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James K Bray 1843–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1843

Birth Location: , Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 July 1923

Death Location: West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Jobe Bray

Mother: Elizabeth(Lizzie) Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Rogers, Francis Bray

Children(s): Bessie Fowler, Henry Bray, Jesse Bray, Robert Bray, Wilbur Bray, Wilbert Bray, James Bray, Elmer Bray, Josie Bray, Frank Bray, Carl Bray, Ethel Bray, Bessie Bray

James K Bray was born in 1843 in , Nelson, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jobe Bray And Elizabeth Lizzie Carter. In 1889, James K Bray established residence. James K Bray married Francis America Bray, Mary Elizzabeth Rogers, and had children including Bessie A Fowler, Bessie Bray, Carl Coatney Bray, Elmer Bray, Ethel Bray, Frank Henry Bray, Henry F Bray, James Tilman Bray, Jesse A Bray, Josie Bray, Robert Elijah Bray, Wilbert Bray, Wilbur Bray. James K Bray passed away in 1923 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James K Bray was born in 1843 in , Nelson, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jobe Bray And Elizabeth Lizzie Carter.
  • In 1889, James K Bray established residence.
  • James K Bray married Francis America Bray, Mary Elizzabeth Rogers, and had children including Bessie A Fowler, Bessie Bray, Carl Coatney Bray, Elmer Bray, Ethel Bray, Frank Henry Bray, Henry F Bray, James Tilman Bray, Jesse A Bray, Josie Bray, Robert Elijah Bray, Wilbert Bray, Wilbur Bray.
  • James K Bray passed away in 1923 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jobe Bray
1823–1887
Birth Location: , Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth(Lizzie) Carter
1823–1900
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, USA
EC

Spouses(s)

Mary Rogers
1854–1874
Birth Location: –
MR
Francis Bray
1852–1930
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
FB

Children(s)

Bessie Fowler
1893–1978
Birth Location: West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America
BF
Henry Bray
1897–1970
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
HB
Jesse Bray
1889–
Birth Location: Howell, Howell, Missouri, USA
JB
Robert Bray
1873–1951
Birth Location: –
RB
Wilbur Bray
1879–1879
Birth Location: –
WB
Wilbert Bray
1879–1879
Birth Location: –
WB
James Bray
1881–1938
Birth Location: –
JB
Elmer Bray
1882–1934
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
EB
Josie Bray
1887–1916
Birth Location: Kentucky
JB
Frank Bray
1899–1984
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
FB
Carl Bray
1897–1956
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
CB
Ethel Bray
1895–1935
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
EB
Bessie Bray
1893–1978
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
BB

James Bray's Ancestors

Self
James Bray
1843–1923
Birth Place: , Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jobe Bray
1823–1887
, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth(Lizzie) Carter
1823–1900
, , Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bray's Descendants

1.
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James (K) Bray (11 Mar 1843–19 July 1923) m. Mary (Elizzabeth) Rogers (1854–1874) m. Francis (America) Bray (February 1852–16 May 1930)
  1. 1. Bessie (A) Fowler 1893–1978
  2. 2. Henry (F) Bray 1897–1970
  3. 3. Jesse (A) Bray 1889–
  4. 4. Robert (Elijah) Bray 1873–1951
  5. 5. Wilbur Bray 1879–1879
  6. 6. Wilbert Bray 1879–1879
  7. 7. James (Tilman) Bray 1881–1938
  8. 8. Elmer Bray 1882–1934
  9. 9. Josie Bray 1887–1916 m. William (Alvin) Fryar 1886–1938
    1. 1. Agnes Cunningham 1912–1969 m. Alva Judd 1901–1932 m. James (Moses) Cunningham 1897–1983
      1. 1. Mildred Ceglowski 1930–2012
      2. 2. Nancy (Evelyn) Drum 1940–2014 m. Donald (Dale) Drum 1939–2020
      3. 3. James (J Cunningham) Sr 1938–1997
      4. 4. Mosella Sparks 1937–2004 m. Bill Sparks 1925–1995
      5. 5. E Cunningham 1935–2008 m. A (Webster) Jr 1927–1999
      6. 6. Hazel (Maryann) Cunningham 1934–1990
      7. 7. Jacqueline (Thelma) Olsen 1945–1994 m. A (Webster) Jr 1927–1999 m. John (Riley) Ray 1946–2016 m. Charles (Arthur) Olsen 1941–2013
  10. 10. Frank (Henry) Bray 1899–1984 m. Elsie (Marie) Bray 1903–1996
    1. 1. Clifford (E.) Bray 1939–1939
    2. 2. Flora (Charlene) Bray 1933–1933
    3. 3. Jessie (Elbert) Bray 1945–1945
    4. 4. Kathryn (Alberta) Stone 1924–2013
  11. 11. Carl (Coatney) Bray 1897–1956
  12. 12. Ethel Bray 1895–1935
  13. 13. Bessie Bray 1893–1978

James Bray's Timeline

9 Records

1843
11 Mar 1843
Birth of James K Bray in , Nelson, Kentucky, USA
, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1844
11 Mar 1844
Age 1
Birth of James K Bray in Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1889
abt 1889
Age 46
James K Bray resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 57
James K Bray resided here in Howell Township (Excl. West Plains City), Howell, Missouri
Howell Township (Excl. West Plains City), Howell, Missouri
1900
1900
Age 57
James K Bray resided here in Howell, Howell, Missouri
Howell, Howell, Missouri
1910
1910
Age 67
James K Bray resided here in Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri
Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri
1920
1920
Age 77
James K Bray resided here in Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri
Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri
1920
1920
Age 77
James K Bray resided here in Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri, USA
Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri, USA
1923
19 July 1923
Age 80
Death of James K Bray in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1844
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1843
    Event Place: , Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T625_920; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 813.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Howell, Howell, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T624_784; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 1070.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1889
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Howell Township (Excl. West Plains City), Howell, Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Howell, Howell, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Howell, Howell, Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Howell, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T623_860; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 54.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T624_784; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 1070.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T625_920; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Howell, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1923
    Event Place: West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Knox Polk Bray 19 Jul 1923

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnson, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1923
    Event Place: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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