The WRAY, MENEES and JENKINS Family History For additional information on the JENKINS family From Tennessee to Arkansas, please go to: Boone County, Arkansas Home Page Here you will find JENKINS/MATHIS/WRAY and allied families. Also check the Cemetery records and Will sections on this site for Jenkins and Wray families.Davidson Co. TN, to Boone Co. AR
For information on the CRAMER Family cemetery records in Bethel Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, AR, please go to: Benton County, Arkansas Home Page
- Mike Freels Home Page, with CRAMER and GRIDER lines. FREELS Family Page
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*I also have copies of wills and land grants, that I would be glad to e-mail to you.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> William WRAY, b. 23 Dec 1760, d. 8 Sept 1843, m. Mary MENEES, 1772-1825, both buried in Wray Graveyard. Children: (note: James M. is my direct line. I just received additional info and found a query, that shows more children. I am only going to list James M. at this time. The other children mentioned in the new info, are: William, John, Thomas, Mary, Harriet Ann, and Elizabeth. 1. James Marion. , b. 3 May 1794, d. 4 June 1864 , m. 1st Mildred E. LANIER, d. 11 Nov 1851, 39 years 1 mo. 24 days, both buried Wray Graveyard, Davidson Co., TN (Mildred had a brother named Frazier LANIER and a sister named Betsy LANIER) Children: 1. Amanda, m. Mort PEARSON (Mort was a Circuit Rider for the Methodist Church. Mort and Amanda came from Davidson Co., TN to White Co. AR, but because of the yellow fever running rampant in the area decided to return to Nashville ...this may have been around 1870) 2. William J. Bondurant, m. Alice E. JENKINS 3. Eviline, m. Jeriamiah JENKINS (see http:/rootsweb.com/~arboone/boone.html and look for JENKINS-MATHIS -WRAY family history.) 4. Sammie, m. ___GILLAM 5. James Madison, b. 1848, d. 1881, m. Lela ARMSTRONG, b. 4 Jan 1858, d. 1938. Marriage recorded Vol. C page 93 White Co., AR Children: 1.Pearl Clifton, b. 6 Mar 1878, d. 6 June 1943, m. 1903 Redah Van PELT Children: Pearl 1904-1905, Pearl, b. 6 Nov 1906, m. Vernon ELLEDGE Children: Vernon Jr., m. Sharon PENTICE, Katherine, m. Ed TURLEY 2. James Pierce, b. 22 Sept 1880, d 5 July 1952, m. Olive KORTZ, b. 2 Mar 1887, d. 2 May 1943 Children: Dorothy Marion, William Jackson, Robert Clifton, Harry James, b. 4 Nov, 1919, d. Mar 1944. Shot down over Burma flying a P-51 was missing in action for 2 years then legally declared dead. Above #1. James Madison WRAY. b. 3 May 1794, 2nd m. Mary Agnes (Widow of Richard JORDAN, nee BAGWELL) b. 6 Aug 1822, d. 23 June 1889, buried in the Wray Graveyard, Davidson Co. Tn Child: Mattie, b. 6 Aug 1859, d. 7 Aug 1889, m. b. J.K. Polk HAMBLEN, b. 7 Dec. 1844, d. 6 June 1901 Child: Mary Agnes, b. 11 Jan 1878, d. 16 July 1878
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NOTE: The Wray Graveyard is located Near the Neely's Bend Rd. one mile north of the mouth of Stone's River, on the old WRAY-HAMBLEN place in Davidson Co., TN. Most of the graves have been removed to Spring Hill Cemetery. Other's that I know of buried there are as follows....I do not know the relationship of them yet: In memory of Lewis WHITE, who was born 11 Sept 1779 and departed this life A.A. 1824. Sacred to the memory of Sarah WHITE, who departed this life, 23 Aug 1815; age 22 years, 2 months 7 days and two babies with her. (Long inscription illegible.) Sacred to the membory of Eliza W. G. WRAY, age 22 years, 4 months, 7 days. (Eliza could be Elizabeth who d. bef. 1842, m. 1819 Davidson Co., TN, James OWEN and buried with the Wray surname??) Richard W. JORDAN (son of Mildred by her first marriage) b. 22 Aug 1843, d. 15 Jan 1870. Pleasant Ann WRAY, b. 17 Feb 1854, d. 13 Oct 1873.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History of the above mentioned #2. William J. Bondurant WRAY who married Alice E. JENKINS. William was a private, in Co. A, 10 Arkansas Infantry (Confederate) But most of the Battles that he was in were in TN, AL and MS, Some time was spent in LA. W.J. B. WRAY, b. 7 May 1843, d. 7 Jan. 1935, m. Alice E. JENKINS, b. 22 Dec. 1852, d. 10 Aug. 1917, Both buried in White Church Cem. Boone Co. AR, per Cemetery records Children: 1. Sam. b. 2 Feb 1871, d. 10 Dec 1944 buried Maplewood Cem. don't know state. m. Bess LAIR, no children 2. Ella, b. 21 Feb. 1873, d. 20 Feb. 1939, m. George ALLEN, married on 3 Feb. 1908, Buried Custer City, OK Children: George, m. Elsie M. LAVERTY, , Alice E, m. Orbin YOCUM, Jerry Wray C., m. Florence DANIELS 3. Thomas E., b. 2 March 1875, d. 10 June 1875, Buried White Church Cemetery, Boone Co. AR, per Cemetery records 4. Jerry , b. 2 April 1876, d. 5 Aug. 1917, Buried White Church, Boone Co. AR 5. Jess, b. 13 Feb.1878, d. 19 July 1929 buried Greenwood Cem. Weatherford OK, m. 1st. Lula WYNNE, 2nd. Jennie TATE Children: 1. Pebble, 1st m. L.E. MONTGOMERY, 2nd m. Al SPEARS 2. Jerry L., m. Elsie M. ALLEN 3. Arlis William, m. Lila WEIR 6. Cora, b. 7 Nov. 1881, d. 29 Aug 1954, m. Isaac PINSON, Burried Bellefonte cemetery, Bellefonte, AR Children: 1. William, b. 9 Oct 1904, d. 16 Sept 1971, buried Tulsa, OK, m. Mabel TYLER 2. Robert, m. Cleta KEETER 7. Cleveland, b. 21 Nov. 1884, d. 30 May 1885 buried in White Church Cemetery, Boone Co. AR, per Cemetery records. 8. Forest, b. 22 May 1886, d. 8 Oct. 1969 , m. Minnie STACY Both buried White Church Cemetery, Boone Co. AR, per Cemetery records Children: 1. Hazel, m. Felix PARKS 2. Raymond, m. Bernelle COLE, 2nd m. Leslie ANDREWS 3. Willodean, m. Fred WARREN 4. Doyle Vance, m. Mary Rose SALAMONE 5. Joe Brooks, b. 29 Nov 1927, d. 20 Aug 1988. 9. Evelyn R., b. 1 Mar. 1889, m. Jesse S. MARTIN Children: 1. Vernon Martin, m. 1st M.A. ESTES, 2nd Joan KISNER 2. Mildred, m. Ralph KING 3. Joe - died in infancy 10. John W. , b. 11 Apr. 1892, d. 10 Sept. 1967, buried White Church Cem, Boone Co. AR, m. Minnie STOCKTON, b. 30 Nov 1892, d. 6 Nov 1973 buried in White Chruch Cem. Boone Co. AR, married 14 June 1908 Children: 1. Lex, b. 27 June 1916, d. 24 March 1979 buried in White Church Cem, Boone Co. AR m. Carrie BRAZZEAL 2. Bige T. , b.31 Jan, 1918, d 28 Sept 1939, buried White Church, Boone Co., AR 3. Marion, m. Martha Lou FOWLER 4. Rowena, m. Richard McCRACKEN 5. Billie, m. Carlos THOMASON