Sarah Ann Ray, daughter of Solomon Ray and Elizabeth Locke, was born 1 Nov 1838 in Alabama. By 1840 their family had moved to Itawamba County, Mississippi.
In 1850 she is recorded living with her parents and siblings in Itawamba County.
As we see from these Itawamba County marriage records, the Ray family were very intermarried with the Drake family.
Itawamba Co., Mississippi, Marriages for Ray: (not complete)
Sarah Ann Ray married Freeman Drake 26 Nov 1854, in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
In 1860 she is recorded with her husband, and in 1870 she is with her husband and family. In each of these years the family is living in Caldwell, Louisiana.
Three more children were later added to the family: Frances L Drake (1872–), Mary E Drake (1878–) and Frank Drake (1882-)
1840 Census [1]
1850 Census[2] Mississippi Marriage Record [3] 1860 Census[4] 1870 Census[5] 1880 Census[6] 1900[7] 1910 Census[8]
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