The only thing I know for certain is that John {W} Ray married Luvenity Harley and moved or lived in the Chickasaw County area of MS. He was from Alabama but we do not know any other information. There are several of us who are researching his family. Their daughter married a Criddle and lived in MS, too. It is like these Rays just dropped down from space and decided to stay! I think that John was born in the early 1800's.
It is like these Rays just dropped down from space and decided to stay!The Rays in my line are like that too. They're one of the least known branches in my tree, which is nuts considering I grew up in that area and my family is still there. I checked my notes but couldn't find anything that seemed to relate them to yours. I did find Luvenity listed as Luventia in some web searches, but didn't find any more than what you listed in your post, other than the dates. If I run across yorn while a'lookin fer mine, I'll let you know.