 27th, 1915, in Alexandria, Virginia, from "cerebral apoplexy," known commonly as a stroke. He was 39 years old and married, having worked as a laborer. It is unclear whether he ever managed Gray's property at any point.
Gray's name appears in the Fairfax Herald on October 16th and 23rd, 1891, on a list of delinquent individuals who have not paid their property taxes. By this time, Gray has been dead for over 10 years. However, it can be assumed that his property remains in his name and whoever is managing it has not paid any tax on it.
On June 10, Thornton dies in Powhatan, King George County, Virginia, presumably from old age. His death record cites his age as being approximately 65, and his occupation as being a farmer.
The Grays appear again in the 1880 US Census, this time with wife Mary and 8 children (Laura, age 18; Emma, age 14; David, age 11; Susana, age 8; Ida, age 6; Caroline, age 4; Robert, age 4; and Sarah, age 1). Gray is approximately 67 years old and is nearing the end of his life.
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