Green Hills Pioneers

Absolom BRAY was born in Virginia.

Spouse: Elizabeth STEVENS. Absolom BRAY and Elizabeth STEVENS were married about 1818 in Tennessee. Children were: Carroll BRAY, Absolom BRAY.

Absolom BRAY. He went to Texas in 1842 and was never heard from afterwards. Parents: Absolom BRAY and Elizabeth STEVENS.

Andrew K. BRAY was born on 3 Jan 1860 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 4 May 1932 in Mooresville Twp., Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 5 May 1932 in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE.

Spouse: Amanda Jane BRYAN. Andrew K. BRAY and Amanda Jane BRYAN were married on 6 Sep 1883 in Mooresville Twp., Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Lawrence A. BRAY.

Anna Elizabeth BRAY was born about 1917 in Missouri. Parents: BRAY and unknown.

Spouse: Glen H. CROY. Glen H. CROY and Anna Elizabeth BRAY were married on 12 Jan 1935 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. The groom was of Gallatin, the bride of Jamesport. Children were: Milton CROY, Susannah CROY.

Betty Sue BRAY was born about 1924 in Missouri. Parents: Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN.

Carl Francis BRAY was born on 15 Jan 1889 in Albany, Gentry, Missouri. He was an auto mechanic in Chillicothe in 1918. In 1930 he lived in Omaha, Nebraska where he was an auto mechanic. Parents: BRAY and Vera Jane.

Spouse: Marian CHAPMAN. Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN were married on 15 Oct 1918 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Carl and Marian lived in Omaha in 1950. Children were: Nolan BRAY, Nancy BRAY, Betty Sue BRAY, Sarah Jane BRAY, Patricia BRAY, Thomas BRAY.

Carroll BRAY was born on 6 Mar 1819 in White Co., Tennessee. He was born March 4, 1820 according to History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri (1886). He died on 1 Feb 1888 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He was buried in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Carroll Bray came to Missouri in 1838. He was a "forty-niner" in the California gold fields. In 1870, he owned 120 improved acres with 54 head of livestock in southern Mooresville Township. Parents: Absolom BRAY and Elizabeth STEVENS.

Spouse: Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE. Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE were married on 12 Sep 1851 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: Louisa BRAY, Infant BRAY, Spencer H. "Spence" BRAY, Andrew K. BRAY, Nancy Ann BRAY, William I. BRAY.

Catherine J. BRAY was born about 1916 in Missouri. Parents: BRAY and unknown.

Charlotte F. BRAY was born on 12 Mar 1869. She died on 16 Apr 1870 in Missouri. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: William Harrison BRAY and Emeline T. GRIMES.

Dean Lavere BRAY was born on 20 Dec 1929 in Breckenridge, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Loren Lavere BRAY and Bessie Leah "Bird" THOMPSON.

Edward Halton BRAY was born in 1905. He died in 1964. He was buried in Monroe Center Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri.

Spouse: Zelda Mae GILLILAND. Edward Halton BRAY and Zelda Mae GILLILAND were married on 7 Mar 1926 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. The bride was of Utica, the groom of Mooresville.

Infant BRAY was born on 1 Sep 1854 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 15 Nov 1854 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He was buried in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE.

John Henry BRAY was born on 29 Dec 1866 in Texas. He died on 15 Sep 1940 in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri. He died at the Wabash Railroad Employees hospital in Moberly. He was buried on 17 Sep 1940 in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. He was employed by the Wabash Railroad. Parents: William Harrison BRAY and Emeline T. GRIMES.

Spouse: Mary Louise LITTON. John Henry BRAY and Mary Louise LITTON were married on 5 Jan 1893 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. Children were: Sylvia BRAY, Zelpha F. BRAY, Kathryn BRAY.

Kathryn BRAY was born in Nov 1897 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Henry BRAY and Mary Louise LITTON.

Spouse: Dilly Lee HARLEN. Dilly Lee HARLEN and Kathryn BRAY were married on 18 Jun 1925 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. The groom was of College Mound, Missouri, the bride of Lock Springs. Children were: John Lee HARLEN.

Lawrence A. BRAY was born on 18 May 1886 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died in 1953. He was buried in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Andrew K. BRAY and Amanda Jane BRYAN.

Spouse: Alvira "Vira" ROBINSON. Lawrence A. BRAY and Alvira "Vira" ROBINSON were married on 7 Feb 1906 in Ludlow, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Loren Lavere BRAY.

Loren Lavere BRAY was born in 1908 in Mooresville, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Lawrence A. BRAY and Alvira "Vira" ROBINSON.

Spouse: Bessie Leah "Bird" THOMPSON. Loren Lavere BRAY and Bessie Leah "Bird" THOMPSON were married on 7 May 1929 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Mooresville. Loren and Leah lived in Capistrano, California in 1950. Children were: Dean Lavere BRAY.

Louisa BRAY was born on 8 Sep 1852 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She died on 16 Sep 1862 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She was buried in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE.

Lulu May BRAY was born on 30 Jun 1894 in Mooresville Twp., Livingston, Missouri. She died in Feb 1939 in Ouray, Ouray, Colorado. She was buried in Delta, Delta, Colorado. Parents: William I. BRAY and Olive M. WELLS.

Spouse: Frank B. BROWN. Frank B. BROWN and Lulu May BRAY were married on 20 May 1928 in Tulia, Swisher, Texas.

Mary Alice BRAY was born in Jul 1875 in Missouri. Parents: William Harrison BRAY and Emeline T. GRIMES.

Spouse: Jasper Alexander LITTON. Jasper Alexander LITTON and Mary Alice BRAY were married on 1 Jan 1896 in Livingston Co., Missouri. The bride was of Livingston Co., the groom of Lock Springs. Children were: Ruth L. LITTON, Ray Franklin LITTON, Ralph J. LITTON.

Nancy BRAY was born about 1923 in Missouri. Parents: Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN.

Nancy Ann BRAY was born in 1745 in New Jersey. She died in 1812 in Simpson Dist, Harrison Co, West Virginia. Dau of General John BRAY of New Jersey.

Spouse: Job STOUT. Job STOUT and Nancy Ann BRAY were married before 1764 in New Jersey.

Nancy Ann BRAY was born on 1 Aug 1863 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She died on 14 May 1868. She was buried in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE.

Nolan BRAY was born in 1919 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN.

Patricia BRAY was born about 1928 in Missouri. Parents: Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN.

Robert BRAY was born on 28 Aug 1896 in Missouri. He died in Jan 1973 in Delta, Delta, Colorado. Parents: William I. BRAY and Olive M. WELLS.

Sarah J. BRAY was born in North Carolina.

Spouse: Jonathan WOODHOUSE. Children were: Mary E. WOODHOUSE.

Sarah Jane BRAY was born in 1925 in Missouri. Parents: Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN.

Spencer H. "Spence" BRAY was born on 3 Mar 1856 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 30 Nov 1907 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. He was buried on 2 Dec 1907 in McCoskrie Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE.

Sylvia BRAY was born on 17 Apr 1894 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. She died on 28 Jan 1900. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: John Henry BRAY and Mary Louise LITTON.

Thomas BRAY was born about 1928 in Missouri. Parents: Carl Francis BRAY and Marian CHAPMAN.

William BRAY was born in Virginia.

Spouse: Nancy SMITH. Children were: William Harrison BRAY.

William E. BRAY was born about 1867 in Missouri.

Spouse: Martha E. Children were: BRAY.

William Harrison BRAY was born on 24 Mar 1849 in Texas. He died on 19 Jun 1916 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. He was buried on 21 Jun 1916 in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: William BRAY and Nancy SMITH.

Spouse: Emeline T. GRIMES. William Harrison BRAY and Emeline T. GRIMES were married about 1865. Children were: John Henry BRAY, Charlotte F. BRAY, Mary Alice BRAY.

William I. BRAY was born in Mar 1865 in Mooresville (Green Twp), Livingston, Missouri. He lived in Ouray, Colorado in 1939. Parents: Carroll BRAY and Elizabeth MCCOSKRIE.

Spouse: Olive M. WELLS. William I. BRAY and Olive M. WELLS were married on 8 Apr 1891 in Proctorville, Caldwell, Missouri. Children were: Lulu May BRAY, Robert BRAY.

Zelpha F. BRAY was born in Dec 1895 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Henry BRAY and Mary Louise LITTON.

Spouse: Leslie E. HULT. Leslie E. HULT and Zelpha F. BRAY were married on 10 Jul 1923 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. The groom was of Wahoo, Nebraska, the bride of Lock Springs. Children were: Dan Bray HULT.

Anna Lucina BRAYMER was born on 30 Nov 1879 in Davis Twp., Caldwell Co., Missouri. She died on 27 Apr 1963. She was buried in Braymer Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Daniel BRAYMER and Nancy Ann WOODARD.

Spouse: Dr. Cardinal Boone WOOLSEY. Dr. Cardinal Boone WOOLSEY and Anna Lucina BRAYMER were married on 17 Dec 1905 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Children were: Randall Braymer WOOLSEY.

Daniel BRAYMER was born on 17 Mar 1844 in Washington Co., New York. He died on 18 Aug 1921 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. He was buried on 21 Aug 1921 in Evergreen Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. He established the city of Braymer.

Spouse: Nancy Ann WOODARD. Daniel BRAYMER and Nancy Ann WOODARD were married on 30 Dec 1869 in Salem, Washington, New York. Children were: George Vilroy BRAYMER, Stella BRAYMER, Frank Woodard BRAYMER, Anna Lucina BRAYMER.

Daniel Richard BRAYMER was born on 6 Jul 1899. He died on 6 Apr 1974 in Cowgill, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: George Vilroy BRAYMER and Alice GALLAGHER.

Spouse: Annita Ruth COFFMAN. Daniel Richard BRAYMER and Annita Ruth COFFMAN were married on 12 Jun 1923 in Cowgill, Caldwell, Missouri. The bride was of Cowgill, the groom of Braymer.

David D. BRAYMER was born on 18 Jan 1933 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Rev. George Vilroy BRAYMER Jr. and Dorothy Marie HILL.

Frank Woodard BRAYMER was born on 4 Jun 1875 in Davis Twp., Caldwell Co., Missouri. He died on 16 Jan 1890 in Caldwell Co., Missouri. He was buried in Braymer Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Daniel BRAYMER and Nancy Ann WOODARD.

George Vilroy BRAYMER was born on 27 Jan 1871 in Davis Twp., Caldwell Co., Missouri. A county history says the birth was on 31 Jan 1871. He died on 11 Jan 1954 in Lingo Twp., Macon, Missouri. His last residence was in Braymer. He was buried on 13 Jan 1954 in Evergreen Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Daniel BRAYMER and Nancy Ann WOODARD.

Spouse: Stella Electra FEESE. George Vilroy BRAYMER and Stella Electra FEESE were married on 21 Dec 1892 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Braymer. Children were: Pauline BRAYMER.

Spouse: Alice GALLAGHER. George Vilroy BRAYMER and Alice GALLAGHER were married on 13 Oct 1898. Children were: Daniel Richard BRAYMER, Rev. George Vilroy BRAYMER Jr., Mildred BRAYMER.

Rev. George Vilroy BRAYMER Jr. was born on 15 Dec 1906 in Caldwell Co., Missouri. He died on 22 Jun 1989 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. He was buried on 25 Jun 1989 in Evergreen Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. A retired dairy farmer, he was a lay leader of the United Methodist Church of Proctorville in Caldwell Co. Parents: George Vilroy BRAYMER and Alice GALLAGHER.

Spouse: Dorothy Marie HILL. Rev. George Vilroy BRAYMER Jr. and Dorothy Marie HILL were married on 24 Apr 1929 in Cowgill, Caldwell, Missouri. Children were: Mary Margaret BRAYMER, Helen V. BRAYMER, David D. BRAYMER.

Helen V. BRAYMER was born on 12 Nov 1931 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Rev. George Vilroy BRAYMER Jr. and Dorothy Marie HILL.

Mary Margaret BRAYMER was born in 1929. Parents: Rev. George Vilroy BRAYMER Jr. and Dorothy Marie HILL.

Spouse: Harold Eugene FEESE. Harold Eugene FEESE and Mary Margaret BRAYMER were married on 22 May 1947 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Braymer. W. D. Feese, father of Mary, and George V. Braymer, Jr., father of Harold, consent to this marriage.

Mildred BRAYMER was born on 10 Dec 1907. Parents: George Vilroy BRAYMER and Alice GALLAGHER.

Spouse: Jesse Edward "Ed" JAMES.

Pauline BRAYMER was born on 4 Nov 1894 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. She died on 13 Nov 1982 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: George Vilroy BRAYMER and Stella Electra FEESE.

Spouse: Ora S. WELLS. Ora S. WELLS and Pauline BRAYMER were married on 12 Oct 1920 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Braymer. Children were: Vivian Maxine WELLS.

Stella BRAYMER was born on 8 Dec 1872 in Davis Twp., Caldwell Co., Missouri. She died on 9 Aug 1959 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. She was buried in Braymer Cemetery, Caldwell, Missouri. Parents: Daniel BRAYMER and Nancy Ann WOODARD.

Spouse: Oswell Burns DORSEY. Oswell Burns DORSEY and Stella BRAYMER were married after 1919.

Doris Evelyn BRAZEAL died before 2006.

Spouse: Henry Francis SHOEMAKER. Children were: David Francis SHOEMAKER.

Amanda M. BRAZELTON was born on 8 Apr 1871. She died on 27 Jan 1897. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri.

Spouse: Joseph J. HENDERSON. Joseph J. HENDERSON and Amanda M. BRAZELTON were married on 21 Jul 1889 in Kingston, Caldwell, Missouri. The bride was of Mirabile, the groom of Cameron. Children were: Vera HENDERSON, Glen E. HENDERSON.

Amanda Ellen BRECKENRIDGE was born in Mar 1861 in Missouri. Parents: M. BRECKENRIDGE and Mary J.

Spouse: James Garrett "Bud" ROCKHOLD. James Garrett "Bud" ROCKHOLD and Amanda Ellen BRECKENRIDGE were married on 30 Mar 1879 in Carroll Co., Missouri. Bride and groom were of Carroll Co., Missouri. Children were: Rosa May ROCKHOLD, Clarence A. ROCKHOLD, Edith ROCKHOLD, Homer Livingston ROCKHOLD, Howard R. ROCKHOLD, Winnie ROCKHOLD.