This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hurt, Anderson, Stamper, Ray, Simpson, Long, Newby, Tudor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2164 Message Board Post: Notes:Joseph was the son of John A. and Patsy Ray who lived on Poor Ridge. Siblings were: Mary, Lida, Nellie, Royston, and Auburn. Joseph Ray, age 20 years, son of John Ray, who lives on the Poor Ridge pike about seven miles from town was drowned in Sugar Creek near Kentucky river on last Friday night. Young Ray attended preaching at Mount Hebron church Friday night, and the last seen of him by his friends was when he mounted his horse and rode toward home. The next morning, his hat was found near the road a short distance from the church, further along his horse was found grazing by the roadside, further search led to the back water in the mouth of Sugar creek and the finding of the young man's body. It is supposed that in some manner he fell from his horse and the animal escaped from him, and in stumbling about in the dark he fell in the creek. The remains of the unfortunate young man were interedin the family burying ground on Sunday and was followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of friends.