Difference between revisions of "Gray & Son"

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About

Name

Gray & Son

Wholesale

Merchant Wholesalers - Durable Goods

Services

Coal Dealer, Minerals

Facts

Founded

1837
^Wooster,Ohio

Dissolved

Date unknown

Founders

J. L. Gray

Location

142 E. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

237 Columbus Rd., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

Media Gallery

Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.

This business was started fully a quarter of a century ago by Mr. J.L. Gray, and was conducted by him up to the time of his death, since which time, under its present firm name, the business has been continued and enlarged under the ownership of his son, Charles M. Gray. This house deals quite extensively in the articles above mentioned, controlling the best grades of steam and domestic coal. The firm carries at all times the standard grades and varieties of sewer pipe, drain tile, lime, salt and cement, furnished in car load lots or in small quantities to suit purchasers, with the most complete facilities for meeting all the demands of a growing trade. Mr. Gray is also identified with the manufacturing interests of Galion, Crawford County, OH., operating one of the best equipped flouring mills of that section, in charge of Herman Plank, a practical miller. ^[1]

This business was started fully a quarter of a century ago by Mr. J. L. Gray, and was conducted by him up to the times of his death, since which time, under its present firm name the business has been continued and enlarged under the ownership of his son, Charles M. Gray. This house deals quite extensively in the articles above mentioned, controlling the best grades of steam and domestic coal. The firm carries at all times the standard grades and varieties of sewer pipe, drain tile, lime, salt and cement, furnished in car load lots or in small quantities to suit purchasers, with the most complete facilities for meeting all the demands of a growing trade. Mr. Gray is also identified with the manufacturing interests of Galion, Crawford County, O., operating one of the best equipped flouring mills of that section, in charge of Herman Plank, a practical miller. ^[2]

Dealers in coal, salt, lime, cement, drain tile, sewer pipe, etc.

Quick Facts

1837 - Established
1894-95- Wooster City and Wayne County Business Directory
1930 - Wooster directory, 142 E. Liberty St., William L. Gray and John A. Gray, coal and builders' supplies, p. 121, 226.
1958 - Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 70.

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↑ Annual Business Review of Wayne County, O. 1887 p.5
↑ Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887) 1887 - Dealers in Coal, Salt, Lime, Cement, Drain Tile, Sewer Pipe, etc.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1885-11-19, p.3.
↑ Coal & Wood Yard J. L. Gray and E. O. Harrington Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1887-07-16, p.3.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-25, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-14, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-22, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-30, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-04-21, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-05-15, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-06-27, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 3.
↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 5.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-09-19, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-01, p. 6.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-31, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-20, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-03-16, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-19, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-09, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-08-10, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-09-19, p. 2.
↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-10-01, p. 6.
↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-03-31, p. 2.

[1] Annual Business Review of Wayne County, O. 1887 p.5

[2] Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887) 1887 - Dealers in Coal, Salt, Lime, Cement, Drain Tile, Sewer Pipe, etc.

[3] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1885-11-19, p.3.

[4] Coal & Wood Yard J. L. Gray and E. O. Harrington Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1887-07-16, p.3.

[5] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-25, p. 2.

[6] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-14, p. 2.

[7] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-22, p. 2.

[8] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-30, p. 2.

[9] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-04-21, p. 2.

[10] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-05-15, p. 2.

[11] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-06-27, p. 2.

[12] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 2.

[13] Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 3.

[14] Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 5.

[15] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-09-19, p. 2.

[16] Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-01, p. 6.

[17] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-31, p. 2.

[18] Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-20, p. 2.

[19] Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-03-16, p. 2.

[20] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-19, p. 2.

[21] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-09, p. 2.

[22] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-08-10, p. 2.

[23] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-09-19, p. 2.

[24] Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-10-01, p. 6.

[25] Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-03-31, p. 2.

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