YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Ray Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ RAY CEMETERY: Location: Turn up Prices Creek Road and bear left up Banks Creek. At first driveway turn right and follow this road a short distance. The road bears right and circles cemetery. Condition: Bad. Grown up in trees and briars. 1. Martha H. Ray, 2/20/1851 - 8/22/1904, Wife of Thomas 2. Thomas S. Ray, 4/4/1848 - 10/2/1874 3. Fletcher Peterson, 1/2/1897 - 11/11/1900 4. Nellie May Peterson, 5/27/1891 - 10/24/1897, D/o J.C. & C.E. Peterson 5. Hiram H. Ray, 1/22/1845 - 8/8/1873 6. W. R. Shook, 8/25/1822 - 7/23/1907 Note: #1 is the only stone visible at this time. The others were taken from the 1939-40 WPA Cemetery Listings. Many graves marked with field stones. Said to be buried here: 7. Mary “Polly” Ray, Daughter of Billy Ray & Jane Jennings. 8. William “Billy” Ray 9. Jane Jennings Ray, wife of Billy