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James Devo Ray
1845 - 1916

   
 
Father Birth Death  
Ezra Camp Ray  Nov 11, 1817, Litchfield Co., CT Dec 13,1890, IN Son of John Ray and Charlotte P Camp
 
Mother Birth Death  
Alvira Selby Bloor Aug 16, 1821, Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH Nov 18, 1891, IN

Both buried at Lilly Dale Cemetery, Gatchel, Perry Co., IN		 Married Oct 28, 1841
 

Siblings of James Devo 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
 
  Birth Death Notes
James Devo Ray 
 		 b. Aug 20, 1845, OH
 		 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
 

Children of James Devo Ray and Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Page
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Ezra Camp Ray Annie Victoria Ray DeWitt Talmadge Ray Carrie Pearl Ray Leonora Grace Ray
 
James Devo Ray
 
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
  1865 - Civil War - Enlisted in Company K, Ohio 92nd Infantry Regiment on 07 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 10 Jun 1865 at Camp Chase, OH
  1870 - Census - Unable to find James Ray
  1880 - Census - Living with brother John Jerome and his family
 
1880 U. S. Census, Richland Township, Morgan County, Missouri    See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Ray James D.   W M 34 Farmer OH CT OH
James Devo Ray and Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Page
  1881 - Marries Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Page,  May 13, 1881, Morgan Co., MO.   Carrie has one daughter Alice Gill from her first marriage.
 
1900 U. S. Census, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas   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 James D. Head W M Aug 1845 54 19       OH CT OH
  Carrie Wife W F Feb 1852 48 19 8 6   OH England Germany
  Ezra Son W M Jun 1882 17 S     Farm laborer MO OH OH
  Dewitt Son W M Mar 1887 13 S     at school MO OH OH
Gills Alice Dau W F Mar 1878 22 S 0 0   VA OH OH
 
1910 U. S. Census, Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County, Kansas   See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #
Child
living		 Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Ray James B. Head W M 64 29 M2     House OH OH OH
  Carr E Wife W F 58 29 M2 8 6 H? at home OH MA Germany
  Alice Dau W F 32 0     none WV OH OH
  Ezra Son W M 27 0     Dairy hand MO OH OH
  Victory Dau W F 25 M     s.t. Temp MO OH OH
  Dewitt Son W M 23 S     Farm MO OH OH
  Carry P. Dau W F 21 S     Book? Clerk MO OH OH
  Leonora Dau W F 19 S     ? MO OH OH
  1916 - James Devo Ray passes away,  Apr 14, 1916, in Washington, DC
 

Grave marker for James D Ray at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA

Photo taken by John Ray a volunteer at Find A Grave

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1920 U. S. Census, Ward 7, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri     See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr. Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Ray Carrie E Head W F 67 W None OH England Germany
Lenora Daughter W F 28 S Teacher / Pub school MO OH OH
Ezra Son W M 37 S Farmer / Renter MO OH OH
Dewitt Son W M 32 S Farmer / Renter MO OH OH
  1930 - Census - Widow Carrie living with daughter Leonora Ray Daum  (see Census below)
 
1934 - Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Page passes away, Nov 1, 1934, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

Death certificate for Carrie E Ray

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Children of James Devo Ray and Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Page
 
  Infant Ray - b. after 1881;  d. bef 1900.  Based on 1900 Census
  Infant Ray - b. after 1881;  d. bef 1900.  Based on 1900 Census
  Ezra Camp Ray - b. Jun 14 1882, Smithton, Pettis Co., MO;  d. Mar 26, 1951, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.  Buried at Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., KS.  Never married
 
Ezra Camp Ray
  1900 - 1910 - Census with parents
 

WWI Registration for Ezra Camp Ray (son of John Devo Ray)

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  1920 - Census - Living with mother, brother Dewitt, and sister Leonora
 
1930 U. S. Census, Fairfax County, Osage County, Kansas       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Age
Marr.		 Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Ray Ezra Head W M 47 S Farmer / Gen farming MO OH OH
  Dewitt Brother W M 42 S Farmer / Gen farming MO OH OH
  1940 - Census - Living with brother Dewitt in Fairfax, Osage Co., KS
 

WWII Registration for Ezra Camp Ray (son of John Devo Ray)

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  1951 - Ezra Camp Ray passes away, Mar 26, 1951, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
   
  Annie Victoria Ray - b. Oct 7, 1884, MO;  d. Jan 22, 1972, ? Carlsbad, Eddy Co., NM (last SS benefit received here.  Daughter Helen was living in NM also)

m. Alexander McCook Barrett  (b. Sep 13, 1878, Fort McKavett, Menard Co., TX, son of Gregory Barrett and Martha West;  d. Oct 17, 1919, Washington, DC)  

Both Annie and Alexander buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA
 
Annie Victoria Ray and Alexander McCook Barrett
  1900 - Census - Living in Jefferson, Pleasants Co., WV as the niece of May Page Nole (sister of Annie's mother Carrie)
  1905 - 1910 - Marries Alexander McCook Barrett - possibly in Leavenworth, Kansas.  Since the county courthouse here burned in 1911, the marriage records are probably forever lost.
  1910 - Census - Annie Victoria living with her parents (see census above under name Victory).  Marital status is given as Married and under occupation it says she is only there temporarily.  Suspect that husband was somewhere doing something for the military.
  1911 - Daughter Helen Julia Barrett is born in Leavenworth, KS, Apr 15, 1911
  1911 - 1914 - Moved to New York
 
Obituary for Alexander McCook Barrett
The Baltimore Sun,  Saturday, October 18, 1919
Injured By His Horse; Died Capt. A. McC Barrett Succumbs In Washington Hospital

Captain Alexander McC. Barrett, brother of Major Henry S. Barrett, formerly of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry, died yesterday morning at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., from injuries received when his horse fell on him some months ago at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Captain Barrett was a member of the Cavalry of the regular Army and was the son of Captain Gregory Barrett, who was killed at San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. He was born at Fort McDevitt [McKavett], Texas in 1878.

Besides Major Barrett, Captain Barrett is survived by his widow, Mrs. Victoria Barrett; two children [sisters], Mrs. Florence E. Mills and Mrs. Julia Littell, wife of Brigadier General Littell and by another brother, Frederick R. Barrett. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Washington and he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

The section about having two children is true  However, they are not married.  Florence was born in 1914 and Helen in 1911.  They were small children when their father died.
Julia Littell and Florence Mills are Alexander's sisters.
  1920 - Census - Annie Victoria is living with her sister-in-law Florence Barrett Mills who married Eugene Smith Mills.  Florence was the sister of Alexander Barrett.  Annie's name was incorrectly recorded as Florence on the census sheet.

Also, from this point on, Annie keeps reporting that her father was born in Illinois for some reason.
 
1920 U. S. Census, Washington, Morris County, New Jersey    See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Marr? Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Mills Eugene S Head W M 46 M Teacher public school NJ CT NY
  Florence Wife W F 41 M None TX MD OH
Barrett Florence [Annie] Sis-in-law W F 35 Wd None MO IL OH
  Hellen Niece W F 8 S None KS TX MO
  Florence Niece W F 5 S None NY TX MO
  1930 - Census - Annie V Barrett is living and working as a nurse at the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane, Parsippany, Morris Co., NJ   See Census
 
  1940 - Census - A V Barrett is a registered nurse still working at the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane, Parsippany, Morris Co., NJ   See Census
 
  1940 - 1972 - Ends up in New Mexico.  Daughter Helen was also here.  Do not know who followed who here.
  Helen Julia Barrett - b. Apr 15, 1911, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., KS;  d. 1994, Lincoln Co., NM.  Buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., NM

m1. Carlo Toschi (pronounced toss-key)  (b. Jul 17, 1895, Italy;  d. Nov 19, 1950)  -- May 6, 1931, Manhattan, New York City, NY

m2. Perdue

m3. Glover David McCarty, Jr  (b. Apr 8, 1917, Tarrant Co., TX, son of Glover David McCarty and Rose Etta Hart;  d. Sep 13, 1996, Lincoln Co., NM) 
 
Helen Julia Barrett
  1920 - Census - Living with mother and sister in the home of aunt Florence Barrett Mills
  1931 - Marries Carlo Toschi, May 6, 1931, Manhattan, New York City, NY
 

1936 - Toschi family are passengers returning from Italy.  Note birth locations of Helen and son Alexander.

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  1938 - As of Nov 21, 1938, Helen and Carlo still had only one child.  Based on society pages mentioning "Mr and Mrs Carlo Toschi and their son and Miss Florence Barrett"  The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, Mon, Nov 21, 1938, pg 13
 

WWII Registration for Carlo Toschi

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  1950 - Carlo Toschi passes away, Nov 19, 1950 per SSDI
  1957 - Helen has married Perdue and sister Florence Rudulph is visiting from Buffalo, NY, (The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey)
  1957 - 1961 - Is widowed or divorces Perdue and marries Glover McCarty and lives in San Antonio, TX.  Glover McCarty is listed as the informant on Helen's aunt Leonora Grace Ray Daum's death certificate in 1961.  (See death certificate for Leonora Ray Daum below)
  1961 - 1994 -  Moves with husband Glover to New Mexico.  Father of Glover McCarty owned land in Ruidoso which he deeded to his son in 1973.  (Ruidoso News, Jan 12, 1973, pg 13)
  1994 - Helen Julia Barrett McCarty passes away.
  1996 - Husband Glover David McCarty passes away, Sep 13, 1996, Lincoln Co., NM
  Alexander Umberto Toschi - b. Feb 7, 1932, Morristown, NJ;  Feb 7, 2015, NJ

m. Mary "Mimi" Magdalene Boardman  (b. May 14, 1931, La Porte, La Porte Co., IN  daughter of Wilbur Ora Boardman and Mary Magdalene Borg) -- Dec 27, 1962, La Porte, La Porte Co., IN
 
Alexander Umberto Toschi and Mary "Mimi" Magdalene Boardman
  1962 - Marries Mary M Boardman - Dec 27, 1962, La Porte, La Porte Co., IN
 
  I just love/hate this "badaboom badabing" style obituary.  It is written in such a way that one would assume that Alex was 100% Italian.  He was only 50% Italian.  Mother Helen most likely named her son after her father Alexander Barrett. By modifying his first name Alexander to the Italian version of Alessandro, the author of the obituary is basically insulting the maternal side of the family.  Perhaps that was the point.  There is no mention of his mother Helen within the obit.

There is a mention in the obit that Alex was the eldest son of Carlo.  I am still trying to find if Helen and Carlo had any other children.  In the 2008 obituary for aunt Florence Barrett Rudulph, she only mentions one nephew, Alexander (no nieces).  There is a possibility that Carlo Toschi had married before in Italy and had daughters before coming to America.   Alexander was only 18 when his father died in 1950.
 
 
Obituary for Alexander U Toschi
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?pid=174097539

Alessandro, A wonderful life was lived and lost when Alessandro Umberto Visconti Marazzoni Maria Toschi, 83, of Glen Rock, New Jersey, took his last breath on February 7 – the same day he entered the world.

He was known as "Sandro", "Alexander", "Big Al" and "Big Papa" by his grandchildren. As the eldest son of Carlo Toschi, he also assumed the title of "Count" of the Toschi family upon his father's death.

Alex is survived by his wife Mimi of 52 years, son Sandro and daughter Mia, grandchildren, Sandro, Michael, Gabriela and many nieces and nephews.
Big Al was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to all. Besides his love for family, Al loved world politics, traveling, working out and sports. He and Mimi enjoyed dividing their time between homes in Glen Rock, New Jersey, LaPorte, Indiana and Scottsdale, Arizona. Raised in New York City and Milan, Italy, Alex obtained a Master's Degree in International Business and eventually headed up the National Foreign Trade Council where he worked for 40 years in both New York City and Washington, DC. He was instrumental in creating business opportunities in many countries and worked with the Presidents of Mexico and South Africa. He also worked directly with Nelson Mandela in the 1990's.

Toschi served in the U.S Army during the Korean War and worked throughout Germany in many rebuilding operations although he never changed a light bulb in his own home. Big Al often said the military helps build great character in men. Alessandro spoke several languages and will always be remembered for pushing people to be their best – physically, mentally and spiritually. Throughout his lengthy illness with brain cancer, Big Al laced up his running shoes on each day in hopes of getting back to the Ridgewood YMCA where he enjoyed working out nearly every day with his many dear friends. He was forced to give up his routine due to his illness but enjoyed watching sports and ESPN every day. One of his favorite things to do was take long walks with family and friends. He climbed every mountain and walked every mile of NYC.

Family members wish to extend their gratitude to Toschi's nurses at Valley Hospital including Teri Johnson as well as the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the Glen Rock police department and Care One in Paramus where many loving nurses and aides cared for him. During his journey, there were too many friends to count who helped ease the burden but the family does wish to acknowledge the many neighbors and Glen Rockers who helped. Services and a prayer vigil for Alessandro Toschi will be held at the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, 109 Darlington Avenue, Ramsey on Wednesday, February 11 from 4-7 PM.

Although he was an Italian, Big Al loved Irish music. An "Italian Irish Wake" will be held immediately following. There will be a Roman Catholic Mass at Saint Joseph's Church in June in La Porte Indiana, where Alessandro Toschi married his wife. A burial of his ashes will immediately follow with a Celebration of Life at his favorite Italian restaurant.
  Mia Cecilia Toschi - m. John Andrew Thorsen
https://www.youtube.com/user/151mamamia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOGQ0euB9Sk
  Alexander U Toschi, Jr - m. Michelle Gaisford
   
  Florence Barrett  - b. Jan 26, 1914, NY;  d. Jan 10, 2008, Mount Arlington, Morris Co., NJ

m.  James A Rudulph  (b. Jun 23, 1904, son of Gerald Kitchen Rudulph and Katherine Dempsey;  d. May 1985, NJ) -- Sep 9, 1944, Manhattan, New York City, NY
 
Florence Barrett and James A Rudulph
  1920 - Census - Living with mother and sister in the home of aunt Florence Barrett Mills
  1930 - Census - Still living with aunt Florence Barrett Mills
  1944 - Marries James A Rudulph, Sep 9, 1944, Manhattan, New York City, NY
  Susan Anne Rudulph - m. Johnson;  Lives in High Bridge, NJ
  Helen Elizabeth Rudulph - b. Oct 6, 1947 m. James M Lustenader (b. Dec 11, 1944) -- 1972, Manhattan, New York City, NY;  lives in Bonita Springs, FL
   
  DeWitt Talmadge Ray - b. Mar 12, 1887, Smithton, Pettis Co., MO;  d. Nov 17, 1951, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. Buried at Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., KS.     Never married.
 
DeWitt Talmadge Ray
  1900 - 1910 - Census with parents
 

WWI Registration for DeWitt T Ray

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  1918 - 1919 - World War I - Jun 25, 1918 - Sep 13, 1919
  1920 - Census - Living with mother, brother Ezra, and sister Leonora
 
1930 U. S. Census, Fairfax County, Osage County, Kansas       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Age
Marr.		 Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Ray Ezra Head W M 47 S Farmer / Gen farming MO OH OH
  Dewitt Brother W M 42 S Farmer / Gen farming MO OH OH
  1940 - Census - Living with brother Ezra in Fairfax, Osage Co., KS
 

WWII Registration for DeWitt T Ray

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  1951 - DeWitt Talmadge Ray passes away, Nov 17, 1951, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
 

Application for military headstone for DeWitt T Ray

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  Carrie Pearl Ray - Nov 22, 1888, MO;  d. Aug 3, 1923, El Paso Co., CO.  Buried at Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., KS.     Never married
 
Carrie Pearl Ray
  1900 - Census - Living as an inmate with sister Leonora Grace Ray at the Soldiers' Orphans Home in Shannon, Atchison County, Kansas    See census...
  1910 - Census - Living with her parents
  1920 - Census - Was working as a bookkeeper at the MWA (Modern Woodmen of America) Sanitarium, Precinct 52, El Paso County, CO    See census...
  1923 - Carrie Pearl Ray passes away, Aug 3, 1923, El Paso Co., CO
   
  Leonora Grace Ray - b. Jun 26, 1891, MO;  d. Sep 3, 1961, Fulton, Callaway Co., MO.  Burial unknown at this time.  Although it is suspected that she is buried with her husband LeRoy.  According to her death certificate, her body was moved to Topeka, KS.  No cemetery name was given.      

m1. Grant  (d. before 1925)

m2. LeRoy Daum  (b. Aug 23, 1886, Potter, Atchison Co., KS, son of Paul C Daum and Cassie Hudson;  d. Nov 23, 1960, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.  Buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
 
Leonora Grace Ray
  1900 - Census - Living as an inmate with sister Carrie Pearl Ray at the Soldiers' Orphans Home in Shannon, Atchison County, Kansas     See census...
  1910 - Census - Living with parents
  1920 - Census - Living with mother and brothers Ezra and DeWitt
  1920 - 1925 - Marries and is widowed by ?-- Grant based on 1925 Kansas Census
  1925 - Kansas Census - Living with mother and brothers with the last name Grant as a widow  See Census...
  1927 - Marries LeRoy Daum ca 1927.
 
1930 U. S. Census, Mission Township, Shawnee County, Kansas   See Census and pt 2
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Daum LeRoy Head W M 43 M 40 Farmer farm KS IL KS
Lenora G Wife W F 38 M 28 Poultry and garden general farm MS OH OH
Ray Carrie Moth in law W F 78 Wd 24 OH Eng Ger
 
1940 U. S. Census,  Mission Township, Shawnee County, Kansas   See Census 
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Daum Roy Head W M 53 M 8 Farmer farm KS
  Lenora Wife W F 48 M C-1   MO
 

WWII Registration for LeRoy Daum

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  1960 - LeRoy Daum passes away, d. Nov 23, 1960, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
  1961 - Leonora dies in a car accident in MO.  Car was being driven by Glover McCarty who was the third husband of niece Helen Barrett who was the eldest daughter of Leonora's sister Annie Victoria.  (Jefferson City Post-Tribune, Jefferson City, MO, Tue, Sep 5, 1961, pg1)
 

Death certificate for Lenora [stet] Daum

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February 15, 2020