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Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray 1827–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1827

Birth Location: Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 8 May 1918

Death Location: Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Harris Bray

Mother: Rachel Moon

Spouse(s): Isabelle Marlin

Children(s): Ella Bray, Eli Jr, Edward Bray, George Bray, Calvin Bray, Thomas Bray, Rachel Bray, DeWitt Bray, Samuel Bray

In 1827, Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray entered the world in Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA, born to Harris Bray And Rachel Ellen Moon. In 1856, Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided in Washington, Iowa. In 1860, Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided in Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri, USA. Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray married Isabelle Agnes Marlin, and had children including Calvin Duncan Mark Bray, Dewitt Clinton Bray, Edward Newton Bray, Eli T Bray Jr, Ella Bray, George Enoch Bray, Rachel Ellen Bray, Samuel Harris Bray, Thomas Carson Bray. Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray passed away in 1918 in Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray entered the world in Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA, born to Harris Bray And Rachel Ellen Moon.
  • In 1856, Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided in Washington, Iowa.
  • In 1860, Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided in Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri, USA.
  • Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray married Isabelle Agnes Marlin, and had children including Calvin Duncan Mark Bray, Dewitt Clinton Bray, Edward Newton Bray, Eli T Bray Jr, Ella Bray, George Enoch Bray, Rachel Ellen Bray, Samuel Harris Bray, Thomas Carson Bray.
  • Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray passed away in 1918 in Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harris Bray
1798–1885
Birth Location: Chatham Co, N. C.
HB
Rachel Moon
1798–1876
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
RM

Spouses(s)

Isabelle Marlin
1830–1918
Birth Location: Beva, Switzerland, Indiana, United States
IM

Children(s)

Ella Bray
1869–
Birth Location: Missouri
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Eli Jr
1863–
Birth Location: Missouri
EJ
Edward Bray
1851–1919
Birth Location: Iowa, Iowa, USA
EB
George Bray
1856–1890
Birth Location: Riverside, Washington, Iowa, United States
GB
Calvin Bray
1858–1952
Birth Location: Green County, Missouri
CB
Thomas Bray
1863–1895
Birth Location: Green City, Hickory, Missouri, United States
TB
Rachel Bray
1869–1957
Birth Location: Repubic, MO
RB
DeWitt Bray
1853–1856
Birth Location: Washington, Iowa, Iowa, United States
DB
Samuel Bray
1861–1953
Birth Location: MO
SB

Elijah Bray's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bray
1827–1918
Birth Place: Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
Parents
Harris Bray
1798–1885
Chatham Co, N. C.
Rachel (Ellen) Moon
1798–1876
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Bray
1764–1821
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Wilson) Brooks
1775–1845
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
James Moon
1745–1800
Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Bradley
1756–
Guilford, , North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bray
1742–1812
Sarah Yokley
1744–1812
Mark Brooks
1720–1819
Fannie Harris
1727–1810
John Moon
1717–1795
Mary Farmer
1723–1790
Lawrence Bradley
1732–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Bray
1715–1758
Mary Wilson
1716–1790
John Yokley
1717–1765
Sarah Munday
1722–1812
John Brooks
1690–1776
Susan Narsin
1697–1780
John Harris
1712–1764
Mary Drew
1712–
James Moon
1668–1755
Agnes Priestly
1688–1717
Thomas Farmer
1705–1762
Rachel Parker
1708–1754
Lawrence Bradley
1689–1784
Elizabeth Lillard
1745–1787

Elijah Bray's Descendants

1.
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Elijah ("Eli" Thomas) Bray (4 Nov 1827–8 May 1918) m. Isabelle (Agnes) Marlin (24 Nov 1830–Aft. 29 Nov 1918)
  1. 1. Ella Bray 1869–
  2. 2. Eli (T Bray) Jr 1863–
  3. 3. Edward (Newton) Bray 1851–1919 m. Anna (Cornelia) Morton 1864–1919
    1. 1. Ralph (Edward) Bray 1885–1946
    2. 2. Merriam (Agnes) Bray 1883–1972 m. Richard (Leander) LONG 1877–1958
      1. 1. Elda (Loree) Long 1918–2008 m. Ivan (Victor) ANDERSON 1911–1992
        1. 1. Alan (Dale) ANDERSON 1939–2014
      2. 2. Eunice (Alma) LONG 1904–1940
      3. 3. Grace (Edna) LONG 1908–1983
      4. 4. David (Lee) LONG 1911–1934
      5. 5. Donald (Eli) LONG 1913–1989
      6. 6. Rita (Maxine) LONG 1921–
      7. 7. Richard (Newton) Long 1926–1962 m. Joan (Caroline) Turnbull 1931–1993
      8. 8. Delorous (Pearl) Long 1917–1998
    3. 3. Katie (Ethel) Bray 1886–1921 m. Carl (Fredrik Pearson) Sr. 1881–1953
      1. 1. Carl (Fredrick Pearson) Jr. 1918–1997
      2. 2. Irene (Wilhelmina) Pearson 1907–1993
      3. 3. Alice (Laura) Pearson 1909–1975
      4. 4. Sylvia (Elvira) Pearson 1913–1968
    4. 4. Leotis (Edna) Bray 1888–1981 m. Harry (Alexander) Sanders 1879–1970
      1. 1. Bert (Cyrus) Sanders 1909–2001 m. Lena (E.) Hasek 1907–
      2. 2. Ruth (Evelyn) Sanders 1911–1994 m. William (Lee) Leach 1907–1985
        1. 1. Virginia (Ruth) Leach 1929–2011 m. Paul (E) Trickett 1916–1993 m. Harry (P) Breauninger 1928–2008
    5. 5. Claude (Edward) Bray 1890–1963
    6. 6. Opal Bray 1891–1892
    7. 7. Sadie (Ellen) Bray 1893–1893
    8. 8. Lulu (Bertha) Bray 1895–1976
  4. 4. George (Enoch) Bray 1856–1890 m. Arvilla (Augusta) Scott 1859–1923
    1. 1. Humphrey (Harrison) Bray 1889–1965 m. Donzella Farmer 1891–1972
      1. 1. George (Leonard) Bray 1916–1992 m. Elizabeth (Clara) Kinkade 1917–1999
      2. 2. Myrtle (Jean) BRAY 1923–2002
      3. 3. Ruby (Rae) Bray 1928–2014
  5. 5. Calvin (Duncan Mark) Bray 1858–1952 m. Laura King 1865–1908
    1. 1. David ("Ross") Bray 1892–1959
    2. 2. Carl (R.) Bray 1890–1938 m. Hazel (Lorene) Colburn 1893–1976
      1. 1. Wiliam Bray 1917–1992
      2. 2. Robert (C) Bray 1924–1944
      3. 3. Loras (Joan) Bray 1928–1938
      4. 4. Ruby (Marie) Bray 1919–2013 m. Albert (Floyd) McCue 1916–1998
      5. 5. Beulah (L) Bray 1920–1987 m. Vernon (John) Koppes 1920–2005
    3. 3. Ethel (Leah) Bray 1894–1982 m. William (Francis) McConnell 1893–
      1. 1. Wayne (Francis) McConnell 1924–1997
    4. 4. Grace (M) Bray 1896–1913
    5. 5. infant Bray 1899–1899
    6. 6. Mabel Bray 1901–
    7. 7. Clark Bray 1891–
  6. 6. Thomas (Carson) Bray 1863–1895
  7. 7. Rachel (Ellen) Bray 1869–1957
  8. 8. DeWitt (Clinton) Bray 1853–1856
  9. 9. Samuel (Harris) Bray 1861–1953 m. Margaret (Jane) Dillon 1869–
    1. 1. Ira (DeWitt) Bray 1891–1918
    2. 2. Ora (Eva) Bray 1895–1984 m. James (William) McComb 1895–1975
      1. 1. Naomi (F.) McComb 1918–2002 m. Alexander Davidson 1910–1987 m. Herbert (Milton) Combs 1914–1984
        1. 1. Merlin (Dean) Combs 1939–2011
      2. 2. Leona (Fern) McComb 1919–2008 m. Theron (J) Glover 1911–1971 m. Frank (J) Crown 1923–2005
        1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Glover 1941–2009
        2. 2. Larry (Jay) Glover 1942–1977
        3. 3. Billy (Ray) Glover 1947–1971
        4. 4. Bonnie (Kay) Glover 1947–2012 m. Vernon (Anthony) BRAUN 1940–2012
      3. 3. Irene (Ellen) McComb 1921–1991
      4. 4. Farrell (Lee) McComb 1928–2012
    3. 3. Perry (Jasper) Bray 1886–1974 m. Rosa (Elizabeth) Vwerka 1889–1936
      1. 1. Perry (V) Bray 1921–1992
      2. 2. Vera Bray 1915–1994
      3. 3. Goldie Bray 1913–
    4. 4. Lee (Monroe) Bray 1888–1927 m. Lizzie (Theresa) Vwerka 1887–1971
      1. 1. Neva (E) Bray 1913–
    5. 5. Lola (M.) Bray 1910–
    6. 6. Ray (F.) Bray 1909–1960

Elijah Bray's Timeline

10 Records

1827
4 Nov 1827
Birth of Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray in Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
1856
1856
Age 29
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Washington, Iowa
Washington, Iowa
1860
1860
Age 33
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri, USA
Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 43
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Rush, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Rush, Rooks, Kansas, United States
1890
1890
Age 63
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Webster, Rooks, Kansas, USA
Webster, Rooks, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 73
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Belmont, Bow Creek & Sugar Loaf Townships, Rooks, Kansas
Belmont, Bow Creek & Sugar Loaf Townships, Rooks, Kansas
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 78
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Belmont, Rooks, Kansas
Belmont, Rooks, Kansas
1910
1910
Age 83
Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray resided here in Belmont, Rooks, Kansas
Belmont, Rooks, Kansas
1918
8 May 1918
Age 91
Death of Elijah "Eli" Thomas Bray in Webster, Rooks, Kansas, USA
Webster, Rooks, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1827
    Event Place: Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 73227
    [5] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [6] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rush, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: 395; Family History Film: 1254395; Page: 443D; Enumeration District: 266; Image: 0312.
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 487B; Family History Library Film: 552286
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Belmont, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: T623_498; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 141.
    [10] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M653_621; Page: 193; Family History Library Film: 803621
    [11] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnsons, Coos, Oregon; Roll: M653_1055; Page: 40; Family History Library Film: 805055
    [12] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5388.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belmont, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [15] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Washington, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pond Creek, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M653_621; Page: 193; Family History Library Film: 803621
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnsons, Coos, Oregon; Roll: M653_1055; Page: 40; Family History Library Film: 805055

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 487B; Family History Library Film: 552286

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rush, Rooks, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rush, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: 395; Family History Film: 1254395; Page: 443D; Enumeration District: 266; Image: 0312.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Webster, Rooks, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Belmont, Bow Creek & Sugar Loaf Townships, Rooks, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Belmont, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: T623_498; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 141.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Belmont, Rooks, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Belmont, Rooks, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belmont, Rooks, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1918
    Event Place: Webster, Rooks, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 73227
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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