This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alvis, Deckard, Bumgardner, Harding Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/1235 Message Board Post: I am looking for a connection to the rest of the Alvis family in Lafayette Co., MS for: Mary J Alvis b ca 1819 AL, d 19 Jul 1865 in Lafayette Co.; she mar ca 1836 to John J Deckard b 1814, d 1860. Both are said to have been bur. in Jones Cem., in same county. Thanks, Donna Hollowell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AKB.2ACI/1229.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Gwen. I think we've corresponded before in your research of the McKinney family and my research of the Miller family. Charlotte was a sister to my g-g-g- grandmother, Temperance P. Miller Davis. I'm glad I saw your post, as I'd not been able to find Charlotte on the 1920 census; her sister's obituary in 1931 stated she lived in Mathiston, MS, so I'd still been looking for her in either Oktibbeha or Webster Counties. I don't know exactly when or where she died; I suspect that she broke up housekeeping after James died and she visited around and lived with various sisters/nieces and nephews. You probably already know that there is a stone in Spring Valley Cemetery (north) in Webster County bearing the name fo "Jas. E. McKinney, Co. H 12 Tenn. Cav." with no dates of birth or death. Have you written for Confederate pension records for Charlotte? They are likely to reveal when and where James died, since she would have to sign up to receive his pension.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/24.25.288 Message Board Post: Seeking information on Elbert W. Sinclair, son of J.K.P. Sinclair and Adeline Waldrop. He and his wife, Virginia Bell (Mrs Gennie) may have built the house I live in at Como.

Thank you, everyone in Pine Flat was my family, joye

This is probably not going to be any help to you but R.W.Ray was on bond for my grandparents to get married. George Bowman & Era Esther Saunders 1893 McNairy Co.TN. Era Esther Saunders was from Lafayette Co.MS. Retha ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Ward" <spencer_4488@msn.com> To: <MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [MSLAFAYE] Hriam and Haney Ray > Just in case you don't have this information, I've transcribed all the entries in the Lafayette County cemetery books. Hopefully, it will fill in some information for those of you researching the RAYs in the county. I have no answer to the question about possible relationship of Hiram and Haney Ray, unfortunately. > Bill Ward > Connected through RAY/LOVELADY marriage. > > Pine Flat Cemetery: > Ray, Henry Wilson, son of John Haney and Mary Elizabeth Nancy (Wilson) Ray, b. 29 January 1848, Greenville Co., S. C., d. 4 January 1936 > Ray, Louisia Ansolstine, daughter of John and ____ (Youngblood) Lovelady, wife of Henry Wilson Ray, b. 7 April 1848, Lafayette Co., Miss., d. May 1912 > Ray, Claude Bailey, b. 16 March 1930, d. 17 April 1952 > Ray, Earnis M., b. 25 August 1893, d. 7 August 1966 - Father > Ray, Ollie (Mable) Humphreys, wife of earnis M., b. 10 March 1894, d. 22 August 1959 > Ray, Ely Jackson, b. 1874, d. 13 June 1959 > Ray, Emmitt Alton, b. 8 July 1895, d. 7 April 1968 > Ray, Lela (Butts), b. 13 January 1897, no other date but she is disceased. > Ray, Evert C., b. 17 May 1903, d. 31 October 1968 > Ray, Ottis W., b. 14 August 1877, d. 16 September 1971 > Ray, Virgie M. "Fay", wife of Evert C., b. 3 September 1903, d. 22 December 1904 > Ray, J. H., b. 31 May 1873, d. 10 November 1951 > Ray, Charlie, b. 20 January 1883, d. 1 June 1977 > Ray, Osie, wife of J. H., b. 32 December 1880, d. 2 May 1962 > Ray, Martis C., husband of Ruby Conner, b. 11 May 1889, d. 18 March 1960 ) double stone > Ray, Rubye C., b. 19 October 1894, no other date ) double stone > Ray, Tina Marie, daughter of James Ottis and Myrtis, b. 17 March 1964, d. 7 March 1965 > Ray, Phillip Eugene, b. 27 July 1957, d. 12 February 1976 > Ray, Jack, husband of Emma Lee Smith, b. 26 August 1907, d. 22 December 1964 ) double stone > Ray, Emma Lee, b. 10 August 1908, no other date ) double stone > Ray, Ottis W. (Woodsville), b. 13 August 1897, d. 16 September 1971 ) double stone > Ray, Gertha M., b. 13 Marcy 1905, no other date. > > Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery > Ray, infant son of W. H. and R. E., b. and d. 16 September 1907 > > North Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery: > Ray, Mrs. Maudie Effie, d. 29 January 197, age 80 yrs. (Elliott Funeral Home marker) > Ray, Gladyes Modell, b. 3 September 1932, d. 20 May 1971 > > Yellow Leaf Cemetery > Ray, Connie, wife of Irwin, b. 1907, d. 1960 > > Union Grove Cemetery > Ray, Joseph F. , b. 9 January 1977, d. 21 February 1962 > Ray, M. Berthella Thweatt, b. 13 November 1879, d. 13 May 1964 > > Wilkes - Williams Cemetery > Ray, infant son of J. W. and W. E., b. 25 January 1987, d. 25 January 1897 > Ray, Evie L., b. 4 February 1879, d. 18 October 1879 > > Browning Cemetery > Ray, Sherwood, b. 12 March 1898, d. 1 April 1910 > Ray, J. W., b. 15 October 1869, d. 12 March 1942 ) double stone > Ray, Cora Lee, b. 9 February 1874, no other date ) double stone > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

The question was asked in an earlier posting, " Can anyone on the list make a connection between the Haney Ray family and the family of Hiram Ray, which was in Lafayette County on the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses of Lafayette County. " I just found a probate court record, docket #403, in Lafayette county which shows that James COOK, Hyram RAY and others sued William H. SMITH, Executor of Thealhilus W. PULLIAN's estate (deceased). Concerning petition of complaint for title to certain lands. Probate Court May 21, 1849. Appears that James COOK and James RAY bought 307 acres of the NE-1/4, Section 4, T 10, R 4 West, and James RAY assigned his interest to Robert RAY, Alexander RAY and Hyram RAY, John HYRAM, Jane TOMPY and Polly COOK, heirs of Abram COOK. No relationship is indicated for the above named RAYs to each other in the probate court abstract, and according to the book, the original papers are now missing. If someone can piece all this together, maybe it will help solve the question about Hiram/Hyram being related to Haney, et al. Bill Ward Pottsboro, TX

Just in case you don't have this information, I've transcribed all the entries in the Lafayette County cemetery books. Hopefully, it will fill in some information for those of you researching the RAYs in the county. I have no answer to the question about possible relationship of Hiram and Haney Ray, unfortunately. Bill Ward Connected through RAY/LOVELADY marriage. Pine Flat Cemetery: Ray, Henry Wilson, son of John Haney and Mary Elizabeth Nancy (Wilson) Ray, b. 29 January 1848, Greenville Co., S. C., d. 4 January 1936 Ray, Louisia Ansolstine, daughter of John and ____ (Youngblood) Lovelady, wife of Henry Wilson Ray, b. 7 April 1848, Lafayette Co., Miss., d. May 1912 Ray, Claude Bailey, b. 16 March 1930, d. 17 April 1952 Ray, Earnis M., b. 25 August 1893, d. 7 August 1966 - Father Ray, Ollie (Mable) Humphreys, wife of earnis M., b. 10 March 1894, d. 22 August 1959 Ray, Ely Jackson, b. 1874, d. 13 June 1959 Ray, Emmitt Alton, b. 8 July 1895, d. 7 April 1968 Ray, Lela (Butts), b. 13 January 1897, no other date but she is disceased. Ray, Evert C., b. 17 May 1903, d. 31 October 1968 Ray, Ottis W., b. 14 August 1877, d. 16 September 1971 Ray, Virgie M. "Fay", wife of Evert C., b. 3 September 1903, d. 22 December 1904 Ray, J. H., b. 31 May 1873, d. 10 November 1951 Ray, Charlie, b. 20 January 1883, d. 1 June 1977 Ray, Osie, wife of J. H., b. 32 December 1880, d. 2 May 1962 Ray, Martis C., husband of Ruby Conner, b. 11 May 1889, d. 18 March 1960 ) double stone Ray, Rubye C., b. 19 October 1894, no other date ) double stone Ray, Tina Marie, daughter of James Ottis and Myrtis, b. 17 March 1964, d. 7 March 1965 Ray, Phillip Eugene, b. 27 July 1957, d. 12 February 1976 Ray, Jack, husband of Emma Lee Smith, b. 26 August 1907, d. 22 December 1964 ) double stone Ray, Emma Lee, b. 10 August 1908, no other date ) double stone Ray, Ottis W. (Woodsville), b. 13 August 1897, d. 16 September 1971 ) double stone Ray, Gertha M., b. 13 Marcy 1905, no other date. Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Ray, infant son of W. H. and R. E., b. and d. 16 September 1907 North Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery: Ray, Mrs. Maudie Effie, d. 29 January 197, age 80 yrs. (Elliott Funeral Home marker) Ray, Gladyes Modell, b. 3 September 1932, d. 20 May 1971 Yellow Leaf Cemetery Ray, Connie, wife of Irwin, b. 1907, d. 1960 Union Grove Cemetery Ray, Joseph F. , b. 9 January 1977, d. 21 February 1962 Ray, M. Berthella Thweatt, b. 13 November 1879, d. 13 May 1964 Wilkes - Williams Cemetery Ray, infant son of J. W. and W. E., b. 25 January 1987, d. 25 January 1897 Ray, Evie L., b. 4 February 1879, d. 18 October 1879 Browning Cemetery Ray, Sherwood, b. 12 March 1898, d. 1 April 1910 Ray, J. W., b. 15 October 1869, d. 12 March 1942 ) double stone Ray, Cora Lee, b. 9 February 1874, no other date ) double stone

Hello Can anyone on the list make a connection between the Haney Ray family and the family of Hiram Ray, which was in Lafayette County on the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses of Lafayette County. Hiram and Mary (I think her name was Mary, don't have my notes with me) had several children...I remember a Lucius, Nancy, Mary, Martha...I know there were several others. They seem to disappear after the 1870 Census (and I also am unable to find many of the children in the 1870 Mississippi Census). I do know that Lucious Ray appears in the 1880 Census of Navarre County, Texas. I believe I found Nancy Ray with her sister, Mary Gatlin in Tate County, Mississippi in the 1880 Census. Nancy supposedly married a "Gus" Carroll before 1882, when her son was born. His name was Ross Carroll. Family lore said he was born near Batesville, MS in Panola County; but I'm not sure of that... Nancy later married a J. R. Wakefield in the late 1880s and moved to Texas. The Wakefields and the family of Ross Carroll spent their time between Mississippi and Texas and many of their descendants live in both states. I am from the daughter of Ross C. Carroll and Eliza E. Williams (b. in Lafayette County, MS), her name was Cecil Irene Carroll Boatright, wife of Mal Boatright of Lafayette County. Does anyone have any information on a connection between Hiram Ray and Haney Ray? I assume Hiram died before the 1860 Census as his wife and family are listed without him. Where the children vanished to in the 1870 census is a mystery to me that I haven't been able to solve. Thanks Robby McCain Starkville, MS >From: NANATOBE2@aol.com >Reply-To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com >To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MSLAFAYE] Henry Wilson Ray and Louise Lovelady >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:11:26 EDT > >I am working on this family and would like to know if anyone else is. >I have found census records listed under Ray, Roy, and Wray, in Lafayette >Co., I have not found where they are in 1900 census. does any one who what >district they were in. Could some one tell me where they found all the >children for >this family, I can not find William, Ivy, Pearl and Roxie, on any Census. >Would like anyformation you might have to help me. I am on Elick Ray's side >of >the family, His name is Alexander Ray, > >joye > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ From ‘will you?’ to ‘I do,’ MSN Life Events is your resource for Getting Married. http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=married

I am working on this family and would like to know if anyone else is. I have found census records listed under Ray, Roy, and Wray, in Lafayette Co., I have not found where they are in 1900 census. does any one who what district they were in. Could some one tell me where they found all the children for this family, I can not find William, Ivy, Pearl and Roxie, on any Census. Would like anyformation you might have to help me. I am on Elick Ray's side of the family, His name is Alexander Ray, joye

Thank you, I have most of this information, I have found a lot of information on Census records.

Joye, I can't help you out much with the RAY family line, but have a little on the LOVELADYs and this particular union. According to my records, this family consisted of the following: 1 Henry Wilson Ray d: in Lafayette Co., MS +Louisa Ansolstine Lovelady b: April 07, 1848 d: May 1912 in Lafayette Co., MS m: November 14, 1869 in Lafayette Co., MS 2 Joseph Ray b: January 09, 1877 2 Mollie Ray +R. L. Callahan 2 Maggie Ray b: March 09, 1881 2 Elick Ray 2 Roxie Ray 2 Sam Ray 2 Ivy Ray 2 John Haney Ray +Sarah Elizabeth Pass b: February 07, 1868 d: August 13, 1920 in Yalobusha Co., MS m: November 11, 1896 in Lafayette Co., MS John William Lovelady b: Abt. 1823 in TN +Elizabeth R. Youngblood b: 1829 in KY d: Abt. 1860 Louisa Ansolstine Lovelady b: April 07, 1848 d: May 1912 in Lafayette Co., MS +Henry Wilson Ray d: in Lafayette Co., MS m: November 14, 1869 in Lafayette Co., MS Joseph Ray Lovelady b: Aft. 1850 My connection to them is through the PASS family. If I am reading the article on the RAY-PALMER family found on page 531 of the Lafayette County Heritage book correctly, Haney RAY was one of 8 children of Henry RAY and his wife, Jane. The article states that "Henry Ray died in Greenville County, South Carolina, before October 1845. The probate records show his wife Jane and eight children. (1) Mary (Polly) married William Tinsley. He was a Minister. (2) Jacob; (3) Joseph married Nancy; (4) Elizabeth Ann married John Kelly (5) John; (6) Martha married Lewis Land (7) Sarah Jane married Joseph Barnett (8) Hanniniah (Haney) married Mary (Polly) Wilson and left Greenville County, South Carolina soon after they sold property they owned with Jesse Wilson in 1853. Hanniniah (Haney) and Polly were in Lafayette County early in 1861. They went with the Wilson families into Illinois where they stayed during the Civil War. After the war Haney returned to Lafayette County, Mississippi with his children. Polly had died and was bu! ried in Cairo, Illinois." The 1850 census, page 333B, for Greenville, SC is interesting because it shows almost all the entire family of Henry (Haney/Hanney) RAY living adjacent to each other. Specificially: 228 228 Hanney Ray 28 M SC Mary 22 F SC Henry 2 M SC 229 229 Jane Ray 59 F SC John 18 M Laborer SC Martha 16 F SC Sarah 12 F SC 230 230 Joseph Ray 26 M Farmer SC Nancy 20 F SC I hope this helps you in some small way to sort out all the RAYs along the line. Good luck with the research. Bill Ward Pottsboro, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: NANATOBE2@aol.com<mailto:NANATOBE2@aol.com> To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 11:32 PM Subject: [MSLAFAYE] Hanniniah Haney Ray, I am working on this family and would like to find out if there are anyone else working on this family, My line is his son Henry Wilson Ray, who married Louise Lovelady, Please get in touch with me, joye

At 11:32 PM 6/19/04, NANATOBE2@aol.com wrote: >I am working on this family and would like to find out if there are anyone >else working on this family, My line is his son Henry Wilson Ray, who married >Louise Lovelady, Please get in touch with me, > >joye I have a Ray with a Lafayette Co connection. I don't have any places, just dates. William Ray 3 Feb 1877-20 Aug 1963 married Armenta Garner 25 mar 1881 - ???. They were married 25 Jun 1908. 6 children were born in Oklahoma, Roxie, Lawrence, Mamie Marie, Jim, Glenn & Earnest. The dates for them are between 1911-1919. Armenta Garner is the daughter of John Anderson Garner & Sarah Elizabeth Sharp. They were married in Lafayette County 4 Apr 1800. No other info on William. I have several generations of descendents for son Jim. Gene

I am working on this family and would like to find out if there are anyone else working on this family, My line is his son Henry Wilson Ray, who married Louise Lovelady, Please get in touch with me, joye

The email address for the "A Knotted Genealogy" site is _duncan@ainop.com_ (mailto:duncan@ainop.com)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Duncan Dawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AKB.2ACI/1234 Message Board Post: Would Bill & Jean Duncan who created the family web site called A Knotted Genealogy, please write to me at dawsongl@telusplanet.net. Viewing your site, we have a connection and would be pleased to exchange information.

Which Kings are you researching? I have John and Mary King born about 1820s who later died in Lafayette County and are buried in Pine Flat Cemetery... Robby McCain >From: Beckpaulbeck@aol.com >Reply-To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com >To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MSLAFAYE] Ramsey/Ramzy Genealogy >Date: 24 May 2004 11:25:00 -0600 > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Ramsey, Henderson, McElroy, French, McGonagill, Beck >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/1232 > >Message Board Post: > >I now have a Home Page with extensive information regarding the Ramsey >family. Surnames in addition to Ramsey are Henderson, McElroy, French, >McGonagill, Beck, King and several others. The link to my Home Page is >http://tinyurl.com/2c4gy. > >Paul Beck > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with the new version of MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

In 1946 my grand aunt Curlista Gandy Gandy and son, Jeff Gandy lived on Rt. 4 , Watervalley, Ms. This is the last information I have about she and Jeff. Does anyone know where this couple is buried and if Jeff Gandy ever married. Also, does anyone know what area Rt. 4 covered, was this the old Paris route., I understand at one time Paris residents recieved their mail through the Water Valley Post office. Now it is through the Bruce Post Office. Hoping to hear from some of you. Evelyn Crocker Paris, Ms. Evie Crocker PLEASE! DO NOT SEND ME HOAX WARNINGS, JOKES OR CHAIN LETTERS , THANK YOU! Visit my web sites @

There are only a few McKINNEYs listed in the Lafayette County, MS cemetery books compiled by the Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society, but Charlote Miller McKINNEY is not among them. Bill Ward Pottsboro, TX ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: WIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCA To: MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 1:02 PM Subject: [MSLAFAYE] Charlottie [Miller ] McKinney age 74 lived with Hadaway family in 1920 in Beat 4 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/1229<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/1229> Message Board Post: I am trying to find the death date and place of burial for Charlotte Miller McKinney, the widow of James E. McKinney. Charlotte was living with the Joel Magnus Hadaway family in Beat 4 of Lafayette Co in 1920. She was claimed on this census as an aunt to the family. J. M. Hadaway married Nellie Gardner in Lafayette Co MS in the late 1890s. Nellie Gardner's mother was Mary Ellen Miller, a sister to Charlotte Mckinney. I do not believe that James and Charlotte Mckinney had any children to survive to adulthood. That is probably why she was enumerated in the Hadaway household in her senior years. Any help much appreciated. PS. I am hoping that Charlotte's trail will lead me back to James E. Mckinney so I can figure out when and where he died. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237<http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/1232.1 Message Board Post: To get my my home page us this URL http://tinyurl.com/2c4gy without the period. In my previous message I entered a period (.) to end the sentence and the period got connected to the URL.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ramsey, Henderson, McElroy, French, McGonagill, Beck Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AKB.2ACI/1232 Message Board Post: I now have a Home Page with extensive information regarding the Ramsey family. Surnames in addition to Ramsey are Henderson, McElroy, French, McGonagill, Beck, King and several others. The link to my Home Page is http://tinyurl.com/2c4gy. Paul Beck