Photographer: C Grey
Holden, MO
Charles A Grey
(1890 - 1939)
1858 Jan
Minnesota, state records, Charles A Birdsall is born
1888 Oct 09
Bates, MO, state records, Charles A Grey and Leona Leota Duncan are married
1890 Apr 18
Harrisonville (MO) Cass County News, item says Chas Grey Is retoucher at J P Fields Gallery
1891 Jun 28
Holden (MO) Enterprise, small ad for Chas Grey “new” gallery
1892 May 19
Holden (MO) Enterprise, ad for cabinet photos at Chas Grey gallery
1893 Dec 19
Warrensburg (MO) Standard, at for cabinet cards at Chas Grey gallery
1895 Aug 30
Warrensburg (MO) Standard, mention of Chas Gray of Holden MO visit to Warrensburg
1896 Feb 04
Warrensburg (MO) Standard, news item says Charles Gray has disposed of his studio in Holden and has decided to relocate in Warrensburg, MO
1896 Feb 13
Warrensburg (MO) Standard, news item says Chas Grey and J P Fields of Harrisonville, MO, are to open a new gallery soon
1896 Jul 04
Warrensburg (MO) Standard, news item says J P Fields has purchased Charles Grey’s interest in the Warrensburg gallery; Grey plans to relocate at Coffeyville, KS
1896 Oct 30
Warrensburg (MO) Standard, news item says Chas Grey of Coffeeville, S, is visiting Warrensburg
1897 May 12
Warrensburg (MO) Star Journal, news item says Chas Grey photographer of Holden was visiting in the city
1900 Jun 11
Holden, MO, US census, Chas A Grey as photographer
1900 Jun 21
Harrisonville (MO) Cass County Democrat, item says Chas Grey, former photographer is now selling novelties
1902 Nov 28
Warrensburg (MO) Star Journal, long item describes name change from Chas Grey to Chas Birdsall
1903 Oct 08
Holden (MO) Enterprise, long ad for photographs is signed Chas Birdsall (Grey), Holden, MO
1908 Jul 28
Holden, MO, state record, Son Raymond Birdsall Is born
1910 Apr 26
Holden, Mo, US census, Charles A Birdsall as photographer; res Olive St
1920 Jan 03
Holden, MO, US census, Charles A Birdsall as photographer, res 510 So Olive
1930
Kansas City, MO, city directory, Charles A Birdsall NOT listed
1930 Apr 09
Kansas City, MO, US census, Charles A Birdsall, as salesman for clay products
1932
Kansas City, MO, city directory, Charles A Birdsall as real estate; res 2018 Quindaro
1934
Kansas City, MO, city directory, Charles A Birdsall as real estate; res: 2018 Quindaro
1935
Kansas City, MO, city directory, Chas A Birdsall NOT listed
1936
Kansas City, MO, city directory, Charles A Birdsall as “Tires” (perhaps he said “retired”)
1938
Kansas City, MO, city directory, Charles A Birdsall, no occupation shown, ; res 1221 Minn av
1939
Kansas City, MO, FIndAGrave, Charles A Birdsall dies at age 81
Sometime between 1878 and 1888, Charles A Birdsall changed his name to Chas Grey. He says it was to save the embarrassment of a teenage marriage which was dissolved. His business career was then conducted as Charles A Grey.
He continued as photographer in Holden, Harrisonville, Warrensburg and Madison, Missouri He also was located in Coffeeville and Kansas City, Kansas.
Rough recap of locations:
Jun of 1892 to Feb of 1896 – Holden, MO
Feb to July of 1896 – for a short period partners with FP Fields in Warrensburg, MO
1896 – brief period in Coffeeville, KS
1897 to 1900 – as Grey, studio now in Holden, MO
1902 to 1920 – as BIrdsall, studio in Holden, MO
1930 to 1939 – out of the photography business
28 May 1891
Holden (MO) Enterprise -
28 May 1891
Holden (MO) Enterprise -
19 May 1892
19 Dec 1893
Warrensburg (MO) Standard Herald -
30 Aug 1895
Warrensburg (MO) Standard Herald -
04 Feb 1896
18 Feb 1836
Warrensburg (MO) Star Journal -
04 Jul 1896
Warrensburg (MO) Standard Herald -
30 Oct 1896
Warrensburg (MO) Daily Star-Journal -
12 Aug 1897
21 Jun 1900
04 Nov 1926
02 Aug 1949
Holden, MO
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