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Alvira Selby Bloor
1821 - 1891

   

 
Father Birth Death  
James Bloor May 25, 1780/9?
Frederick, MD  
After 1860
Monroe Co, OH?
 
 
Mother Birth Death  
Mary Ann Nagle May 17, 1797
Bedford Springs, PA
Aug 24, 1868
Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH
Married Jun 16, 1818 Belmont Co. (Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900)
 

Siblings of Alvira Selby Bloor
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James Holbrook Bloor Alvira Selby Bloor Mary Jane Bloor George Washington Bloor Bernice Florence Bloor Frances Marion Bloor William Frederick Bloor John Dewitt Bloor Calista Ann Bloor Laura Adelia Bloor
 
  Birth Death Notes
Alvira Selby Bloor Aug 16, 1821, Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH Nov 18, 1891, IN

Both buried at Lilly Dale Cemetery, Gatchel, Perry Co., IN
m.  Ezra Camp Ray  (b. Nov 11, 1817, Litchfield Co., CT, son of John Ray and Charlotte P Camp; d. Dec 13,1890, IN) -- Oct 28, 1841
 

Children of Alvira Selby Bloor and Ezra Camp Ray
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Ezra Deming Ray James Devo Ray George Lemuel Ray John Jerome Ray Mary Victoria Ray Cornelia Ann Ray William Jordan Ray Udonia Ray Leonora Ionia Ray
 
Alvira Selby Bloor and Ezra Camp Ray
  1841 - marries Ezra Camp Ray -- Oct 28, 1841 in either Belmont or Monroe Co., OH.  Most likely in Belmont Co., OH because Alvira's family is there in the 1840 and 1850 Census.
 
1850 U.S. Census, Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio    See Census
Name   Age Gender Race Occupation Birth Place
Ray Ezra C 32 M W Farmer / 400 CT
  Elvira S 29 F W   OH
  Ezra D 7 M W   OH
  James L 5 M W   OH
 
1860 U.S. Census, Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio    See Census
Name   Age Gender Race Occupation Birth Place
Ray Ezra C 42 M W Farmer / 3000 / 544 CT
  Alvera S 39 F W   OH
  Ezra D 17 M W   OH
James L 14 M W OH
  John J 9 M W   OH
  Mary V 7 F W   OH
  Cornelia 4 F W   OH
  William 1 M W   OH
 
1870 U.S. Census, Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana    See Census
Name   Age Gender Race Occupation Birth Place
Ray Ezra C. 52 M W Farmer / 1400 / 300 CT
  Elvary S 47 F W Keeping House OH
  Diamond [Ezra] 27 M W School Teacher OH
  John J. 19 M W Farm Laborer OH
  Victoria 17 F W Without Occupation OH
  Cornelia 14 F W Without Occupation OH
  William J. 11 M W At Home OH
  Leonora I 8 F W At Home OH
 
1880 U.S. Census, Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana   See Census
Name   Race Gender Age Relation Occupation Birth Place Birth Place Father Birth Place Mother
Ray Ezra C. W M 63 head Farmer CT CT CT
  Alvira S. W F 59 wife Keeping house OH MD OH
  Ezra D. W M 37 son Farm Laborer OH CT OH
  Cornelia A. W F 24 daughter Teacher OH CT OH
  William J. W M 21 son Farm Laborer OH CT OH
  Leonora I. W F 18 daughter at home OH CT OH
Bloor John D. W M 45 brother-in-law / widow Farm Laborer OH MD OH
  1890 - Ezra C Ray passes away, Dec 13,1890, IN
  1891 - Alvira Shelby Bloor Ray passes away, Nov 18, 1891
 
The following tombstone transcriptions were sent by John Ray (great great grandson of Ezra Camp Ray) on Oct 21, 2006.

PERRY COUNTY, INDIANA TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME 2
ANDERSON, CLARK, LEOPOLD TOWNSHIPS
Compiled By:
Sharon Patmore
Kristine Manley
PO Box 134
Chrisney, IN 47611
1993
Tell City IN Public Library


Lilly Dale Cemetery
Anderson Township
 

Ray, Ezra C. 11 Nov 1817 13 Dec 1890 Born Conn.
Ray, Alvira S.   18 Nov 1891 70y3m2d

Note: Section 32, T5S, R2W, North of Tell City on Highway 37 at Gatchell, Church of Christ, 14198 Old State Rd 37, 47586

Children of Alvira Selby Bloor and Ezra Camp Ray
 
  Ezra Deming Ray - b. May 12, 1843, Washington Co., OH;  d. Feb 6, 1917, Tell City, Perry Co., IN.  Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tell City, Perry Co., OH

m. Transylvania "Transy" Hinton  (b. Oct 13, 1869, Spencer Co., IN, daughter of John Brown Hinton and Martha Wilson;  d. Nov 21, 1946, Spencer Co., IN.  Married later to a Stricklin and then H Butler.) -- May 17, 1891, Perry Co., IN -- Divorced Aug 27, 1896, Perry Co., IN.
 
Ezra Deming Ray
 
1850 - 1880 - Census - Living with parents
 
1864 - Enlisted in Civil War serving Ohio.  Enlisted in Company K, 175th Infantry Regiment on Oct 8, 1864.  Mustered out Jun 27, 1865, Nashville, TN.  Indexed under Ezra D Rae
 
1891 - Marries Transylvania "Transy" Hinton, May 17, 1891, Perry Co., IN
Marriage license for Ezra D Ray and Transy Hinton

Also marriage register which shows bride's parents

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1896 - Divorced from Transy Hinton Aug 27, 1896, Perry Co., IN.
 
1900 U. S. Census, Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana      See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Birth
Month
Birth
Year
Age Yrs
Marr.
# Child #
Child
living
Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father
Birth Place
Mother
Ray Ezra D. Head W M May 1843 57       Farmer OH CT OH
 
1910 U. S. Census, Ward 2, Pray? Township, Tell City, Perry County, Indiana    See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Yrs
Marr.
# Child #
Child
living
Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father
Birth Place
Mother
Living as boarder with sister Leonora's Mosby's family
Ray Ezra D. Boarder W M 66 Wd     None OH CT OH
 
1917 - Ezra Deming Ray passes away, Feb 6, 1917, Tell City, Perry Co., IN

Death Certificate for Ezra Deming Ray

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Application for military headstone for Ezra D Ray

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Grave marker for Ezra D Ray at Greenwood Cemetery, Tell City, Perry Co., OH

Photo taken by John R
 a volunteer at Find A Grave

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  James Devo Ray - b. Aug 20, 1845, OH; d. Apr 14, 1916, in Washington, DC. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA

m. Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Page (b. Feb 13, 1852, Marietta, Washington Co., OH, daughter of Henry Edwin Page and Elizabeth Pfaff;  d. Nov 1, 1934, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.  Buried at Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., KS.  Carrie was married first to Benjamin F Gill, Sep 7, 1876, Ellenboro, Ritchie Co. WV.  Benjamin F Gill died Apr 6, 1878)  -- May 13, 1881, Morgan Co., MO
 
  See the Marriages and Children of James Devo Ray.....
 
  George Lemuel Ray - b. May 25, 1848, OH; d. Dec 8, 1849
 

Monroe County, Ohio Newspaper Abstracts
8 March 1844 - 25 August 1852

By Rita Bone Kopp

Published by Monroe County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
Box 641, Woodsfield, OH 43793
2000

Printed by Closson Press
1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, PA 15613-9208
Copyright, July 2000
Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
(Sent to Laurel by John Ray, Oct 21, 2006)

THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
2 JANUARY 1847 - 25 AUGUST 1852 pages 44-132
From Index

Bloor, pg 95
29 DECEMBER 1849, Saturday, Volume 6 Number 42
Poem to the memory of George Lemuel RAY who d 8 Dec 1849, 1y6m13d (3-2)

  John Jerome Ray - b. Sep 15, 1850, OH; d. Mar 1, 1924, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO;

m. Mary Ellen Harlan (b. Jul 30 1855, daughter of John Harlan and ?Elizabeth Wheatley;  d. Dec 23, 1914, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO) -- April 6,1877, Perry Co., IN

Both buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
 
  See the Marriages and Children of John Jerome Ray.....
 
  Mary Victoria Ray - b. Apr 20, 1853, Washington Co., OH; d. Dec 20, 1932, Charlie, Clay Co., TX

m. William Davis Barger  (b. Jun 22, 1852, Perry Co., IN; son of John Barger and Lavica Davis; d. Apr 23, 1921, Clay Co., TX) -- Dec 26, 1875, Perry Co., IN

Both buried at Charlie Cemetery, Charlie, Clay Co., TX
 
  See the Marriages and Children of Mary Victoria Ray.....
 
  Cornelia Ann Ray - b. Mar 22, 1856, OH; d. June 22, 1932,

m. Levi Shelman Barger (b. Nov 12, 1854, IN son of John Barger and Lavica Davis;  d. 1934)  -- Mar 22, 1885, Perry Co., IN

Both buried at Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas Co., KS, Block 5, Lot 1, Sites 2 and 3
 
  See the Marriages and Children of Cornelia Ann Ray.....
 
  William Jordan Ray - b. Feb 24, 1859, Washington Co., OH; d. Feb 16, 1927, Tell City, Perry Co., IN;

m. Mary Isabel Jarboe (b. Nov 5, 1863, Perry Co., IN, daughter of John Thomas Jarboe and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell;  d. Aug 13, 1938, Tell City, Perry Co., IN) -- May 5, 1885, Saint Augustine Church, Leopold, Perry Co., IN

Both buried at Saint Marks Cemetery, Tell City, Perry Co., IN
 
  See the Marriages and Children of William Jordan Ray.....
 
  Udonia Ray - b. Feb 24, 1859, Washington Co., OH;  d. Mar 21, 1859.  Twin of William Jordan Ray
   
  Leonora Ionia Ray - b. Apr 25, 1862, OH ;  d. Jul 1, 1925, Tell City, Perry Co., IN 

 (b. Jan 5, 1862, IN, son of Robert Claiborne Mosby and Sarah Catherine Alvey;  d. Jul 22, 1931, Tell City, Perry Co., IN.  Married again to Laura Bell Rowley (who was married first to David Gatchel. Buried under Laura Mosby at Greenwood Cemetery)) -- Aug 31, 1884, Perry Co., IN

Leonora and George buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tell City, Perry Co., IN
 
   See the Marriages and Children of Leonora Ionia Ray.....
 
   
 
 
 
 


August 12, 2017