I have a James Ray b. ca 1834, his parents were Eaton Ray and Rachel Battles. I don't have any further information on him. I have a SMALL file on the Ray family due to the Battles connection. Francis Elizabeth "Fannie" Battles married Newton Manley "Newt" Herron. Rachel would have been Fannie's great aunt. I have the Battles/Ray line in Rutherford, Wayne and Tryon Counties in TN. I'm not sure how near Bedford co. would be to these other counties locations. Sorry Jean, that's the best I have. gen -------------------------------------------- On Sat, 3/8/14, Jean Cuevas <jeanmayfield@comcast.net> wrote: Subject: [ARIZARD] RAY To: arizard@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, March 8, 2014, 1:57 PM Hi Everyone, Is the weather improved in AR?  Hope so!  It sounded like you guys got some pretty nasty weather there.  Today is  a day mad e  in  Heaven  here.  Just perfect, and I should be outside enjoying it, but am trying to get odds and ends done inside the house. I wanted to ask you whether anyone has RAYS in their background, and if so, do you have information on James  M. Ray?  He married a Margaret Unknown, and he came from Bedford County, TN to Independence County, AR.   His son, James Hays Ray was born in Batesville, between 1860-1862.  James Hays Ray married my great-grandmother's sister, Laura Adeline Beverage, and had two children by her:  Charles Hays Ray and Nettie Ray. Thanks! Jean C ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message