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Source for:   Burl or Burr T. Bray,   CAL 1878 -          Index

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

Note:   Census looks like it says Burr T. Bray, but we have Burl from another census. Don't know what census is correct. Burr lives near his brother Joseph A. Bray and their father William Bray.
Text:   1/1 Bray, Burr T., head, male, white, age 32, 1st marriage, married 10 years, he and parents born in Tennessee, speaks
        English, farmer on general farm, emp., cannot read or write, owns farm free of mortgage
        Bray, Armedia, wife, female, white, age 36, 1st marriage, married 10 years, had 4 children, 3 children living, she and
        mother born in Tennessee, father born in Kentucky, speaks English, can read and write
        Bray, Sarah J., daughter, female, white, age 10, speaks English, can read and write, has attended school sometime
        since Sept. 1, 1909
        Bray, Larada, daughter, female, white, age 7, has attended school sometime since Sept. 1, 1909
        Bray, Burt, son, male, white, age 4
All three children are single, and born in Tennessee as well as their parents.
Date:   15 Apr 1910


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Source for:   Joseph A. Bray,   Dec 1881 -          Index

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

Note:   Joseph A. Bray lives near his brother Burr and their father William Bray.
Text:   4/4 Bray, Joseph A., head, male, white, age 27, married 1st time for 5 years, he and parents born in Tennessee, speaks
        English, farmer on general farm, emp., cannot read or write, rents farm
        Bray, Mary L., wife, female, white, age 22, married 1st time for 5 years, had 2 children, 2 children living, she and
        mother born in Tennessee, father born in Kentucky, speaks English, can read and write
        Bray, Hattie E., daughter, female, white, age 3, single, she and parents born in Tennessee
        Bray, Hester F., daughter, female, white, age 1, single, she and parents born in Tennessee
Date:   15 Apr 1910


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Source for:   Ottis O. Bray,   CAL 1909 - 11 Oct 1926         Index

General Source:   S455

Note:   This is probably our Ottis O. Bray because the death date and age of death on this record would go with the calculated date of birth that we have. Judith Lamb Rittenhouse Carpenter and Amber Solis 1 Nov 2006.
Text:   Bray, Ottis Dean, age at death 18 years old, date of birth unknown, death date October 11, 1926, male
Date:   1908/1939


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Source for:   Joel W. Meador,   CAL 1825 - BEF 1880         Index

General Source:   S1011
Page:   Page 12

Note:   Census extractor read 4th persons name as Suemda J. and it is probably Lucinda J. Extractor read 6th persons name as Srupstha M., but could possibly be wrong.
Text:   85/86 Meador, Joel W., age 45, male, farmer, $575/$800
        Meador, Martha J., age 44, female, keeping house
        Meador, Edward B., age 17, male
        Meador, Suemda(sic) J., age 15, female
        Meador, George J., age 11, male
        Meador, Srupstha(sic) M., age 9, female
        Meador, Thomas W., age 6, male
        Meador, Martha L., age 1, female
Everyone in this household is white and born in Tennessee. Edward, Suemda(sic), George, Srupstha(sic), and Thomas attended school within the year.
Date:   1 Jun 1870

General Source:   S129
Page:   Page 9

Text:   63/61 Meador, J. W., age 35, male, farmer, $800
        Meador, Martha, age 33, female
        Meador, E. A., age 10, female
        Meador, E. B., age 7, male
        Meador, L. J., age 5, female
        Meador, G. J., age 3, male
Everyone in this household is born in Tennessee.
Date:   3 Oct 1860