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Source for:   Martha J. Bray,   1847 -          Index

General Source:   S450

Text:   Name: Bray, Martha J. Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherine Louis
Birth Date: 1847 State: TN Country: USA

General Source:   S451

Text:   Name: Martha J. Bray Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck Birth Place: TN Birth Date: 1847


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Source for:   Merlin Martin Bray,   May 1848 - 3 Jan 1929         Index

General Source:   S450

Text:   Name: Bray, Merlin Martin Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherine Louis
Birth Date: 1848 State: TN Country: USA

General Source:   S451

Text:   Name: Merlin Martin Bray Spouse: Virginia Beasley Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck
Birth Place: TN Birth Date: 1848

General Source:   S455

Note:   This is probably our Merlin Martin Bray because the age at death and death date on this record would give him the same date of birth that we have. Judith Lamb Rittenhouse Carpenter and Amber Solis 1 Nov 2006.
Text:   Bray, Marlin, age at death 80 years old, date of birth unknown, death date January 3, 1929.
Date:   1908/1939


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Source for:   Nancy Ann Bray,   10 Mar 1850 - 23 Feb 1891         Index

General Source:   S450

Text:   Name: Bray, Nancy Ann Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherine Louis
Birth Date: 20 March 1850 City: Macon Co State: TN Country: USA

General Source:   S451

Text:   Name: Nancy Ann Bray Spouse: Wiley Dotson Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck
Birth Place: Macon Co, TN Birth Date: 20 March 1850 Death Date: 23 February 1891


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Source for:   Mary Elleanor Bray,   27 Feb 1852 - 10 Mar 1918         Index

General Source:   S450

Text:   Name: Bray, Mary Elleanor Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherine Louis Birth Date: 27 February 1852
City: Macon Co State: TN Country: USA

General Source:   S451

Text:   Name: Mary Elleanor Bray Spouse: John Melton Taylor Pipkin Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck
Birth Place: Macon Co, TN Birth Date: 27 February 1852 Marriage Place: Macon Co, TN
Marriage Date: 19 November 1871 Death Place: Sarcoxie, MO Death Date: 10 March 1918


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Source for:   William Bray,   May 1854 -          Index

General Source:   S450

Text:   Name: Bray, William Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherin Louis Birth Date: 1854 City: Macon Co
State: TN Country: USA

General Source:   S451

Text:   Name: William Bray Spouse: Sarah Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck Birth Place: Macon Co, TN
Birth Date: 1854 Marriage Date: 1875

General Source:   S1012
Page:   Page 13, S. D. 2, E. D. 73

Note:   There is a Ritchard Bray on this same census page that might be related to the Brays we have.
Text:   101/102 Bray, William, white, male, age 25, married, farmhand, cannot write
        Bray, Sarah A., white, female, age 23, wife, married, keeping house
        Bray, James J., white, male, age 4, son, single
        Bray, Burl T., white, male, age 2, son, single
Says that everyone in this household was born in Tennessee as well as their parents.
Date:   8 Jun 1880

General Source:   S1013
Page:   S. D. 4, E. D. 40, Sheet No. 6B

Text:   108/108 Bray, William M., head, male, born May 1854, age 46, married 25 years, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage
        Bray, Sarah A., wife, female, born July 1857, age 42, married 25 years, had 7 children, 6 children living
        Bray, James J., son, male, born Oct 1875, age 24, single, farmer, rents farm
        Bray, Joseph A., son, male, born Dec 1881, age 18, single, farm laborer, 4 months unemployed
        Bray, Henry C., son, male, born Sept 1884, age 15, single, farm laborer, 4 months unemployed
        Bray, Mollie N., daughter, female, born Jan 1889, age 11, single, at school, has attended 5 months of school
        Bray, Ollie A., son, male, born June 1892, age 7, single, at school, has attended 5 months of school
Everyone in household is white and born in Tennessee as well as their parents. Everyone can read, write and speaks English.
Date:   14 Jun 1900

General Source:   S1014
Page:   S. D. 4, E. D. 46, Sheet No. 1A

Note:   William Bray and his family live by his sons Burr or Burl and Joseph A.
Text:   8/8 Bray, William, head, male, white, age 55, 2nd marriage, married 8 years, born in Tennessee, father born in Kentucky,
        mother born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, emp., can read and write, owns farm
        free of mortgage
        Bray, Mary, wife, female, white, age 41, 2nd marriage, married 8 years, had 3 children, 3 children living, she and
        parents born in Tennessee, speaks English, can read and write
        Bray, Louis E., son, male, white, age 7, single, he and parents born in Tennessee, has not attended school anytime
        since Sept. 1, 1909
        Bray, Ottis O., son, male, white, age 1, single, he and parents born in Tennessee
Date:   15 Apr 1910

General Source:   S122
Page:   S.D. 4, E.D. 44, Sheet No. 4B

Note:   The family's surname is read wrong by the extractor in this census and it should be Bray, not Brey. Ellis Brey is probably Louis E. Bray, Ellis is probably Louis middle name. Otto should be Ottis.
Text:   85/86 Bray, William, head, owns home free of mortgage, male, white, age 65, married, can read and write, born in
        Tennessee, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Virginia, farmer on general farm, working on own account
        Bray, Mary, wife, female, white, age 51, married, can read and write, she and mother born in Tennessee, father
        born in United States
        Bray, Ellis, son, male, white, age 17, single, has not attended school anytime since Sept. 1, 1919, can read and
        write, he and parents born in Tennessee, farm laborer on home farm, salary or wage worker
        Bray, Otto(sic), son, male, white, age 11, single, has not attended school anytime since Sept. 1, 1919, can read,
        cannot write, he and parents born in Tennessee, farm laborer on home farm, salary or wage worker
Everyone in household speaks English.
Date:   13 Jan 1920

General Source:   S1015
Page:   E.D. 56-10, S.D. 5, Sheet No. 1B

Text:   19/20 Bray, William, head, family lives on farm that they own, male, white, age 75, married, first married at age 20, born in
        Tennesse, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Virginia, farmer on general farm, working on own
        account, not a veteran
        Bray, Mary, wife, female, white, age 59, married, first married at age 21, born in Kentucky, parents born in United
        States
        Bray, Ellis, son, male, white, age 27, married, first married at age 23, he and father born in Tennessee, mother born
        in Kentucky, farmer on general farm, working on own account, not a veteran
        Bray, Minnie, daughter-in-law, female, white, age 23, married, first married at age 20, she and parents born in
        Tennessee, cook for private family, wage or salary worker
        Bray, Louis J., grandson, male, white, age 2, single, he and parents born in Tennessee
No one in household has attended school anytime since Sept. 1, 1929. Everyone except Mary and Louis can read and write. Everyone except Louis speaks English. William, Ellis and Minnie were all actually at work yesterday or the last regular working day.
Date:   2 Apr 1930