James Carroll Ray, Great Great Grandfather
Locations: Wayne County, Tennessee; Henry County, Tennessee; Jackson Purchase Area, KY
Does anyone have a photo of James Carroll Ray or his wife Lucinda Wade Ray or
any additional information on the Wade Family?
James was one of 3 children who travelled by horseback from Wayne County, Tennessee to the
Jackson Purchase with his parents and other family members. He was a cabinetmaker
and farmer by trade.
Taken from "Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic"
Mr. [Thomas Franklin] Ray was the fifth of the family of 11 children,
seven boys and four girls. He and one brother and a sister are the only
members of the family now living. Their father James Carroll Ray, was
a man of diversified attainments - farmer, mechanic, shoe and saddle maker,
photographer, justice of the peace and for many years presiding judge for the
county court of claims and active in church and temperance work.
He maintained a workshop equipped with the best of tools, a foot-power
lathe and assisted boys and girls who were mechanically inclined.
Wagons, buggies, coffins, spinning wheels, weaving looms, sorghum mills, furniture and other supplies were made by the Mr. Ray Sr.
Because he was a maker of coffins he was excused from service in the Civil War, although several relatives served in the Confederate army and one brother-in-law in the Federal army. On Mrs. Ray's [Lucinda Attilla Wade Ray] side, three brothers and a nephew were in the southern service.
source: "Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic", Dec 12, 1936 page 1extracted from an article written on Thomas Franklin Ray.
Timeline
- 20 Nov 1820 - born in Tennessee, probably Wayne Co to Hix Jones Ray and Ruth Casey Ray
- ca 1823 - Move to the Jackson Purchase Area, KY
- 2 Feb 1842 - Married Lucinda Attilla Wade in Henry Co, TN
- 1850 enumerated in Marshall Co, KY
- 1870 enumerated in Marshall Co, KY
- 1880 enumberated in Marshall Co, KY
- 25 Dec 1893 - James died and is buried in the Ray Family Cemetery, Marshall Co, KY
- 20 July 1901 - Lucinda died and is buried along side of James
Family Group Information
James Carroll Ray B: 11-20-1820 TN d:12-25-1893, Marshall Co, KYLucinda Attilla Wade b:8-16-1825, TN d:7-20-1901, Marshall Co, KY
James' Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Marriage: 2 Feb 1842 Place: HENRY, TN
Father: Hix Jones Ray (1798-1895)
Mother: RUTH CASEY (1801-1847)
Children:
1. F Child: MELINDA Caroline RAY
Birth: 28 Jan 1843 Place: Marshall County, KY
Death: 2 Nov 1926
Spouse: James BRAZEEL
Marriage: 15 Aug 1867 Place: Marshall County, KY
Spouse: Ivy SMITH
Spouse: Marcus GREEN
2. F Child: Susan Elizabeth Ray
Birth: 18 Oct 1844 Place: KY
Death: 30 Jul 1920
Burial: Place: Little Rock, Arkansas
3. M Child: Allan Wade Ray
Birth: 28 Dec 1846 Place: KY
Death: 16 Aug 1889
Burial: Place: Clay County, Arkansas
Spouse: Jennie BRAZEEL
Spouse: Mytilla NEAL
4. M Child: Wilburn Wesley Ray
Birth: 4 Mar 1849 Place: KY
Death: 15 Jan 1925
Burial: Place: Ray Cemetery, Marshall County, KY
Spouse: MARTHA Vacilla EDWARDS
Marriage: 1879
5. F Child: Melissa Eleanor Ray
Birth: 22 Feb 1850 Place: KY
Death: 4 Nov 1894 Place: KY
Burial: Place: Ray Cemetery, Marshall County, KY
6. M Child: Thomas Franklin Ray
Birth: 15 Sep 1853 Place: KY
Death: 5 Apr 1940
Burial: Place: Popular Bluff, MO
Spouse: Lousia Stokley Akers
Marriage: 14 Jul 1880
Spouse: Addie Boswell JACKSON
Died: 1922
7. M Child: James Buchanan Ray
Birth: 31 Jul 1856 Place:Marshall, KY
Death: 1922 Place: Texas?
Spouse: MARY MAGELENA "Maggie" NANCE
Marriage: Place: Marshall, KY
