John C. Ray and Tirza McConnell

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Husband John C. Ray ¹

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           Born: 30 Jan 1836 - Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Ray (1798-1876) 2 3
         Mother: Ann Smith (      -1850) 1 2

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Wife Tirza McConnell ¹

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         Father: John B. McConnell (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 F Anna Ray ¹

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         Spouse: R. E. English (      -      ) 1

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2 F Emma Ray ¹

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3 M Charles Ray ¹

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4 F Daisy Ray ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John C. Ray

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After marriage, he and his wife located on a homestead, a portion of the Ray tract, containing 145 acres of well improved land. He had fine oil production on his farm, and was prosperous and progressive. The family were members of the United Presbyterian church at Fairview, in which he served as elder and trustee for many years, and also clerk of the session. Politically, he was a stanch Democrat, served twenty years on the school board, and twenty-five years as overseer of the poor.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 990.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 370.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 989.