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
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 > >