This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gF.2ACIB/1202 Message Board Post: I hope this helps some of you out and I hope in turn you can help me out. Louis Bray married Clemetine Sevin Their son Ernest Guilian Aristide Bray b. Oct 26th 1879 in Orville, Pas-de-Calais, France married Eugenie Louart Delrot b. Sept 28th, 1878 (widow of Francois Delrot) on Feb. 17 1904. Eugenie and Francois had 4 children*all born in France; *Julia b. Mar. 25, 1898; She married a Frenchman Ferdinand Lomprey in Springfield,IL. ; 2 kids Julia (unknown disappearance) Ferdinand Jr. (killed in France during WW II) *Francois (birth date unknown) died at 2 1/2 yrs old; *Nicolas b. June 19th, 1900.(he was killed in a coal mine in Sawyerville, IL. in 1919) *Francois (birth date unknown) died at 3mos old. Eugenie and Ernest had 6 children**; **Ernest b. May 17th, 1905 in Lievin, Pas de Calais, France **Jennie b. Mar. 7th, 1912 in Dawson, IL. **Anna b. June 11th, 1913 in Sawyerville, IL. (still living) **George b. Apr. 19, 1916 in Sawyerville, IL. **Andrew b. Dec. 9 1918 in Sawyerville, IL. (my grandpa) **Georgette b. Mar. 25, 1923 Benld, IL. (still living) Eugenie and Ernest arrived in the States in1906 both left from the French Port Le Havre Ernest traveled alone on the ship La Gasconge on Aug. 6th. Eugenie traveled with her 4 kids on the ship La Lorraine Oct. 5 They were naturalized on Jan. 30, 1920 in Carlinville, IL. I am trying to find the parents of Louis Bray or his birth or death dates. This is as far as I have been able to go. I would appreciate any input you may have. Thanks, Lance