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