Ray / Wray Family Genealogy 

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Exploring the Ray / Wray Family was the start of my research effort more than 20 years ago. I asked my dad about his family's past and his answer was something to the effect of he really didn't know. His parents were born in Kentucky and his father had 2 siblings but his grandparents had died before he was born.

Since my grandfather, Lew Wade Ray, had died when I was a toddler, I went to the next best source for information, Great Aunt Rudy Ray Blackhurst. Someone, years before had provided an extract to Ruby and she photocopied that page and sent it to me. This really began my research efforts.

I found a couple of cousins very early in my research and they were a big help. Later, I found a book written by Virgi Bailey. While there were a couple of mistakes in Virgi's work about my family, it provided to be a great value. Jim Washam and Dorothy Thomas were the first of the many extended family members that I found, or perhaps they found me.

The information shared here may have some mistakes in it, so as with all research, do your own looking and documenting. I have noted the source of the material when ever I have recorded it. Remember, I started this family research more than 20 years ago and my documentation has varied a great deal over those 20 years! Let's begin with Aunt Ruby's information.

These pages are being republished and updated as time allows from my other websites - if there are broken links, please let me know. I'm not an expert, but I have a lot to share. Source information is provided as much as possible, but please do your own research and confirm information found here. And finally enjoy! If you find these to be helpful in your research, consider a donation to your favorite historical society. One of my favorites is located in Saunders County, Nebraska.
RAY Direct Lineage John Ray d. 1774 Nathaiel Ray Sr Nathaniel Ray Jr Hix Jones Ray James Carroll Ray James Buchannan Ray Lew Wade Ray More Ray Info Coming	Cook Jefferson Davis Cook David Iley Cook William Cook Jasper Marvin Cook Emma Cook Ray Mann Datha Cook Ely Hazel Cook Hall Schmidt Haskel Cook Billie Jean Cook Bagi Betty Jo Cook Lesko Documentation Unknown Value Kentucky Tennessee	DNA - Gedmatch Lew Wade Ray T030500 (brother Mike) also completed Y-DNA with familytreedna T555095 (sister Brenda) T619264 (brother David) Emma Cook A662159 (Aunt Dot, daughter) A946497 (Brian, great nephew) A126031 (Cousin Sharon, 1st cousin 1 x removed) Coming Soon: Phil Bagi (nephew)