No, no Martha and, so far, nobody in Alabama. They are either in Maine, Vermont, Wisconsin or in California -----Original Message----- From: Martha Johnson [mailto:john3498@bellsouth.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 3:49 PM To: BRAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRAY-L] Jackson O Bray, Bannister R Bray Would this Bray line have a daughter born ca 1848? Name of Martha? Was a wife named Mary? My g-grandmother was Martha Ellen Bray, born ca 1848 in Georgia. She married my g-grandfather in Pike Co., AL in 1872. In a later census, her mother, Mary Yarbrough, was living with them. I am thinking that perhaps her father died in the Civil War and her mother remarried. Does your information include any of this? Martha English Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: <Barbaraudc@aol.com> To: <BRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [BRAY-L] Jackson O Bray, Bannister R Bray > > Diane: > > > It is so strange that the only Bray's I have ever heard of are the Texas ones > and I believe it is the Kentucky ones. I don't think I have ever heard of > any Georgia Brays until today. I have put inquiries on this web site before and > I never got a response. > > It does make you wonder. Why doesn't anyone know anything about this Georgia > line. Is it just that no one is interested in this line, surly it couldn't > be anything they could have done. To find any skeletons in the closet, you > would have to really dig into the family history. Nothing could be found from > census records or such. > > I do know that the bunch in Atlanta owned night clubs and had alot of money. > That is what a cousin that lives up around Danaielsville told me. One of my > mother's cousins that I never knew was Jerry Bray. He was one of the biggest > penecostal preachers in the Atlanta area. His son is a preacher in the > Atlanta area. He is the one who refered me to his aunt in Danielsville. The only > problem is I know more about the family than they do. > > So, if any thing happened it had to be 3 or 4 generations back. > > Ezekiel and his two sons, George and Henry fought for the South during the > War Between the States and he is buried in the graveyard behind the new court > house in Danielsville. Henry died in the War. > > An SCV man in Danielsville who knew of Ezekiel spoke very fondly of him. He > said that people called him Uncle Zek. > > I have not worked on this line in a number of years. I suppose I should get > on it again. > > Ezekiel's son, Ezekiel Taylor, and his family are buried in Alta Vista > Cemetery in Gainesville, Ga. > > If anyone know any more, please let me know. > > Barbara Cooper > > > ==== BRAY Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== BRAY Mailing List ==== ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237