Cathy: >From the book: Obituaries Humboldt County, California 1854-1899 by Marilyn Keach Milota, page 349: RAY, John.. Died: 6 January 1899, Shelter Cove. Bur: Shelter Cove. Age: About 60 years. born Missouri. Cause: Goitre. Brother: William Ray. Came to Calif 1849. (Obit FE 20 & 24 Jan 1899, obit DT 21 Jan 1899). RAY, John G. Died: 6 Aug 1888, Garberville. Age: 75 years, 11 mos, born Kentucky. Wife: Rosalina A. Ray. Son: John Ray. Came to Calif 1846, participated in the "Bear Flag Rebellion". (Article DS 15 Aug 1888, Articles FE 24 Aug & 7 Sept 1888) RAY, Daughter of Robert M. Died 23 November 1886, Garberville. Age: 4 mos, 11 days. (Article DT Nov 1886). RAY, Robert M. Died: 16 February 1890, Garberville. Age: About 40 year, born Calif. Cause: Typhoid pneumonia, Wife: Rosina Ray, : Robert J. Ray. Sister: Mrs Rennick. Garberville pioneer. (Article FE 7 March 1890; Article DT 28 Feb 1890). On page 350: RAY, William H. "Bill". Died: 14 December 1880, Shelter Cove. Age: 47 years, born Missouri. (Notice DT 17 Dec 1880). >From the book The Great Register of Humboldt County, October 7, 1884, compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota, page 203: RAY, John. Age : 42, Born: Missouri. Occup: Farmer. Residence: SHelter COve. Re-Reg: 3 September 1880. #3428. RAY, John Gwinn. Age: 67. Born: Kentucky. Occup: Farmer. Residence: South Fork. Re-Reg: 28 June 1880. #3314. >From the book: HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA DEATH RECORDS, Abstracts of Books 1 & 2: by Marilyn Keach Milota, The Humboldt County Genealogical Society: January 1993, page 625: RAY, James. Died 10 July 1877, Ryan's Slough. Age: 29 years, born: Canada/ Cause: Drowning. >From the book: OBITUARIES Humboldt COunty, California, 1900 - 1910, Compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota. August, 1997, page 340: RAY, Rosaline A. Died: Aug 1903 at San Francisco, Heart Failure. Former Garberville resident, Child: Phoebe Jean Dahle, Rosalina May Craigle, David Levi & Harrison Lyman Ray. (FE art 25 Aug & estate 27 Nov 1903) >From the book: A Guideline to Humboldt County Births before 1900, Compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota, Volume II, March 1999, page 665: RAY Parents unknown 1. Billie (Klamath tribe) born 1885 on the Klamath River. (Indian Census). RAY John M. & Mary Marks 1. (female) born 3 Dec 1891 at Eureka. (Birth record). RAY William & Elizabeth M. 1. Mabel C.. born May 1898 at Rohnerville (1900 census) Regards, Don Tunison-Campbell Eureka, Humboldt County Cathy Doyle wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Cathy Doyle"<[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri May 12 16:40:57 PDT 2000 > Subject: Ray/Dennes/Renick/Nunn/McCharles-Garberville-Shelter Cove-mid to late 1800's > > >Hello! > > > > I am new to the list, and thought I'd give it a try! > > > > > > I am searching for the Family of John Guinn Ray. John Guinn Ray came to CA from MO in 1846. He first settled in Sonoma County with his second wife, Harriet Gearhart Ray, and his children: Martha Jane, William Hall, Verlinda, John, James S.,and Mary. In Sonoma County, He had Thomas, Robert Morrow, Harriet, and Charles(?). Harriet died in 1859, and he married Elizabeth Blanchard October, 1860. > > > > His Three sons, John, William and James, settled in an area several miles close to Shelter Cove abt. 1853-55. They married into an Indian Tribe...I would love to find anyone related to them! > > > > Tom, Robert Morrow, and Alfred Renick(Mary's Husband) bought land close together in the East Branch canyon. Robert Morrow Ray married Rosina Dennes and had three children..one survived. His name was Robert John Ray. Robet Morrow died in 1890, and his widow, Rosina, married Joseph Nunn. Mary and Alfred sold their share of the ranch to Joseph in 1900. They sold the ranch in 1913 to Ernest Kinsey and David Hultz. > > > > Hattie Ray married Edward Dennes and stayed in Sonoma County. > > > > John Guinn Ray married Rosalia McCharles abt. 1871. They owned the Ray Hotel in Garberville. He died in 1888. He is buried in Garberville. > > > >If anyone knows anything about this family, please let me know! I am the gggrandaughter of Robert Morrow Ray. > > > >Thank you! > > > >Cathy Ray Doyle > >[email protected] > > > >___________________________________________________ > >GO Network Mail > >Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com > > > > ___________________________________________________ > GO Network Mail > Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com