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Source for: Martha J. Bray, 1847 -
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General Source: S450Text: Name: Bray, Martha J. Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherine Louis
Birth Date: 1847 State: TN Country: USA
General Source: S451Text: 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
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General Source: S450Text: Name: Bray, Merlin Martin Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherine Louis
Birth Date: 1848 State: TN Country: USA
General Source: S451Text: Name: Merlin Martin Bray Spouse: Virginia Beasley Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck
Birth Place: TN Birth Date: 1848
General Source: S455Note: 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
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General Source: S450Text: 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: S451Text: 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
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General Source: S450Text: 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: S451Text: 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 -
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General Source: S450Text: Name: Bray, William Father: Bray, James Mother: Tuck, Catherin Louis Birth Date: 1854 City: Macon Co
State: TN Country: USA
General Source: S451Text: Name: William Bray Spouse: Sarah Parents: James Bray, Catherine Louis Tuck Birth Place: Macon Co, TN
Birth Date: 1854 Marriage Date: 1875
General Source: S1012Page: 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: S1013Page: 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: S1014Page: 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: S122Page: 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: S1015Page: 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