William Ray and Nancy Stoolfier

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Husband William Ray ¹

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            AKA: William Rea 2
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           Died: Bef 1883
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       Marriage: 1839 1

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Wife Nancy Stoolfier ³

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            AKA: Nancy Stoolfire 2
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           Died: Aft 1883
         Buried: 

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         Father: Joshua Stoolfier (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Nancy Garvin (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Mandana Ray ⁴

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            AKA: Mandela Rea 2
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         Spouse: John Staples (1835-      ) 1 4
           Marr: 1865 4

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2 F Agnes M. Rea ²

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           Born: 8 Mar 1846 2
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         Spouse: Thomas M. Marshall (      -1908) 2 5
           Marr: 7 May 1865 2

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3 F Mary Rea ²

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         Spouse: Samuel J. Marshall (      -      ) 5 6

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General Notes: Husband - William Ray

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He was born on a sailing vessel between Ireland and the United States, when his parents were en route to America. They located near Evans City in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and later lived in Missouri.

He met with a terrible accident, the loss of one limb in a reaping machine, which proved fatal, terminating his life five days after its occurrence.

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General Notes: Wife - Nancy Stoolfier

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After the death of her husband, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, John Staples.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 229.

2 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1040.

3 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 228.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 940.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 198.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1145.