Thomas
Emmet
Ray
Born in Iowa
Ancestors 
Son of William L Ray
and Mary Elizabeth Duncan
Brother of
John William Ray, Elizabeth M. Ray, Kessia Ann Ray, Mary E. Ray, Harriet Ray, Otis L. Ray and Leticia J. Ray
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in O'Higgins, Chile
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2017
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Biography
Thomas Emmet Ray, son of William Ray and Mary Elizabeth Duncan, was probably born in Boone County, Iowa since he appears in the 1870 Census there at age 2 months with his family. By 1880, he has moved with his family to Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas where he is listed as a ten year old male living with his family.
The next data we have on him comes from his father's obituary printed in the Kirwin Independent Newspaper on August 1, 1898 where he is listed as Emmet Ray of Ft. DuChene, Utah (Probably Fort Duchesne, Utah).
This is the extent of the knowledge anyone researching from the US knew about Thomas. Theories I heard as a child ranged from his being killed in the "wild west" (perhaps even by 'Indians'), to his running off to South America in the company of, or in pursuit of, "Outlaws". But the truth seems to be that he was involved in mining in the American west. And followed this venture to Chile, where he had some success, found a wife, and raised a family.
From his family in Chile: He apparently left home at a young age due to disagreements with his parents. He spent many years in the American West, then followed a mining concern to Chile at some point before World War I. By 1818, he met a woman with whom he had five children. It is from descendants of this family that we learn all we know about Thomas Emmet Ray. Including that he passed away in January of 1952.
Sources
- 1870 US Census at
- Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa.
- Post office Perry, Dallas County, Iowa
- William L Ray, M, Age 39, MO
- Mary E Ray, F, Age 38, MO
- John W Ray, M, Age 18 IA
- Elizabeth M Ray, F, Age 16 IA
- Keziah A Ray, F, Age 14 IA
- Mary F Ray, F, Age 12 IA
- Otis L Ray, M, Age 2 IA
- Thomas E Ray, M, Age 2/12 IA
- 1880 US Census at
- Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas
- ED 230
- Page 116B
- Enumerated 24 June 1880
- Dwelling/Family 241/245
- Wm L Ray, Head, M, Age 48, MO, IN, KY Married, Jeweler
- Mary E Ray, Wife, F, Age 48, MO, IRE, KY Married, Keeping House
- Thomas E Ray, Daughter, M, Age 10, IA, MO, MO, at Home
- Lettie J Ray, Son, F, Age 7, KS, MO, MO, at Home
- NOTES - The microfilm actually does denote Thomas as the "daughter" and Lettie as the "son" despite marking them properly as male and female.
- Thomas is listed as "Emmet Ray of Ft. DuChene, Utah" in his father's obituary.
;Death date and location from his family living in Chile. ---
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~12.50%
Violet (Ray) Garrett
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M685636 [compare]
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~6.25%
Donald Garrett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692734 [compare], Ancestry member Donaldlee_garrett
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~3.12%
Diana Plath :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A672481 [compare], Ancestry member DLKading
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~3.12%
Carl Christensen :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZE4804993 [compare]
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~3.12%
Terry Ray :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AV7928375 [compare]
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My great-grandfather was Thomas Emmet Ray, born in Boone, Iowa, in 1870 he immigrated to South America in 1913 and traveled to different countries looking for gold and finally stayed here in Chile in the Andes mountains, where the Americans were in charge of the copper production of mineral "El Teniente" and they had built a city camp in the middle of the mountains, my grandfather was called William Ray and was born in Sewell, O'Higgins region Chile in 1920 died on January the 11th 1993.
edited by Terry Ray