Hi listers: My William Ray emigrated to Oregon in the mid 1850's. Anybody know what year? An how? Cecil Name: William Ray Sex: M Birth: 18 JAN 1808 in Butler Co., OH Death: 16 AUG 1874 in prob. Linn Co., OR Marriage 1 Nancy Harding b: in in prob. OH Married: ABT. 1830 in prob. Hamilton Co., OH Children 1. John Ray b: 1834 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH 2. Rebecca Elizabeth Ray b: 1 AUG 1831 in OH 3. Mary Jane Ray b: 1835 4. Martin Ray b: 1838 5. Susan Ray b: 1841 6. Josephine Ray b: 1844 7. Frances Ray Marriage 2 Alice Elizabeth Dealy b: 28 JAN 1812 in KY Married: 10 FEB 1850 in Jackson Co., MO Children 1. Alice Benton Ray b: 18 DEC 1850 in Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO 2. William Evermont Ray b: 17 MAR 1853 in Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO 3. Joseph Henry Ray b: 10 JUL 1855 in Linn Co., OR 4. Hannah Armilda Ray b: 1 JUL 1857 in Linn Co., OR 5. James Delazon Ray b: 4 AUG 1859 in Linn Co., OR Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I PO Box 530833 San Diego CA 92153 res San Diego CA 92154-3654 NEW EMAIL ADDRESS mailto:cchouk@cox.net ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk See also: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~donhouk My Web pages menu: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm