Near Waynesboro in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Clinch Gray
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
1. Clinch Gray Marker (on gravestone in cemetery)
Clinch Gray, son of Thomas Gray, who was council to the Crown in 1765, Virginia State Legislator 1779-1794, Tennessee lawyer and legislator 1795-1829.
Clinch Gray, accompanied by Fann Crease settled at this site in 1805.
In 1811, he was appointed Surveyor General by the U.S. Government for the Mississippi Territory, appointed tax collector for Wayne and Greene counties and commissioned Assessor of Wayne County. He married Margaret Evans.
In 1812, he was commissioned assessor and appointed Clerk of the Court of Wayne County.
In 1817, he was a member of the first constitutional convention at old Washington and signed the Constitution of the State of Mississippi on August 15th.
In 1818, he was commissioned Justice of the Quorum for Wayne County and served on committee to improve navigation of Chickasawhay and Pascagoula Rivers.
Died of Malaria Fever on March 23, 1823.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 23, 1823.
Location. 31° 44.285′ N, 88° 40.053′ W. Marker is near Waynesboro, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is on Jimmy Ramey Lane one mile west of U.S. 45, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gray Family Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); First Auto Bank (approx. 4½ miles away); Philadelphus Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Wayne County Civil War Monument (approx. 4½ miles away); Wayne County War Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway (approx. 4.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . The Order of First Families in Mississippi. Organization website homepage (Submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
2. Clinch Gray gravestone
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
3. Gray Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
4. Gray Cemetery marker (about one mile east of cemetery)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
