Thomas B Ray

1843 - 1920  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas B Ray
  Birth	18 Feb 1843	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	925AEC8AFE7095419CC88A03CA34EF60E4C8
  Death	29 Dec 1920	McDowell Co, NC
  Burial	Pleasant Gardens Baptist Cem, McDowell Co, NC
  Person ID	I110927	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry Ray,   b. 2 Aug 1810, NC d. 28 Sep 1864, Yancey Co, NC (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wilson,   b. 24 Aug 1812, NC d. 19 Oct 1896, Yancey Co, NC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1834	Yancey Co, NC
  Family ID	F30544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Piercy,   b. 1832/1833, NC d. 1860/1866, Yancey Co, NC (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1860	Yancey Co, NC
  Family ID	F30545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Henrietta Ann Burton,   b. 3 Jun 1847, Burke Co, NC d. 17 Nov 1923, Southern Pines, Moore Co, NC (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1865/1866	Yancey Co, NC
  Children	1. Sarah J Ray,   b. 1866/1867, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 14 years)   2. James Pulaski Ray,   b. 2 Jan 1869, Yancey Co, NC d. 6 Oct 1955, McDowell Co, NC (Age 86 years)   3. Lucinda E Ray,   b. 1871/1872, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 9 years)   4. Nora M Ray,   b. 1876/1877, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 4 years)   5. Mammie Ray,   b. May 1885, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1900, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 16 years)
  Family ID	F30543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my Grant relatives, so I have researched them to a small extent. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/grant !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 825/865 Henry Ray 40 Farmer $10820 NC William 13 Hyram A. 11 Thomas V. 7 Elizabeth 37 Mary 16 Clarissa 9 Lucinda 3; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Ramsey Town PO # 724/724 Thomas B. Ray 17 Farmer $1000/488 NC Elizabeth 27 * Married in census year; !CENSUS:1870 Yancey Co., NC Cainey River, Bald Creek PO # 173/173 Thomas B. Ray 27 Farmer $1500/400 NC Henrietta 22 Keeping House Sarah 3 James P. 1 Mary Gaddis 16 domest servt; !CENSUS:1880 Yancey Co., NC Caney River # 288/290 Thomas B. Ray 37 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Henrietta A. 32 Wife M Keeping House Sallie J. 13 dau James P. 11 son Lucinda E. 8 dau Nora M. 3 dau William B. Hensley 19 laborer S Laborer; !CENSUS:1900 x !CENSUS:1910 McDowell Co., NC Buck Creek # 61/63 Thos B. Ray head 67 M2 40 NC-NC-NC None Henrietta wife 63 M1 40 4-4 Lorenza Elkins servant 17 Laborer Nora Brown gr-dau 1; !CENSUS:1920 McDowell Co., NC Buck Creek # 61/61 Tom Ray head 76 M NC-NC-NC None Mamie wife 73 M Nora Brown gr-dau 11;