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Lincoln County Kentucky Ray / Wray Census Data

Lincoln County, organized in 1780, was one of the first three counties formed out of the original Kentucky County, which was then still part of Virginia. The other two counties were Fayette and Jefferson. You can learn more about Lincoln Co, KY at: http://www.lincolnky.com/ and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kylinco2/Index.html.

Early Kentucky Tax List - 1800

• Moses Ray, No Township Listed

This information is provided in hopes of finding more information on Nathaniel Ray Jr. d. 1823, Allen Co, KY.

1810 Lincoln Co, KY Census

• Nathaniel Ray, Township: Lincoln
• Free White Males Under 10: 1
  Free White Males 10 to 15: 4
  Free White Males 45 and Over: 1
  Free White Females Under 10: 1
  Free White Females 10 to 15: 1
  Numbers of Slaves: 1
  Number of Household Members Under 16: 7
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
  Number of Household Members: 9
• Mossie Wray, Township Lincoln
• Free White Males Under 10: 2
  Free White Males 10 to 15: 1
  Free White Males 16 to 25: 2
  Free White Males 45 and Over: 1
  Free White Females Under 10: 1
  Free White Females 10 to 15: 2
  Free White Females 16 to 25: 3
  Free White Females 45 and Over: 1
  Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
  Number of Household Members: 13
  
• Willm Wray, Township Lincoln
• Free White Males 16 to 25: 1
  Free White Males 26 to 44: 1
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
  Number of Household Members: 2

1820 Lincoln Co, KY Census

• Eliza Ray, Crab Orchard Township
• Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
  Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1
  Free White Females - Under 10: 1
  Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 2
  Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 2
  Free White Females - 45 and over: 1
  Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
  Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
  Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
  Total Free White Persons: 7
  Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
• Isaac Ray, Crab Orchard Township
• Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
  Free White Males - Under 10: 4
  Free White Males - 26 thru 44: 1
  Free White Females - Under 10: 1
  Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 1
  Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
  Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
  Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
  Total Free White Persons: 7
  Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
• Joseph Ray, Crab Orchard Township
• Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
  Free White Males - Under 10: 1
  Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1
  Free White Males - 16 thru 18: 1
  Free White Males - 16 thru 25: 1
  Free White Males - 45 and over: 1
  Free White Females - Under 10: 2
  Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 1
  Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 1
  Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 8
  Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 4
  Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 2
  Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 2
  Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 7
  Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
  Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14: 2
  Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
  Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
  Total Free White Persons: 8
  Total Slaves: 16
  Total Free Colored Persons: 2
  Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 26

Old Marriages

• 04 SEP 1812 - Brown, Henderson to Wray, Phebe
• 29 APR 1805 - Wray, Elijah to Thurman, Ruth E
• 15 AUG 1811 - Hazlewood, Reuben to Wray, Jenny
• 28 JAN 1823 - Wray, John to Shoemaker, Elizabeth
• 07 JUL 1824 - Wray, William to Shackelford, Priscilla

Source: http://kykinfolk.com/lincoln/