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JAMES H. GRAY, the leading merchant of Millersburg, was born January 19, 1839, in Monroe County, Ind., and is the fourth son in a family of fourteen children born to Andrew and Nancy (Bass) Gray, who were natives of Kentucky, where they were also married. They moved to Monroe County, Ind., at an early day, thence to Brown County, where they yet reside engaged in agricultural pursuits. Both are members of long standing in the Methodist Episcopal Church. James H. remained with his parents until twenty-two years of age, receiving in youth a good common school education. When twenty years old he began teaching public school, which he continued a number of terms. August 11, 1862, he became a private in Company K, Sixty-fifth Regiment of Indiana Infantry, and remained faithfully at his post of duty until he was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Returning to Indiana he was given the rectorship of the Leavenworth Circuit, Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for one year as local minister and from that time to the present writing has been a local exhorter of his faith. September 26, 1861, he wedded Miss S. M. Barnett, daughter of Rev. O. A. and J. A. (Worthington) Barnett, and two children have blessed them, named Cora A. (deceased) and Josie L. Mrs. Gray was born July 16, 1845. Mr. Gray is a Republican, an Odd Fellow and one of Warrick County’s best citizens.