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Bray, James Wright

Personal Information
Last Name Bray
First Name James
Middle Name Wright
Maiden Name
Death Date 1/9/1894
Birth Date 8/24/1810
Obituary Source Mooresville Guide, Jan. 26, 1894/Martinsville Republican, Jan. 11, 1894
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Poplar Grove
Family Information
Spouse 1) Lydia Lasley; 2) Huldah (Huldy) Harper
Survived By Wife; 11 children; 36 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
Other Age 83 years, 4 months, and 8 days. Born in Tennessee. Parents: Joseph and Susannah Bray. Settled in Morgan County 1824. Married Lydia Lasley in 1838; she died 1854. They had eight children (six girls and two boys), two of whom are living. By his children with Lydia, he had 22 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Married Huldy Harper; they had 12 children (three girls and nine boys), nine of which are still living, the three youngest living at home. By his second wife he had 15 grandchildren. Died at Morgan Co. Hospital.
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