Tallapoosa County AlArchives Biographies.....Ransom & Catherine Whitton Ray ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Helen Pate Ross (deceased) January 10, 2004, 11:44 am Author: Helen Pate Ross CHILDREN OF RANSOM & CATHERINE WHITTON RAY JOHN D RAY JOHN D RAY born November 16 1836 in GA. He was the first born of Ransom RAY & Catherine WHITTON. This was on a piece of paper found in Ruby 's mother's Bible. The only thing we know about John D RAY is from the census. 1860 census Stowes Ferry, Tallapoosa Co AL John RAY age 24 male farmer. Personal property $225. born in GA Sarah RAY age 24 female born Georgia There is a marraige for John RAY & Sarah NOBLER 3 21 1852 in Tallapoosa Co Al could Sarah be Elizabeth NOBLER? Silas RAY age 5 male born Tallapoosa Co AL Arnold RAY age 2 male. born in Tallapoosa Co AL 1870 Federal Census Tallapoosa Co AL John RAY 36 yrs male white farmer b GA Martha RAY 23 white keeping house born AL Marriage license TALLAPOOSA CO AL Volume 2 page 251 JOHN D RAY & MARTHA M CRAIN 9 9 1869 Francis R POWER bondsmen, E B GUNN MG Silas RAY, 15 years old, male white born AL Arnold RAY, 11 yers old, male white born AL Dora RAY 8 years old female, white born Al John RAY 6 years old, male, born AL All the children were Sarah RAYS children. SILAS RAY Silas RAY son of Ransom RAY and Catherine WHITTON RAY b 1849 Tallapoosa Co AL married Frances MORAN 8 13 1868 James VICKERS bondsman, James M RAY JP Bk 2 page 74 1870 Tallapoosa Co Census Silas RAY 21 male white farmer $500/$400 born AL Frances RAY 27 femaile white b AL Robert RAY 3 months old male white b AL 1880 Tallapoosa Co AL Census Sylvas RAY head 31 b AL Frances RAY wife 37 b AL Danil L son 9 is this the Robert RAY above? Mary F daughter 6 b AL Elizabeth daughter 3 b AL Lorenza daughter 2 b AL Sylvan R son 6 months. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb