Crews - Extended Family
Elizabeth Crews
 
(Jan 1, 1811 in Knox, TN - 1847)  
Daughter of Ellison Crews and Sarah Gillespie
Elizabeth married Lee E. Ray (1808-1877) Sep 4, 1827 in Vigo, IN
Lee remarried Elizabeth Jane McBride in 1847 after Elizabeth died.

I have 1 DNA match from this family. 
Click here to go to Elizabeth's record on the Crews surname page.

The 7 children of Elizabeth and Lee are:
     1. James Marion Ray (Mar 1, 1828 in Vigo, IN - Sep 4, 1896 in Warren, IA) Civil War Vet
         Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1885
        
Proof he is son of Elizabeth and Lee is in his 1877 Probate File.  See FS for details.
         Not son of James A. Ray and Sarah Holmes.
         Married Mary E. Snowden (1831-1896) in 1849
             
1. John Franklin Ray (Jul 1850 in IA - 1927 in IA)
                  Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920
                  Married Mary Ellen Wasson (1853-) on Jun 26, 1873 in IA
                      1. Angie Emma Ray (Mar 3, 1877 in IA - Oct 25, 1949 in CA)
                          Census: 1880
                          Married Horace Greeley (1872-1948)
                               1. Sylvan Marian Bates (Aug 26, 1895 in CO - Jul 18, 1954 in CA)
                      2. James Martin Ray (May 19, 1887 - Jul 20, 1941) WW1 Vet
                          Census: 1910
                      3. Samuel Ray (Aug 5, 1889 in IA - Sep 15, 1938 in CA)
                          Census: 1880, 1910
                      4. Rebecca Eva Ray (May 26, 1890 in CO - Apr 14, 1947 in CA)
                          Married Charles Arthur Hudgins (1889-1965)
                               1. Charles Ray Hudgins (Mar 6, 1922 in CO - Nov 23, 1940 in CA) age 18
                      5. Marguerite Eileen Ray (Oct 19, 1895 in CO - May 2, 1956 in CA)
                          Census: 1910
                          Married John Archibald Dameron (1893-1967) in 1917
                      6. Bertha M. Ray (Jun 3, 1900 in CO - Mar 1981 in CA) - Census: 1910
                          Married Edward F. Fahey (1899-1980) on Feb 8, 1919 in CO

              2. Charles E. Ray (1852 in IA - Bef. 1908 in IA)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Ameda Jane Patten (1853-)

              3. William Wilfred Ray (Aug 11, 1853 in IA - Nov 24, 1927 in IA)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Sarah Emily Tyler (1862-1920)
                      1. John S. Ray (Feb 6, 1882 - Feb 9, 1887) age 5
                      2. Robert T. Ray (1889-1935)
                      3. Adeline Crissey Ray (Jan 29, 1895 in IA - Oct 1971 in IA)
                          Married Earle Leslie Hibbs (1893-1969) in 1913
                               1. Kenneth Eldon Hibbs (May 14, 1914 in IA - 1961 in IA)
                                   Married Zilah Mae Ragan (1912-1998) in 1934
                                        1. Marilyn Joy Hibbs (Nov 15, 1934 in IA - Feb 12, 2019 in IA)
                                            Married Maurice D. Randall (1931-2021) in 1954
                                        2. Phyllis Louise Hibbs (Apr 9, 1936 in IA - Feb 27, 2023 in IA)
                                            Peter Christian Willadsen, Jr. (1931-2017) in 1954
                                                1. Brad Christian Willadsen (Nov 12, 1966 in IA - Mar 1, 2019 in AZ)
                               2. Vernon Ray Hibbs (Jul 22, 1916 in IA - Mar 8, 1960 in LA)
                                   Married Edith Maud Eno (1916-2004) in 1935
                                        1. Gary Ray Hibbs (Oct 9, 1937 in IA - Nov 3, 2016)
                               3. Earle Leighton Hibbs (Feb 4, 1922 in IA - Jan 22, 2007)
                                   Married Marian Frances Liddy 91921-2015) in 1943
                                        1. David Leigh Hibbs (Jul 18, 1950 in NY - Jan 13, 2021 in NY)
                      4. Edna Lilian Ray (Dec 11, 1901 - Dec 5, 1993)
                          Married Arlo Alden Pace (1895-1978)

              4. Anna Bell M. Ray (Nov 2, 1856 in IA - Jul 16, 1922 in NE)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married William Jasper Saville (1854-1920)
                      1. Dr Frank Saville (Apr 9, 1875 in IA - Dec 12, 1937 in MO)
                          Married Elizabeeth Marsh (-) on Mar 20, 1930

              5. Emma Jane Ray (1859 in IA - )
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Walter S. Jones (1858-)

              6. Lee B. Ray (Sep 5, 1860 in IA - Jun 6, 1920 in IA)
                  Census: 1870

              7. Dora Mae Ray (1864 in IA - 1923 in IA)
                  Census: 1870
                  Married George Francis Cain (1835-1937) - 7 children

              8. Nancy E. Ray (Mar 27, 1866 in IA - Jan 31, 1932 in OK)
                  Census: 1870
                  Married Clyde Azel Reed (1866-)
                      1. Paul Ray Reed (May 9, 1895 in OK - Jun 26, 1953 in OK) WW1 Vet
                          Married Emma R. Richeson (1892-1973)
                      2. Mabel Dora Reed (1899-1978)

              9. James Alexander Ray (1869 in IA - Jun 7, 1918)
                  Census: 1870
                  Married Emma E. Milleson (1877-1918) - 3 children
                      1. Gladyce Elizabeth Ray (1899-1977)

            10. Martin Cruise Ray (Nov 12, 1872 in IA - Jan 29, 1916 in IA)
                  Married Emma Katherine Smith (1874-1963) - 7 children
                      1. Clyde S. Ray (Jul 20, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895) age 1
                      2. Eldon J. Ray (Dec 24, 1899 - Sep 3, 1900) 8 months
                      3. Phoebe Agatha Ray (Jan 25, 1904 in IA - Mar 29, 1999)
                          Married George Harold Crowell (1899-1955)
                      4. M. Carroll Ray (1907-1974)
                          Married Gladys Pauline Miller (1916-)
     2. Isaac Newton Ray (Jun 1831 in Vigo, IN - May 12, 1909 in Linn, KS) Civil War Vet
         Census: 1850
         Isaac married (1) Mary Jane Morrison (1835-1870) on Sep 10, 1854 in IL
             1. Charles E. Ray (Jul 1855 in Edgar, IL - Nov 5, 1932 in Vigo, IN)
                 Married M. Etta (1863-1911) in 1887
                      1. Lena M. Ray (1887-1904) age 16/17
                      2. Della Blanche Ray (Jan 10, 1891 in IL - 1987 in IN)
                          Married James M. Shrew (1878-1957) in 1952
                      3. Isaac J. "Ike" Ray (1892-1949)
                      4. Izola E. Ray (Mar 17, 1896 in IN - Jan 27, 1986 in IN)
                          Married (1) Otis Calvin "Billy" McCleary (1889-1943) in 1916
                          Married (2) Frank F. Tucker (1896-1984) in 1958
                      5. Margaret J. Ray (1900-1984)
                      6. Russell D. Ray (Feb 8, 1903 - Dec 28, 1985)
                          Married Rita M. Keim (1915-2011) in 1943
                      7. Charles Arnold Ray (May 12, 1906 - Feb 13, 1981) WW2 Vet
             2. Ida B. Ray (Aug 4, 1859 in Edgar, IL - Mar 21, 1947 in Cherryvale, KS)
                 Married Julius B. Andrus (1837-1921) in 1879
                      1. Arthur B. Andrus (Aug 29, 1883 in KS - Aug 20, 1950 in TX)
                      1. Mabel A. Andrus (Sep 5, 1888 in KS - Aug 23, 1959 in KS)
             3. William A. Ray (1860 in Edgar, IL - )
             4. George Newton Ray (Oct 4, 1861 in Edgar, IL - Oct 2, 1914 in Linn, KS)
                 Married Blanche Mentzer (1870-1938)
             5. David Lee Ray (May 15, 1865 in Edgar, IL - Aug 14, 1913 in Anderson, KS)
                 Married (1) Blanche Winans (-) on Mar 28, 1889
                 Married (2) Jennie P. Rich (-) on Aug 18, 1904
             6. Jesse Franklin Ray (Apr 9, 1870 - Sep 22, 1933 in Edgar, IL)

         Isaac married (2) Hannah Elizabeth Fulton (-) on Feb 13, 1872 in IL
     3. George A. Ray (Apr 12, 1833 in Vigo, IN - Jul 21, 1856 in Warren, IA) age 23
         Census: 1850
     4. Alexander M. Ray (1835-) - Census: 1850, 1860
     5. William A. Ray (Apr 1836 in Vigo, IN - 1917 in Lyon, KS) - 1 DNA match
         Census: 1850
         Married Eliza A. Acheson (1837-1916)
              1. Elizabeth . Ray (1858 in IA - )
              2. Celinda Almora Ray (Mar 2, 1860 in KS - Mar 24, 1923 in KS)
                  Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
                  Married Samuel Chancy Jacob (1853-1934)
                      1. Jennie Eliza Jacobs (Nov 22, 1883 in KS - Spe 27, 1957 in WY)
                          Married Albert Myers (1881-1950) - 9 children
                      2. Lulu E. Jacob (Jul 19, 1885 in KS - Oct 18, 1943 in KS)
                          Married Lewis Jacob Piper (1885-1953) - 2 children
                      3. Grover Cleveland Jacob (Jan 27, 1887 - Nov 14, 1954)
                          Married Ines Jenny Schaefer (1892-1962) in 1916 - 1 child
                      4. Georgia E. Jacob (Jul 9, 1890 - Dec 29, 1943)
                          Married Darrell B. "Duke" White (1887-1956) in 1908
                      5. Jacob J. Jacobs (Dec 25, 1892 in KS - Feb 23, 1945)
                          Married Lena Fletcher (1896-1938) - 3 children
                      6. Albert Lee Jacobs (Aug 26, 1899 in KS - Nov 15, 1988 in AZ)
                          Married Ruth Honor Mick (1903-1978) in 1925 - 1 child
                      7. Vinton L. Jacob (Apr 2, 1901 in KS - Mar 20, 1942 in KS)
              3. George W. Ray (1866 in KS - Nov 4, 1890 in KS) age 23/24 - Census: 1870, 1880
              4. Lee Ray (Abt. 1869 in IA - ) - Census: 1870
              5. Martha Ray (Abt. 1869 in IA - ) - Census: 1880
              6. Ernest Ray (Apr 19, 1881 in KS - Aug 17, 1942 in KS) - Census: 1900
     6. Andrew Bogle Ray (Aug 21, 1837 in Carroll, IN - Sep 11, 1869 in Warren, IA) Civil War Vet
         Census: 1850, 1860; Marriage; Andrew died in the Civil War
         Married Sarah Jane Myrick (1850-1948) on Jun 22, 1865 in Warren, IA
               1. William Lee Ray (Jan 10, 1867 in Warren, IA - Oct 25, 1911) unmarried
     7. Martin Crews Ray (Feb 13, 1841 in IN - Mar 5, 1864 in Hartford, IA) age 23 Civil War Vet
         Census: 1850, 1860

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