Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Ray, John 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

John Ray

John Ray, who is engaged in the livery business at Morris, Illinois, is a 
German by birth, but was reared and educated in this country, and is 
thoroughly identified with American interests. A brief sketch of his life is 
as follows:

John Ray was born in Germany, June 16, 1846, a son of William and Annetta 
(Stine) Ray. His parents emigrated with their family to this country in 1851 
and made their first settlement in Allegany county, New York, where they 
resided until October, 1853. At that time they came west to Grundy county, 
Illinois, and located on a farm in Felix township. Here they made their home 
for a number of years up to 1894, when they removed to Will county, Illinois. 
At the latter place the father died, in 1895, at the age of seventy-three 
years. He had been a farmer all his life, was successful in his operations, 
and by his honorable and upright life won the confidence and respect of all 
who knew him. The wife and mother is still living, a resident of Morris. Their 
family consists of two sons and two daughters.

At the time the Ray family removed to Grundy county, Illinois, John was a boy 
of eight years. He was reared on his father’s farm and was himself engaged in 
farming operations until he was twenty-six years of age.  Then he turned his 
attention to merchandising, in Diamond, where he was in business three years, 
at the end of that time selling out to the Chicago, Wilmington Coal & 
Manufacturing Company, and for the next seven years and a half managed the 
store for them. At the end of that time he went to Braidwood, where he was 
engaged in business until the fall of 1898. September 5 of that year he cant 
to Morris and has since conducted his present livery business.

Mr. Ray was married in 1870 to Miss Mary Reardon, a daughter of Captain 
William Reardon. They have had one child, a daughter, that died at the age of 
nine years.

For a period of twenty-four years Mr. Ray has been identified with the Masonic 
order. He has received the various degrees of that ancient order up to and 
including that of Knight Templar. His political affiliations are with the 
Republican party.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy County, 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, p555-556


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