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