Copy of my previous post: From: "David Walker" <davwal@aeneas.net> Subject: [BRAY-L] Harmon and John BRAY (NC) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:12:02 -0600 I am new to list and wish to share the BRAY line which is in my family John Bray married into my Walker line and moved to TN from NC I have not documented evidence that Harmon BRAY was his father other than family tradition, which I have no evidence to doubt. I am interested in any information that anyone might have on this family David Walker 1-Harmon BRAY (1794-) sp: Jane UNKNOWN (1794-) 2-John BRAY (10 Feb 1820-2 Nov 1902) sp: Minerva Ann WALKER (26 Mar 1827-23 Jul 1909) 3-William Martin BRAY (26 Nov 1843-5 Feb 1934) sp: Harriet Frances FULLER (-) 3-Nancy Jane BRAY (2 Nov 1845-7 Oct 1913) sp: Curry Pettigrew DENNISON (11 Nov 1839-5 Jul 1913) 4-Fredonia Abigail (Donie) DENNISON (14 Mar 1862-11 Aug 1946) sp: James Tate ROGERS (10 Jan 1835-18 Jan 1912) 5-Charles C. ROGERS (20 Mar 1880-21 Oct 1889) 5-Hattie Jane ROGERS (28 Nov 1882-12 Feb 1960) 5-William Tate ROGERS (7 Jan 1885-5 May 1974) 5-Beula Gretrude ROGERS (6 Jun 1889-12 Apr 1897) 5-Bessie Lee ROGERS (19 Oct 1891-1950) 5-Samuel Tate ROGERS (7 Feb 1894-25 Nov 1975) 5-James Weaver ROGERS (1 Jun 1896-27 Mar 1974) 5-Mollie Aydlade ROGERS (7 Jan 1899-18 Aug 1902) 5-Ruben (Rube) ROGERS (3 Jul 1900-30 Nov 1970) 5-Jess Floyd ROGERS (21 Sep 1902-19 Oct 1967) 4-Kitty A. DENNISON (17 Oct 1864-10 Dec 1945) sp: John G. MCMILLAN (1859-1933) 5-Pearl MCMILLAN (17 Jul 1883-2 Jul 1900) 5-James Logan MCMILLAN (1885-31 Oct 1936) 5-Lessie MCMILLAN (-) 5-Curry MCMILLAN (-) 4-William R. DENNISON (-) sp: Mary Ella Mae MCMILLAN (1867-12 Sep 1921) 5-Harry G. DENNISON (Jul 1888-) 5-Jesse Mack DENNISON (20 Sep 1889-Apr 1938) 5-William Stanley DENNISON (Jun 1893-1953) 4-Mary Ann (Mollie) DENNISON (25 Jan 1868-6 Aug 1945) sp: William V. BARRY (1858-1948) 5-Charles L. BARRY (10 Dec 1883-) 5-Henry Daniel BARRY (1885-1946) 5-Willie Grace BARRY (9 Nov 1887-24 Jan 1924) 5-Julian M. BARRY (5 Aug 1889-25 Jul 1891) 5-Flora Grace BARRY (16 Sep 1891-14 Aug 1895) 5-Valentine Dennison BARRY (abt 1895-11 Jan 1966) 5-Catherine Marie BARRY (23 Aug 1895-15 Jun 1970) 5-Curry BARRY (-) 5-Mathew BARRY (-) 5-Edward BARRY (-) 4-Granville L. DENNISON (18 Feb 1870-23 Aug 1926) sp: Carrie Mae SMITH (7 Jul 1875-30 Nov 1967) 5-Charles L. DENNISON (22 Dec 1892-19 Feb 1977) 5-Morris Lamont DENNISON (5 Jun 1895-28 Sep 1895) 5-R. (Robert?) Manley DENNISON (21 Jan 1897-28 May 1975) 5-Willie Ray DENNISON (8 Mar 1899-29 May 1899) 5-Allie Ruth DENNISON (-) 5-Mildred DENNISON (abt 1902-) 5-Glenn E./ Edward Glenn DENNISON (1903-1930) 5-Ada DENNISON (abt 1907-) 5-Lillian DENNISON (-) 5-Mae Elizabeth DENNISON (-) 4-Harriet Rosetta DENNISON (3 Feb 1873-) sp: James R. BLOUNT (18 Jan 1866-29 Jan 1902) 5-Howard BLOUNT (28 Dec 1894-15 Jan 1895) sp: J. W. PAGE (-) 4-Bertha Lillian DENNISON (13 Feb 1880-10 Aug 1957) sp: F. A. HELTON (-) 4-Allie J. DENNISON (13 Mar 1884-12 May 1904) sp: R. Edgar BULTER (-) 3-Felix R. BRAY (9 Nov 1847-) sp: Tabitha Catherine "Kittie" FULLER (-) 3-Elisha Green BRAY (9 May 1851-31 Mar 1876) 3-Sarah Ann BRAY (25 Aug 1853-19 Oct 1863) 3-Curry L. BRAY (10 Nov 1857-) sp: Mary J. MCCALL (1860-) 3-James Lee BRAY (24 Mar 1863-19 Oct 1863) 3-John Askew BRAY (14 Dec 1865-6 Dec 1946) sp: Mary Adelaide MCCALL (13 Jul 1865-5 Jul 1948) 4-Carl BRAY (16 Nov 1886-10 Jul 1897) 3-Manerva Aslea (Aslie) BRAY (14 Dec 1865-20 Oct 1956) sp: George W. MCCALL (28 Jun 1856-14 Aug 1945) 4-Eff Muse MCCALL (20 Jan 1892-12 Sep 1971) sp: Carolyn POPE (-) 4-John Andrew MCCALL (6 Aug 1894-23 Dec 1976) sp: Raulie YATES (-) 4-Georgia A. MCCALL (22 Mar 1901-27 Dec 1939) 4-Daughter MCCALL (-) 4-Daughter MCCALL (-) Quoting Jerry Bryan <c24m48@hotmail.com>: > I was working on some Bray census data in Tennessee and ran into a little > problem. The 1850 census for Anderson County, Tennessee lists a William M. > Bray age 5 in the home of my ggg grandparents Edward Payne Bray and Anna F. > Messamore. William appears to have been the son of Edward and Anna, > although it cannot be verified for sure in the 1850 census that he was their > > son. William appears again in the 1860 census for Anderson County, > Tennessee in the home of Edward Payne Bray and his second wife Martha > (Patsy) Sweet as William age 17. I cannot find this William M. Bray in any > subsequent census. > > I have noticed that a number of researchers list this William M. Bray with a > > wife Maggie E. who was born about 1857, so I was trying to find out who > Maggie was. > > I found William M. Bray with a wife Maggie E. in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 > censuses for Chester County, Tennessee (west Tennessee, a long way from > Anderson County). These censuses are apparently the source for William's > wife being Maggie E. born about 1857. The census indicates that it was the > second marriage for each. Their respective ages were 66 and 53 in 1910, 75 > and 63 in 1920, and 86 and 73 in 1930. The age for William is correct in > the census for the son of Edward Payne Bray, but I was bothered by the fact > that the birth places for William's parents were listed variously as NC NC > or NC SC, whereas Edward Payne Bray was born in Kentucky and Anna F. > Messamore was born in Virginia. > > Based on Chester County tombstone inscriptions, Maggie appears to have been > Margaret Ewing (Maggie) Davis. I cannot tell from the tombstone inscription > > alone if perhaps she was Margaret Ewing who married first Mr. Davis and > married second William M. Bray, or if her maiden name was Margaret Ewing > Davis who married first to Unknown and married second to William M. Bray. > She died in 1947, and my library has Tennessee death certificates through > 1946. So I will have to write off for her death certificate to verify who > her parents were. > > In the meantime, I found the William M. Bray of Chester County in all the > censuses from 1860 through 1900. In 1860, he was in Henderson County, > Tennessee, W.M. Bray age 17, (apparent) son of John Bray and M.A. (who was > Minerva Ann Walker). This alone would prove, I think, that the William M. > Bray who married Maggie Davis was not the son of Edward Payne Bray (but see > below for additional evidence). Note that Chester County was created from > Henderson County in 1879. In 1870, William was head of household age 25 in > Henderson County, Tennessee with his wife Harriet Frances Fuller and four of > > their children. In 1880, William was head of household age 36 in Madison > County, Tennessee (adjacent to Henderson County) with his wife Harriet and > several children. In 1900, William was head of household age 56 in Chester > County, Tennessee with his wife Harriet and their youngest child was still > at home. According to Chester County tombstone inscriptions Harriet died in > > 1907, and then William married Maggie Davis shortly before the 1910 census. > > A number of researchers list William Bray of Chester County as William > Martin Bray, but I have not found a primary source reference for his middle > name. > > Finally, William M. Bray of Chester County died in 1934 and I have his death > > certificate. It says that his parents were John Bray and Meneirva (sic) Ann > > Bray. I believe that John was the son of Harmon Bray, and indeed I think it > > was likely that John was John Harmon Bray Jr. and that Harmon was John > Harmon Bray Sr. I believe that the elder Harmon was the grandson of Henry > Bray and Henry Yokley, so the two William M. Brays were from the same > family, but from different branches. If my calculations are right, I think > that they were first cousins four times removed. > > So I don't think that William M. Bray, son of Edward Payne Bray and Anna F. > Messamore, married a Maggie E. born 1857. That still begs the question of > what happened to William M. Bray, son of Edward Payne Bray, after the 1860 > census. I can't find him in any subsequent census. I've looked a little > bit at Civil War records. There are records for several William Brays, but > I haven't found one yet that looks like mine. Any help would be > appreciated. > > Jerry Bryan > > _________________________________________________________________ > High-speed usersbe more efficient online with the new MSN Premium Internet > Software. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1 > > > ==== BRAY Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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