This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bray & Ditson of Maine Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UEB.2ACE/445 Message Board Post: Hi I have been working really hard on this family in the last few days. I have gone back to the 1870 of Center, Winnebago, Iowa on 22 Aug 1870. It was just Darius and Mary Bray at the time. He was 60 and she was 65 both born in Maine. Then I went back to the 1850 census of Starks, Somerset, Maine. I house number 446/470 was Darius Bray age 40 Farmer born in Maine. With wife Mary 46 born in Maine. With their Children: Joseph 17; Ezekiel 15; Benjamin 13; Edwin 10; Amanda 7; Elizabeth 5; Albert 2 all born in Maine. Then I went back to the 1840 Census of Somerset Co., of Maine and found him in Starks township living two houses away from David Ditson (Mary brother). Then remembering that Darius and Mary got married in Anson, Somerset, Maine. I did a 1840 cesus check and found George Bray. Then I did a 1830 census is where I feel that Darius was born at cause that is where I think the guys are all brother. In the 1830 census I found Ezekiel Bray, Joseph Bray and George Bray all living. Now my question to you all. Is there anyone out there working on the Brays that came from Somerset County of Maine. Mainly the town of Anson & Starks. Please write to me if you are working on these guys to help up things for me. Sincerely Donna granny01@uci.net

Okay this is what I'm looking for. I'm needing to find the parents of Darius Bray. We know that his parents was both born in Maine. In the 1840 Census I find: 1840 Census of Starks, Somerset, Maine Image 15 Darius Bray males 2- under 5 2- 5 to 10 1- 20 to 30 (him) females 1- 30 to 40 (mary) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 Census of Starks, Somerset, Maine Image 17 & 18 House # 446/470 Darius Bray 40 M Farmer $600 Maine Mary Bray 46 F Maine Josiah Bray 17 M Maine Ezekiel Bray 15 M Maine Benjamin Bray 13 M Maine Edwin Bray 10 M Maine Amanda Bray 7 F Maine Elizabeth Bray 5 F Maine Albert J Bray 2 M Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 Census of Fairview (Forest City), Winnebago, Iowa on 22 July 1860, Image 2 House # 1345/1026 Darius Briggs (Bray) 49 M Farmer $450/$200 Maine Mary Bray 56 F Maine Josiah Bray 27 M Carpenter $1000/$300 Maine Benjamin Bray 23 M Farmer Maine Edwin Bray 20 M Farmer Maine Elizabeth Bray 15 F Maine Albert Bray 12 M Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa 22 Aug 1870 Image 3 House 12/18 Bray Darius 60 M None $500 $300 Maine Mary 65 F Keeping House Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Census Place: Forest, Winnebago, Iowa 1880 census Source: FHL Film 1254370 National Archives Film T9-0370 Page 619B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Darvis BRAY Self M M W 69 ME Occ: Farmer Fa: MA Mo: ME Mary BRAY Wife F M W 76 ME Occ: Keeping House Fa: MA Mo: ME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If anyone is woking on this family please write to me. Sincerely grateful for anything. Donna granny01@uci.net