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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 08:14:22 EST

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From: "William T. Ray" <>
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Subject: Fw: Joseph and Casswell Ray
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 20:48:03 -0800
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-----Original Message-----
From: William T. Ray <>
To: <>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 8:21 PM
Subject: Fw: Joseph and Casswell Ray

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Pugh <>
>To: William T. Ray <>
>Date: Saturday, February 14, 1998 6:28 PM
>Subject: Re: Joseph and Casswell Ray
>
>
>>Bill,
>>Here is some Ray information that had already been typed up. Maybe this
>>will help you figure out who belongs to whom.
>>
>>Good Luck.
>>
>>Barbara
>>
>>=================================
>>RAY FAMILY
>>
>>Probate record from Pulaski co., MO
>>
>>Thomas Ray
>>children: Polly Spencer of Grainger Co., Tenn; James R. and David of Green
>>Co. (MO?); Lucinda Ray Cox, Hubbard, Thomas, Nancy, & Sally.
>>Administrator: Thomas Ray (date of record 15 Nov. 1852).
>>
>>Probate record from Phelps Co., MO
>>
>>Abner Ray died in 1864
>>Children: David Ray, George W. Ray, Abner Ray II, Mary Hill, Rebecca
Gaddy,
>>Rutha Ray, Martha Rogers, Tabitha Sisco, Gasconade Co., MO, Rhoda Ray, of
>>the State of Kansas.
>>
>>Jesse Ray died 1879
>>Children Robert Ray, William Ray, Annie Ray, signed by Robert Ray,
Caroline
>>Hoss, signed by Robert Ray.
>>
>>
>>PHELPS CO HERITAGE VOL. II
>>
>>Abner Ray I was born in 1792 in Tennessee, possibly in Washington County.
>>Abner served in the War of 1812 and fought at the Battle of Horseshoe
Bend.
>> He enlisted in Grainger Co., Tenn and was mustered out in Knoxville, TN.
>>
>>Abner Ray first married Polly (Sparkman) on January 8, 1811, in Grainger
>>Co. He married second Rutha Sparkman, who was born in 1793 in Bertic Co,
>>NC, the daughter of George Sparkman and Rutha Holley. Abner Ray the I
came
>>to Missouri in 1840 settling first in Dallas Co., MO. He made
applications
>>for bounty land in Crawford Co., MO, now Phelps Co., on February 15, 1851,
>>and on April 26, 1855. Abner's land was two miles northwest of Rolla on
>>Vichy Road. Abner died on Nov. 30, 1864, and Rutha died before 1864.
They
>>are buried at the Ray Family Cemetery on their farm. Abner I and Rutha
Ray
>>had at least eight children.
>>
>>1. Rebecca Ray b. March 13th, 1815, Grainger Co., TN. She married Harmon
>>Gaddy.
>>2. David Ray b. Jan 8, 1817, Grainger Co., TN, died 27 August 1880 in
>>Phelps Co., MO. Married. first, Elizabeth Crow) on Feb. 28, 1835, in Rhea
>>Co., TN (now Meigs Co.).
>>
>>Their children: Caroline Ray, b. 1836, TN. married Jesse Sparkman; M.J.
Ray
>>(female) b. 1837 in TN.; Abner Ray b. 5 Sept. 1840, Bradley Co. TN.
>>Married in 1859 Malinda Catherine Hance; Sarah Elizabeth Ray b. 1844,
>>Niangua County (now Dallas County, MO), married Charles T. Hill; William
>>Ray b. 1848, married Martha Emeline Hendrix; Ruth E. Ray b. 1851.
>>
>> David Ray married second on 18 June 1852 Malinda Roberts Hudgens. Their
>>children: George Washington Ray, b. 1854, married Annie Hume; Missouri
>>Naomi Ray b. 1855, died 1856; Rebecca Ann Ray b. 1857, married Charles
>>Happel; James David Ray, b. 1859, d. 1881; Lavina Malinda Ray b. 1861,
>>married Charles Happel (her brother-in-law); Elvia Lorinda, b. 1864,
>>married Samuel Augusta Goodman; Charles Augustus Ray b. 1866, d. 1941,
>>married Susie Aldrich Mills; Newbern Ray, b. 1868, married Minnie Pauls; &
>>Effa Ray, b. 1870, married William Aldrich.
>>
>>3. Abner Ray II, b. 13 Aug 1819, in TN. Married first Ruthie Crow in
>>Grainger Co., TN. Their children: Adaline Ray (married Esquire Young),
>>Emily Ray (married James Thornton), William David Ray (died in Stoddard
>>Co., MO), Martha Ray (never married), Ruthie Elizabeth Ray (married Isom
>>Crain)
>>
>>Abner Ray II married second, _____ Sullins, who lived six weeks. Abner
>>married third, Julina Brown, widow of William McCourtney, and widow of
>>Jonathan Hance. Abner Ray & Julina had five children: Nancy Jane Ray b.
>>near Corinth (Rolla) & died young; Margaret Jane Ray married John Malone;
>>Samuel Ray b. 1849; Abner Ray, Jr. b. Oct 9, 1857, married Mary Ann
Brewer;
>>James Ray, b. Aug. 1, 1858.
>>
>>4. George Washington Ray b. May 28, 1828, died in Texas Co., MO Jan 15,
>>1901.
>>5. Martha C. Ray b. 1831, married Matthew Rogers.
>>6. Tabitha Ray, married ___ Sisco.
>>7. Mary Ray, married Robert Hill.
>>8. Rutha Ray, married _____ Smith.
>>
>>This was done by Connie Davidson.
>>
>>Dear Cheryl,
>>
>>I sure hope this isn't confusing. There is so much information I don't
>>want to take all the books to the copy machine. I wish I had a copy
>>machine here at home.
>>
>>I asked the corresponding secretary to send you the membership application
>>and the publication list for the genealogy society.
>>
>>There is ten people working on the Ray family in the society.
>>
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