Randy, I have under way a project, although now on hold, to record information on the family of Thomas G. Ray (and his wife Matilda C. Haslip) son of James Ray and Margaret. Please copy me with information you run across on this line of the Ray family and any ancestor information. Thanks for all your work,. Ken Richmond 216 Ace High Stables Rd. Crawfordville, FL 32327 In a message dated 4/9/2006 11:52:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeanmayfield@comcast.net writes: Randy, Thanks for the information, as this RAY line is linked to my BLEDSOES. Jean Cuevas At 01:53 AM 4/8/2006 -0400, you wrote: >One of my genealogy guesses turned out to be right. > >I have corresponded with several persons about the Ray family. Two sons of >Alexander Ray and Isabella Scott of Bedford Co., TN -- George Miller Ray, >who >became Christian Co. assessor, and James M. Ray -- migrated to Batesville, >Independence Co., AR and then to Christian Co. after the Civil War. They >eventually ended up in Porter Township. > >In one exchange last year, I speculated that Margaret J., the wife of James >M. Ray, may have had the surname of Mayes. I thought she was likely the >sister > of Elizabeth Mayes and the daughter of James Mayes and Mary Ann "Polly" >Sparks. Elizabeth Mayes married Robert Taylor Craig, and their daughter >Mary Ann >married George M. Ray. > >The new state death certificate database indicates that Margaret was indeed >Margaret Mayes. The information is contained in the death certificate of her >son Joseph, who is buried in McConnell Cemetery. > >James Mayes and Polly Sparks migrated from GA, likely Franklin Co., to >Bedford Co. about the time of the War of 1812. > >Randy McConnell > > >==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Check out the Christian Co Missouri, MOGenWeb site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/ > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== Search other MOGenWeb counties here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/momap.htm ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx