Thank you so very much for that birth info. I hope this is her. I'll research the J. S. Ray family further. Regarding the marriage, family lore is that she and William "Bill" Edwards decided to head out West (?after getting married?), but they ran out of money and supposedly family financed them back home. So if this is true, I suppose they might have married in any number of places - WV, OH, KY???????? Again, I appreciate your response. Regards, Nancy On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Carrie Hoffert wrote: > In the WV Births at WV Vital records, I found a birth record 1900 for > MAUDE > RAY as follows; > > > > Maude Ray born Wayne Co, WV to J. S. Ray (that is listed in both the > mother's and father's name location, she was born on 14 May 1900, > >