-----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