Fourth Generation

124. Joseph Edward (Ed) Bray^{18,55,123,136,150,170,171,172}. Birth: 29 August 1886, Anderson County, Tennessee.^{55,136,171,172} Hawkins Mortuary records list his birth as 29 Aug 1887 in Greene County, Tennessee and they list his parents as Joshua Bray and Salina Moore. But it is uncertain as to whether he was born in 1886 or 1887. Also, it is the case that his parents were Joseph Bray and Salina Moore. His WWI draft registration card says that he was born in Anderson County on 29 Aug 1886. It seems likely that he was born in Anderson County or Loudon County, and extremely unlikely that he was born in Greene County. There are records which list his name as Joseph Edward Bray, and other records which list his name as Edward J. Bray. He was known as Edward or as Ed. He signed his name on his father's death certificate as J.E. Bray.

Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee. J. Edward 13 son, male, single, white, Aug 1886, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Dist. 2, Enumeration District 136, Loudon County, Tennessee, 8 May 1910; page 121b, dwelling number 290, family number 327; Bray Edward 23 head male m1-3 w laborer/car shop, born TN, father and mother born TN; Doca 26 wife female m1-3 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living; Edna 1 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, all enumerated household of Edward's father Joseph A. (Joe) Bray.

Draft registration: 5 June 1917, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹⁷²

1. Name - Joseph Edward Bray, age 30
2. Address - Route 2, Lenoir City, Tenn
3. Born - Aug 29th, 1886
4. Citizenship - natural born
5. Born in - Anderson Co., Tenn, US
7. Occuation - Farming
8. Employere - Self, R2, Lenoir City, Tenn
9. Dependents - Wife & 2 Children
10. Status - married, race - Caucasion
11. Military service - no
12. Claim exemption - no
(signed) Joseph Edward Bray
1. Height - medium, build - medium
2. Eyes - blue, hair - auburn
Registrar - Gordon W. Brown, Precinct 9, Loudon, Tenn., 6-5-17

Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Dist. 2, Enumeration District 147, Loudon County, Tennessee, 20 Jan 1920; page 161a, Harriman Road, dwelling number 280, family number 283; Bray Joseph E. 35 head male married white, yard foreman, car shop, born TN, father and mother born TN; Docia 35 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Edna 10 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Elmer 7 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mildred 1 9/12 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1930, Loudon County, Tennessee. Lenoir City, Enumeration District 53-5, Loudon County, Tennessee, 5 Apr 1930; page 165a, 601 B St., dwelling number 58, family number 60; Bray Joseph E. 43 head male m@20 w salesman, grocery store, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mary D. 45 wife female m@21 w homemaker, born TN, father and mother born TN; Elmer C. 17 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mildred 11 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Hazel 7 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Lee Robert E. 23 son-in-law m m@18 w machinist, hosiery mill, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mary Edna 20 daughter f m@16 w, born TN, father and mother born TN; Stalcup Peter 72 fatherL m w@21 w, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Death: 26 July 1952, age 65, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^55,136,171 Hawkins Mortuary Records, Vol I, page 10, Bray Joseph Edward, car shops, b. 29 Aug 1887 Green Co. TN, d. 26 Jul 1952, ae 65, Knoxville, bur. Lenoir City Cem., Joshua Bray, Salania Moore.

Obituary: Knoxville Journal, 27 Jul 1952, page 14A
Bray, Joseph Edward, age 65, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at his hoe, 1307 Eleanor Avenue, Knoxville. He was an employee of the S. H. George and Sons shipping department. He was formerly superintendent of the Lenoir City Water Department, 1938-40, and an employee of the Lenoir City Car Works. Survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. William F. Gregg and Miss Hazel Bray, Knoxville, and Mrs. R. E. Lee, Lenoir City; three grandchildren; three brothers, G. F. (sic) and Henry, Los Angeles, Calif., and W. W., Knoxville. The body remains at Hawkins Chapel, Lenoir City, until 10 a.m. Monday, when it will be taken to the home of Mrs. R. E. Lee, and will lie in state the First Baptist Church one hour before services at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Lenoir City Cemetery, Hawkins in charge.

Tennessee Death Certificate #52-15917
1. Name - Joseph Edward Bray
2. Died - July 26, 1952
3. Race - white
4. Sex - male
5. Status - married
6. Born - 8-29-
7. Age - 65
8. Place of death - Knox County, Dist. 3, Knoxville, 1307 Eleanor Street
9. Residence - Knox County, Dist. 3, Knoxville, 1307 Eleanor Street
10. Occupation - wrapper, shipping dept., department store
12. In U.S. Armed Forces - unknown
13. Birthplace - Greene Co., Tennessee
14. Citizen of - United States
15. Father - Joseph Bray
16. Mother - Salena Moore
17. Informant - Mrs. J.E. Bray, 1307 Eleanor St.
23. Buried - July 28, 1952, City Cemetery, Loudon Co., Tennessee
24. Funeral Director - Hawkins - Lenoir City, Tennessee
25. Registration Dist. - 24701
26. Signed - Aug. 4, 1952, Mary Chambers

Burial: 29 July 1952, at Lenoir City Cemetery Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^136,171

Joseph Edward (Ed) Bray and Mary Docia (Dosie) Stalcup Marriage: 19 August 1906, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹⁷³ Edward Bray to Dosie Stalcup, 19 Aug 1906, by Rev. D. Gibson.

Mary Docia (Dosie) Stalcup^{55,170,174,175}, daughter of Peter M. Stalcup and Rachel Clevenger,. Birth: 10 September 1883, [Roane County], Tennessee.¹⁷⁵

Census: 1900, Roane County, Tennessee. Mary D. 16 daughter, female, single, white, Sep 1883, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Doca 26 wife female m1-3 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living, enumerated along with her husband and daughter Household of her father-in-law Joseph A. (Joe) Bray.

Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Docia 35 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1930, Loudon County, Tennessee. Mary D. 45 wife female m@21 w homemaker, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Death: 21 December 1966, age 83, Knox County, Tennessee.¹⁷⁵ Hawkins Mortuary Records, Vol I, p.8, Bray Docia, b. 10 Sep 1883, d. 21 Dec 1966, Lenoir City Cem., Peter Stalcup, Rachel (Clevenger).

Burial: after 21 December 1966, at Lenoir City Cemetery Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹⁷⁵

Joseph Edward (Ed) Bray and Mary Docia (Dosie) Stalcup had the following children:

+336	i.	Mary Edna (Edna) Bray.
+337	ii.	Elmer Clarence Bray.
+338	iii.	Living.
339	iv.	Hazel Docia Bray^{71,136,150,174,176,177,178}. Birth: 23 July 1922, Tennessee.⁷¹ Census: 1930, Loudon County, Tennessee. Hazel 7 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN. Death: 7 July 2001, age 78, Knox County, Tennessee.^71,176 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Hazel D. Bray; Last Residence: 37912 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; Born: 23 Jul 1922; Died: 7 Jul 2001; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951). Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel, 8 Jul 2001, Bray, Miss Hazel Docia - age 78 of Knoxville, passed away July 7, 2001 at St. Mary's Hospice in Halls. She was a member of Lincoln Park Baptist Church and was retired from Dealers Acceptance Corp. Survived by sister and brother in law, Mildred and William F. Gregg; niece, Sherry Gregg Johnson; nephew, Eddie Bray; great niece, Amanda Johnson; several great nieces and nephews. Funeral services 7 p.m. Monday Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel with Rev. Ted Ingram officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Lenoir City Cemetery for an 11 a.m. interment service. Family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel. Burial: 10 July 2001, at Lenoir City Cemetery Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹⁷⁶