Cecil, According to the Oregon Donation Land Claim #3426 : William RAY was a resident of Linn Co., Oregon; arrived Oregon 25 Oct 1853; settled claim 1 July 1854; married Ailsy Daily 10 Feb 1850, Jackson Co., MO. Also stated that Wm. Ray signed Oath of Alliance 27 May 1864. I am descendant of William Ray's 2nd wife Alice Elizabeth DEALY and her first husband Frances PRINE. Judy > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 24 message/rfc822 > Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:05:42 -0800 > From: "cchouk" <cchouk@cox.net> > To: OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: William Ray + Nancy (Harding Ray) + Alice Elizabeth > (Dealy) Ray > > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com