| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Third Generation33. John H.
Bray39 was born
in 1834 in Tennessee. He appeared in the census in 1840 in Anderson
County, Tennessee. Age 05-09, enumerated with his father Joshua Bray.
He was missing from the census in 1850. At the age of 16 years old
in 1850, John likely would have been living still at home with his parents.
But he was not enumerated in the household of his parents. He appeared in the
census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Anderson County, Tennessee,
16 Jul 1860, Robertsville PO; p.36b, dwelling number 503, family number 503; Bray John 25 m farmer TN
cannot R/W; Margaret 20 f TN He appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County,
Tennessee. Dist. 2, Anderson County, Tennessee, 11 Jun 1870, Wallace
Cross Roads PO; p.8a, dwelling number 4, family number 4; Bray John H. 35 m w farm laborer TN cannot
R/W; Margaret 27 f w keeping house TN; John 6 m w TN attended school; James T.
4 m w TN; Joshua 2 m w TN; Longmire Marcelles 49 m w farmer $6000/$1250 TN; Leah
50 f w keeping house TN cannot R/W; Harriet O. 16 f w without occupation TN;
William H. 14 m w farm laborer TN attended school; Alvis 12 m w farm laborer
TN attended school; Sarah M. 10 f w without occupation TN attended school; Jordan
E. 8 m w TN attended school; Nancy E. 6 f w TN He appeared in the census in
1870 in Knox County, Tennessee. Dist. 6, Knox County, Tennessee,
7 Jul 1870, Heiskell Station PO, p.143a, dwelling number 118, family number 118, Bray John H. 36 m w
TN, Margaret 32 f w TN, John 7 m w TN, James 6 m w TN, Joshua 3 m w TN He appeared
in the census in 1880 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist. 11, Anderson
County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1880; p.20d, dwelling number 29, family number 30; Bray John 47 head m m w farm
laborer TN TN TN cannot R/W; Margaret 40 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN; John
17 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN attended school, cannot W; James 15 son m
s w at home TN TN TN attended school; Joshua 13 son m s w at home TN TN TN attended
school; Joseph 9 son m s w TN TN TN attended school, (had phthistia); Samuel
3 son m s w TN TN TN; Catherine C. 11/12 dau f s w TN TN TN b. July, (had scrofulia)
John H. Bray and Margaret Messamore were married on
3 Jul 1859 in Anderson County, Tennessee.38
Margaret Messamore (daughter of James Messamore Sr
and Sarah (Sary) Heath) was born about 1838 in Tennessee. She appeared
in the census in 1840 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Age 00-04, enumerated
in the home of her father James Messamore She appeared in the census in 1850
in Anderson County, Tennessee. Margaret 12 f w TN attended school
She appeared in the census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Margaret 20 f TN She appeared in the census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Margaret 20 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Margaret 27 f w keeping house TN
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