Husband
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Lucinda ALLEN
Born: 1828 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Adoniram ALLEN II (1782-1846)
Mother: Lucinda RIDDLE (Between 1785-1847)
Husband Lyda "Liedy" ALLEN 1
Born: 20 Oct 1905 - NC 2
Christened:
Died: Abt 1991 - Marion, NC 2
Buried:
Father: James Henry ALLEN (1876- )
Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Ruby SHEPERD (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Husband (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Lyla ALLEN (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Nairm Houston ALLEN (1895-1981)
Mother: Margaret GARLAND (1900-1991)
Husband Fred MOORE (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Maggie ALLEN
Born: Aug 1890
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: John ALLEN (1852-1913)
Mother: Mary Jane RIDDLE (1859-1905)
Children
1 M Ransom C. MOORE 3
Born: 1926 3
Christened:
Died: 29 Nov 1999 - Langley, Oklahoma 3
Buried:
Husband Maiyard ALLEN 4
Born: 1890 4
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Hiram Nathaniel ALLEN (1855-1925) 4
Mother: Emily Jane RIDDLE (1861-1926) 4
Marriage:
Wife
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Husband Robert AUSTIN
Born: Abt 1780 - South Carolina 5
Christened:
Died: After 1850 5
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Margaret ALLEN (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Rachel AUSTIN
AKA: RIDDLE
Born: Abt 1803
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Benjamin Tyre RIDDLE (1800-1875)
Marr: Bef 1818
Husband Samuel Paul RAY
Born: 1837 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 1920
Buried:
Father: Amos L. RAY (1802-1884)
Mother: Martha 'Patty' ALLEN (1809-1906)
Marriage: Sep 1862 - North Carolina 6
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence 7 - Spray, OR, Oregon
• 1870Census, 1 Jun 1870 - Cainey River Township, North Carolina
Ray, Samuel P., 33, farmer, value real estate, 400, personal estate, 100
Margaret L., 26, keeping house
Rachail, 7, f
Alice L., 5, f
Mary , 2, f
William M, 9/12, m
dwelling10, family 10, pg. 768
Wife Margaret ALLEN 8
Born: 1842
Christened:
Died: Abt 1879 9
Buried:
Father: James ALLEN (1814-After 1880) 8
Mother: Rachel RIDDLE (1824- ) 4
Children
1 F Minnie Ellen RAY
Born: 1879
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes (Husband)
About 1879 Samuel , and his brother Joseph, were living in Springfield
MO. Samuel went home to NC, but found that almost all of the family had
scattered to other states. He decided to go to Oregon where some of the
his brothers, and cousins had settled. He and his remaining children
(his wife, and two of his children had died) traveled by train to Oregon,
and settled in what is now called Spray Oregon. 7
Husband George W. EDWARDS
Born: 1813 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: James EDWARDS (1778-1825)
Mother: Elizabeth WILSON (1780-1818)
Marriage: 21 Nov 1832 - North Carolina 10
Wife Margaret ALLEN
AKA: EDWARDS
Born: 1811 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 1900
Buried:
Father: Adoniram ALLEN II (1782-1846)
Mother: Lucinda RIDDLE (Between 1785-1847)
Children
1 M James EDWARDS 10
Born: 1834 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 F Elizabeth EDWARDS 10
Born: 1839 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M Adoniram EDWARDS 10
Born: 1841 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
4 F Lucinda EDWARDS 10
Born: 1842 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 M John EDWARDS 10
Born: 1843 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
6 F Glenda EDWARDS 10
Born: 1844 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
7 F Rachel EDWARDS 10
Born: 1846 - NC 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
8 F Nancy EDWARDS 10
Born: 1849 - KY 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
9 F Charolette EDWARDS 10
Born: 1849 - KY 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
10 M Robert B. EDWARDS 10
Born: 1855 - KY 10
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Notes (Marriage)
Moved to Clay Co., KY. Some of their children came back to Yancey Co. to
raise their families. 10
Husband James Wesley HURST 11
Born: 4 Feb 1842 11
Christened:
Died: 31 Dec 1907 11
Buried:
Father: John HURST
Mother: Patty YOUNG
Marriage: Abt 1887 11
Other Spouse: Pollie L. MANEY (1846-1887) 11 - Abt 1858 11
Wife Martha M. ALLEN 11
Born: 6 Dec 1860 11
Christened:
Died: 14 Feb 1938 - NC 11
Buried:
Father: Young ALLEN (1822- ) 7
Mother: Nancy ALLEN
Children
1 F Nancy Ida HURST 11
Born: 12 Feb 1897 11
Christened:
Died: 5 Apr 1944 11
Buried:
Spouse: Claude Dover GILLESPIE (1895-1961) 11
Marr: Abt 1915 11
Husband Amos L. RAY
Born: 15 Nov 1802 - North Carolina 12
Christened:
Died: 14 Dec 1884
Buried:
AFN: Z54F-47
Father: Joseph B. RAY (1776-After 1857)
Mother: Sarah E. "Sallie" McMAHAN (1785-After 1870)
Marriage: 24 May 1832
Noted events in his life were:
• Milit-Beg, 1838
Amos L. Ray 1st. Corporal Co. M , North Carolina Regiment 1838 Indian
Removal
NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT COMPANY M - YANCEY COUNTY VOLUNTEERS:
NATHANIEL KELSEY, CAPTAIN; STEPHEN L. PACE, 1ST LIEUTENANT; J. W.
GARLAND 2ND LIEUTENANT; EZEKIEL PHIPPS 1ST SERGEANT; WILLIAM C. LEDFORD
3RD SERGEANT ; WILLIAM McNEAL 4TH SERGEANT; SYLVANUS DEDMAN 1ST
CORPORAL ; AMOS L. RAY 1ST CORPORAL; ANDREW BANKS 2ND CORPORAL ;
GUTRIDGE GARLAND 3RD CORPORAL;WILSON MAHAN MUSICIAN ;
BENJAMIN ALLEN; JOSEPH P. ALLEN; NATHAN O. ALLEN; NATHANIEL ALLEN;
MARTIN ANGEL; WILLIAM B. BANKS; ALFRED BARKLEY; JAMES BARNES; J. P.
BATES; JEREMIAH BOON; HUGH BROWN;
AMOS BROWN; ALFRED BROWN; JAMES H. BRYSON; GOLDMAN BRYSON; AARON
BURLESON; CHARLES BUMGARNER; BERRY CALLOWAY; THOMAS BURLESON; WILLIAM
J. CARSON;DANIEL CLINE; WILLIAM W. COLLINS; ADOLPHUS COLLINS; JESSE A.
CLINE; BEN COWARD; NATHAN COWARD; EDWARD DELOZIER; RILEY DIMSDALE;
ROBERT DOBSON; BENJAMIN ELDER; WILLIAM R. ELDER; B. M. ENLOE; GRUN
FELMET; JOSEPH FERGUSAON; WILLIAM FERGUSAON; HENRY P. FOSTER; JOHN
GAMBLE; ISAAC GIBSON; WILLIAM HALL; JAMES HARRIS; MAX HARRIS; MINTER
HEDGECOCK; ELIZER HIGDON; LEWIS HOGUE; LEWIS HOMES; WILLIAM INGRAM;
HENDERSON JONES; WILLIAM JONES; THOS. O. LAMBERT; G. W. LAWLESS;
JACKSON LEATHERWOOD;
SAMUEL LEATHERWOOD; JOHN M. LEDFORD; C. P. McAMISH; DAVID McCOY; JOHN
McFARLAND; ARCIBALD McMAHON; CHARLES McPETERS; JAMES MACE-MASE; SOLOMON
MESSER; JOHN MINGUS;
WILLIAM MILLARD; LAWSON MITCHELL; LAWSON A. MINGUS; JOHN H. MOODY; JAMES
MOODY; JAMES W. PATTERSON ; SPENCER NATIONS; J. W. PEAK; JOHN R.
PATTERSON; JOSEPH RAY
B. A. QUINN; GEORGE WILSON; JOHN W. RAY; JOSEPH A. REDMAN; SAMUEL
ROBINSON; WYATT ROBINSON; NASA M. SHELTON; ASA SHERRILL; GEORGE SHERRILL;
JOHN A. SHULAR;
NATHAN SPENCER; DAVID WATKINS; MELVIN P.WHITTINGTON; JASON WIGGINS;
ELISHA WILSON; ABNER WRIGHT
• 1850Census, 24 Jul 1850 - North Carolina
Ray, Amos L. age 48, male, white, Farmer $3300 real estate; b. NC
Montraville, age 16, male, white, Laborer, b. NC
Samuel, age 12 , male, white, b. NC
Joseph age 9, male, white, b.NC
John age 8, male, white, b. NC
Thomas age 5, male, white, b. NC
James age 1, male, white, b. NC
MARTHA age 48, female, white, B. NC
Mary N. A. age 16, female, white, b. NC
Eliza A. age 10, female, white, b. NC
Dwelling No. 32; Family No. 32; page 384;
no. 212
• 1860Census, 1860 - Burnsville Township, North Carolina
RAY, A.L., age 57, b. NC
Martha, age 49, b. NC
Samuel, age 22, b. NC
Joseph L., age 18, b. NC
John Y., age 16, b. NC
Thomas, age 14, b. NC
James A., age 10, b. NC
Amanda, age 8, female, b. NC
Martha , age 5, b. NC
• 1870Census 13, Jul 1870 - Pensacola Twp., North Carolina
Ray, Amos L. age 67, male, white, Farmer, B. NC; can't read or write;
eligible to vote
Martha age 60, female, white, Keeping House, b. NC; can't read
or write
Amanda age 16, female, white, at home, b. NC; can't read or write
Martha age 14, female, white, at home, b. NC; can't read or
write
Ray, Sallie age 90, female, white, at home, b. NC
Dwelling No. 3; Family No. 3; Page 820
• Milit-End 14, 1861
and four of his sons (two were Montraville and Joseph L.) were Union
soldiers during the Civil War.
Another of his sons,__________, served as a Captain in the Confederate
forces of North Carolina during the Civil War.
• 1880Census, Jun 1880 - Pensacola Twp., North Carolina
Home of James and Amanda Haney;
Ray, Amos, age 78, father-in-law
Ray, Patty, age 70, mother-in-law
• Court, 1869 - North Carolina
Judgement Docket Superior Court, Yancey County, North Carolina
A.L. Ray vs. JMills Higgins and J.O. Griff(..?)
• Slave SCH 13, 1860 - North Carolina
Amos L. Ray: one slave, age 12, female, black
• Letter, 8 Feb 1885 - Burnsville, North Carolina
J.W. Higgins to J.W. Garland: "I suppose you have heard of the death of
Amus Ray and Jery Boon."
Wife Martha 'Patty' ALLEN
Born: 10 Jan 1809 - North Carolina 15
Christened:
Died: 10 Jun 1906 - North Carolina
Buried:
Father: John ALLEN (1756-1856)
Mother: Martha "Mollie" TURNER (Abt 1784-Between 1870)
Noted events in her life were:
• 1900Census, Jun 1900 - House Of J.H.&Amanda Haynie, Pensacola Twp., North Carolina
Ray, Martha, mother-in-law, white, female, b. Jan. 1809, age 91, widow,
b. NC, father b. NC, mother b. NC, can read, write, and speak English.
Dwelling No. 115; Family No. 125; Page 231
• Event-Misc 7, 9 Mar 1906 - Pensacola, North Carolina
• DAR #, 5 Dec 1905 - North Carolina
#53624
T.R.W. 6481 Revolutionary War 35755
Joseph Habersham Chapter NSDAR
Atlanta, Ga. December 5, 1905
" My ancestor's service in assisting in the establishment of
Independence during the American Revolution was as follows" enlist 1778,
4 months under Captain Huston, June 1, 1778, 14 months under Captain
Smith. Engaged in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Received pension
Octover 13, 1851."
signed by applicant: Patty Ray (her mark).
A gold spoon was awarded to Grandmother Patty Ray and her sister,
Paulina Wilson of Cane River, N.C. and written by M.E. Hensley April 29,
1935 and Polly Philps (Phipps).
Children
1 F Mary Niagara A. RAY
AKA: WILSON
Born: Jul 1832 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 1911
Buried:
Spouse: Thomas D. WILSON (1825- )
Marr: 1852 16
2 M Montraville RAY
AKA: 'mont" RAY
Born: Nov 1833 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth AUSTIN (1831- )
Marr: Bef 1854 7
3 M Samuel Paul RAY
Born: 1837 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 1920
Buried:
Spouse: Margaret ALLEN (1842-Abt 1879) 8
Marr: Sep 1862 - North Carolina 6
4 F Elizabeth 'Eliza' A RAY
Born: 1840 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 M John RAY
Born: 1842
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
6 M Joseph Lafayette RAY
Born: 21 Feb 1842 - North Carolina 17
Christened:
Died: 16 Jan 1933 - 1939 Robberson Ave., Springfield, MO 17 18 19
Buried: 18 Jan 1933 - Springfield National Cemetery, MO
Spouse: Edmonia Loretta COLE (1857-1892)
Marr: 17 Aug 1872 - North Carolina 20 21
Spouse: Elizabeth Dixon McNUTT (1880-1958)
Marr: 24 Aug 1897 - Hiltons Station, VA 22
Spouse: Priscilla ALLEN (1849-1938) 4
7 M Thomas RAY
Born: 1845
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
8 M James Allen RAY
Born: 23 Nov 1849 21
Christened:
Died: 26 Sep 1914 - Vernonia, OR 7
Buried:
Spouse: Nancey Malinda BURLESON ( -1944)
Marr: 27 Dec 1871 - Barnardsville, North Carolina 7
9 F Amanda RAY
AKA: HANEY
Born: Jan 1852 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: James HANEY (living)
10 F Martha Ann RAY
Born: Dec 1855 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: William Wright HUTCHINS (living)
General Notes (Husband)
due to Union Sympathies Amos was imprisioned during the Civil War 23
General Notes (Wife)
Committee on the Territories, House of Representatives U. S., Washington,
D. C.
March 15, 1906
Mr. M. P. Ray
Pensacola, N. C.
Dear Mr. Ray:
I am just in receipt of your recent favor enclosing affidavits in
the case of Mrs. Patty Ray, and I beg to advise you that I will introduce
bill in her behalf at once, and endeavor to have it acted upon by the
Pension Committee. However, I have a great many bills ahead of this one,
and a number of them will in all probability go over to the next session
of Congress, but I assure that I will do the best I can for her. Being
pleased to serve you, and with kind wishes,
I am,
Very truly yours,
(signed) Edwin Y. Wess
(member of 59th Congress)
(A bill was introduced in 1907 and sent to committee for pension for
Patty Allen Ray.)
'ANOTHER MOTHER GONE' by: James Allen Ray, MD Martha Allen Ray of
Pensacola, NC died on the 10th day of June 1906, at the advanced age of
97 years and five months. Her father, John Allen was born in Scotland.
He emigrated to America at the age of 14 and settled in N. C. He was in
the Mecklenburg Convention, held at Charlotte, NC, on the 20th day of
May, 1775, that drew up and adopted the Acts known as 'The Mecklenburg
Declaration'. He afterwards enlisted and served in the Revolutionary
War, and was under General Greene at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse,
March 15, 1781. Four sons(of whom the writer is one), and three
daughters survive her.
Patty Ray pension was taken forward in house of Representative bill # HR
19826, by Congressman Edwin Y. Webb, North Carolina.
s 6065 page 1317 page 3122 Congressional Record 1907. 24 25
General Notes for Child Montraville RAY
Montraville Ray swore out affidavit on behalf of Pension claim of his
mother.
Amos L. Ray died in the house of his son, Mont Ray 26 27
General Notes for Child Samuel Paul RAY
About 1879 Samuel , and his brother Joseph, were living in Springfield
MO. Samuel went home to NC, but found that almost all of the family had
scattered to other states. He decided to go to Oregon where some of the
his brothers, and cousins had settled. He and his remaining children
(his wife, and two of his children had died) traveled by train to Oregon,
and settled in what is now called Spray Oregon. 7
General Notes for Child John RAY
I am just now starting to put some of the pieces together for John Ray
and
Mary Ann Theresa Bashaw Cox. The Rays were on my Grandmother's side.
Ironically, I found my information through my Grandfather's side. One of
his
brothers married a Ray. I have been in correspondence with a Marguerite
Dawson, also a descendent of Amos L. Ray and Patty Allen, through John L.
Ray
and Mollie Cox.
Husband: John Langston Ray
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Birth: 1842 Place: Yancey Co., NC
Death: After 1908 (?After 1920 in FL)
Father: Amos Lafayette Ray (1802-1884)
Mother: Martha "Patty" Allen (1809-1906)
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Marriage: Jan 1, 1865 Place: Heard Co., GA
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Wife: Mary Ann Theresa Bashaw (Mollie) Cox
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Birth: 1845 Place: Bartow Co., GA (Near New Hope Church)
Death: 1920 Place: GA (?After 1920 in FL)
Father: Joshua Cox (1811-1851)
Mother: Sarah Evans (Sallie) McConnell (1826-1860)
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Children...
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1. M Child: John William "Willie" Ray
Birth: 1866
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2. F Child: Margaret Savilla Elizabeth Ray
Birth: Jan 23, 1870 Place: GA
Death: Feb 1, 1916/1917 Place: LaGrange, Troup Co., GA
Burial: Place: Liberty Cemetery
Spouse: Dr. John Calvin Hardy
Marriage: 1893/1896
Spouse: Agustus B. Lee
Marriage: 1907 Place: La Grange, Troup Co., GA
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3. F Child: Mary Armanda Elmira Ray “Mamie 
Birth: 1874
Spouse: Mitchel G. Wood
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4. F Child: Ollie Ray (Possibly shown as Tabitha on the 1880 census. Or
Tabitha could be another child who later died.)
Birth: Circa 1874
Spouse: James Jeffrey Arrington
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5. M Child: C. R. Ray
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6. M Child: Raymond E. Ray (Undocumented - Letters were found written by
Raymond E. Ray to John L. Ray addressing him as Papa)
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7. M Child: Jefferson Grover Ray m. Edna Forrester
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Notes:
In the 1860 Milton Co., GA census Mary A .(14), Elmy Ira (16) and John W
(12)
Cox, children of Joshua
and Sarah E. McConnell Cox are living with Eli and Savilla McConnell.
John L. Ray is listed as a deaf-mute in the 1860 census.
Margaret Savilla Elizabeth Ray Hardy died of Brights Disease.
I am still sorting out some of the information I received. There are
some
family stories that don't seem to fit with other information that I have.
A
letter from J. G. "Grover" Ray in his later years (son of John L. Ray and
Mary Ann Bashaw Cox) states the following:
"My Father's family moved here from North Carolina. His father and
several
Brothers came down together and for some reason when they got to Georgia
they
decided to change their names, that is the way they spelled it, some
spelled
it Wray - Rhea - Rae - but my grandfather kept the old original way of
spelling it. All my fathers brothers and sisters moved to Texas
including my
grandfather. My father had married and decided to stay on in Ga."
Have you seen the name Langston in your Ray or Allen files?
I think I have written enough for now. I will keep in touch.
Your cousin, Faye Bradley
28
Death Notes for Child: Joseph Lafayette RAY
Cause of death: Influenza
Time of death: 12:10 a. m.
General Notes for Child Joseph Lafayette RAY
War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, May 10, 1911
Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions, with the
information that the records show that Joseph L. Ray, Co. C, 16 Reg., N.
C. Inf., CSA, enlisted May 1, 1861 at Burnsville, NC for 12 mos., a
private, and the Co. muster Roll for Jan. & Feb.. 1863, last on which
name is home, reports him present. A Roll of Honor for the Co. not
dated, shows: Date of entrance into service, May 1, 1861; County,
Yancey, age 19, Vol.
Deserted to the enemy May 3. Prisoners of war records show him captured
at Fredericksburg Dec 13, 1862 and paroled for exchange--date not
shown-age 20, height 5 ft. 10 in., hair dark, eyes blue, complexion
light. Also show him among prisoners who reported Provo. Marshals
office, Headquarters Mil. Dist.. of Washington, D.C., and had oath of
allegiance administered to them April 29, 1863 29
General Notes for Child James Allen RAY
Dr. James Allen Ray, at the age of 13, carried food to the Union
Soldiers. The Rebels learned of it and gave chase. He and another lad,
carrying guns escaped at night, hiding in the wood by day, and traveling
at night. When the Rebels had trailed and almost caught them, the boy's
had to drop their guns in order to slip quietly through the weeds and
brush. The boy's did reach the Union lines safely, and enlisted, in Co.
A, N.C. Infantry under Gen. Burnside.
By Carl Martin 'Ozzie' Ray.
The Migration to Oregon of Dr. James A. Ray As Told By Luella Ray Mills.
In May 1866, Dr. James A. Ray with wife and six children left North
Carolina for Oregon. There were four families in the migration. My
father furnished and equipped a covered wagon for a cousin, David
McMahan, his wife and six children, namely; Perry, Cambell, Sissy,
Brandon, Willy, and Tommy. Also another cousin Ervin Ray was furnished
with a team of mules and a covered wagon. Both of these families drove
on to Knoxville, Tenn. ahead of us, and were camped near the city limits
when we arrived. The other family, Jim McKinney, wife, and several
children, planned to go all the way to Portland, Oregon by train. Papa
was to confer with them all, so that is why we met in the depot at
Knoxville. Then came the tragedy. Little Bobby was on the bench near a
roll of bedding. Mr. McZKinney moved his gun back and forth in a roll of
bedding and it fired, hitting Bobbie through the hips. I was close by
and saw him throw up his hands and jump from the seat. The room was soon
covered with his blood. I can see it all as if it happened yesterday.
The police came but papa explained it was an accident. Bobbie was taken
to the hospital and was under the care of a doctor, seeming to be doing
well. Papa stayed in Knoxville with him, but to save expense we went
west. Ervin Ray decided not to go further west, and so it was arranged
for mama and us to travel with the McMahan's, so we did as far as Kansas
City. Little Bobbie did of blood-poisoning. Papa buried him, then
came on to us near the crossing of the Ohio River. We were in Kansas
City July 4, 1886, we left the wagons there and came on to Portland on
the Union Pacific Train. We stayed a few days in Portlnd with our
cousins the Coats Family. Then rented a small house, in walking distance
of the school, for one month while Papa looked for a homestead. On
October 12, he filed on Oak Ranch Homestead. Then we boarded a boat for
St. Helens. The boat had only one Stateroom for all of us. We were on
the floor and on hooks, I think. We left St. Helens with one horse and
a cart. We spent one night four miles out with 20 miles yet to go, with
mama driving we took turns riding. When we reached the Hazlet place I
was too tired to eat. But the next day on to Oak Ranch, our future home.
It was October, 1886. from: 'The Migration to Oregon of Dr. James A. Ray'
As Told By Luella Ray Mills 7