1. Barnabas Ray was born on 5 Dec 1804 in Raysville, , North Carolina. He died on 11 Feb 1869 in Madison County, Iowa. He was buried in Sayre, Madison County, Iowa.
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Barnabas married Lydia Truitt on 10 Sep 1822 in , Rowan County, North Carolina. Lydia was born about 1801. She died on 2 Jun 1836 in Shelby County, Indiana. She was buried in Jun 1836 in Center Cemetary, Shelby County, Indiana.
They had the following children.
+ 2 F i Irena M. Ray was born on 22 Jun 1823. She died on 9 Jul 1897. + 3 M ii Daniel Ray was born on 13 Oct 1824. He died on 25 Apr 1908. + 4 F iii Rebecca Ray was born on 13 Nov 1826. She died on 1 May 1921. + 5 F iv Nancy Jane Ray was born on 3 Aug 1829. She died on 2 Jun 1881. + 6 F v Elizabeth J. Ray was born in 1831. She died on 9 Jan 1873. 7 F vi Margaret Ray was born on 8 Nov 1832 in Shelby County, Indiana. She died in 1899. She was buried in Forest Hill Cemetary, Shelbyville, Indiana. Margaret married John Goodwin on 31 Dec 1851 in Shelby County, Indiana. John was buried in Forest Hill Cemetary. Shelbyville, Indiana. + 8 F vii Annis " " Ray was born on 20 May 1835. She died on 8 Sep 1883. 9 M viii Infant Ray.
Barnabas also married Lucy Mary Hill on 9 Oct 1836. Lucy was born on 8 Aug 1812. She died on 13 Nov 1872 in , Madison County, Iowa. She was buried in Nov 1872 in Sayre, Madison County, Iowa.
They had the following children.
+ 10 M ix Levi Ray was born on 7 Sep 1837. He died on 6 Mar 1863 from fever. + 11 M x Isaac N. Ray was born on 11 Feb 1839. He died on 7 Jul 1906. 12 M xi Joseph Ray was born in 1841 in , , Indiana. He died on 13 Mar 1863 in Corinath, , Mississippi from War - Civil War. 13 M xii Abel Ray was born in 1840 in , , Indiana. He died in , , Indiana. + 14 F xiii Susan Ray was born in 1845. She died on 21 Jul 1866. 15 F xiv Caroline Ray was born on 7 Sep 1846 in , , Indiana. She died on 27 Sep 1906.[Notes] 16 M xv Edmund Ray was born in 1849. He died in , , Indiana. 17 F xvi Mary Ray was born in 1849. 18 M xvii Jacob Ray was born on 11 Jul 1850 in , , Indiana. He died on 5 Nov 1872 in , Madison County, Iowa. + 19 F xviii Emeline "Emily"or"Emma" Ray was born on 25 Oct 1852.