Family: John Crays / Mary Jane Tosh (F1808)

• Father | Male John Crays

  
  

  Born	16 Sep 1828	Indiana
  Died	23 Feb 1905	Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska
  Buried		Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska
  Married	2 Dec 1853  [1, 2, 3]	Macon County, Illinois  [1, 2, 3]
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  Mother | Female Mary Jane Tosh

  
  

  Born	1 Sep 1838	Illinois
  Died	22 Apr 1924	Nebraska
  Buried		Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska
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  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Mary Isabel "Belle" Crays

  
  

  Born	Abt 1855	Illinois
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Melvina Ann Crays

  
  

  Born	Abt 1858	Illinois
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Lydia Angelina Crays

  
  

  Born	Abt 1860	Macoupin County, Illinois
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Alice Crays

  
  

  Born	Abt 1862	Illinois
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Marie "Rie" Crays

  
  

  Born	Abt 1864	Macoupin County, Illinois
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Ida M. Crays

  
  

  Born	Abt 1867	Macoupin County, Illinois
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Charles Wesley Crays

  
  

  Born	9 Apr 1868	Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois
  Died	15 Aug 1964	Nebraska
  Buried		Atlanta Center Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska
  Spouse	Minnie Ellen Davies | F1807
  Married	21 Nov 1899	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Laura E. Crays

  
  

  Born	17 Feb 1876	Macoupin County, Illinois
  Died	3 Jul 1937	Nebraska
  Buried		Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska
  Spouse	William E. Fisher | F12805
  Married

  
  

  Child 9 | Male John Wilbern Crays

  
  

  Born	29 Jul 1879	Macoupin County, Illinois
  Died	27 Oct 1953	Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska
  Buried		Bruning Public Cemetery, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska
  Spouse	Bessie Catherine Sigman | F1809
  Married

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Mark Lee Crays

  
  

  Born	21 Oct 1884	Illinois
  Died	8 Apr 1965	Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas
  Buried		Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Their Illinois Marriage record can be found at the Macon County Court Records, Film # 0983125 - 0983126. They had a total of three sons and seven daughters: Charles, a farmer of Tobias, Wilburn, an auctioneer from Bruning, Mark, showed free movies in neighboring towns and in Texas, Laura (Mrs. Will Fisher), Tobias, Belle (Mrs. W.F. Nevins), Fairfield, Marie (Mrs. Chas. Harding), Cambridge, Ida (Mrs. Frank Osborne), Crete, Ann (Mrs. G.M. Dougherty), Bruning, Alice (Mrs. Chas. Pike), Bruning, Angeline (Mrs. Thayer), of Colorado. (Milligan, p 255). Posting from GenForum: John J. CRAYS and his wife, Mary Jane TOSH came from Palmyra, Macoupin Co., IL about 1885 settling in Tobias. All of their children were born in Palmyra. The entire family came to Nebraska. Also, Mary Jane's nephew, William Riley TOSH also accompanied them from Palmyra, IL to Saline Co., IL. Their children: Mary Jane CRAYS b. 1855, Gertie Maude CRAYS b. 1856 d. 1858, Anna Melvina CRAYS b. 1858, Lydia Angeline CRAYS b. 1860, Alice CRAYS b. 1863, Marie(a) b. 1865, Ida (Manly) CRAYS b. 1867, Charles Wesley CRAYS b. 1868, Laura E. CRAYS b. 1876, J. Wilburn CRAYS b. 1879, a child b. & d. before 1883 and Mark L. CRAYS b. 1883. Any information on these families is appreciated. Desire contact with descendants. Have been working on the CRAYS and TOSH Families over 25 years. Will exchange. Posted by Linda Arnold on 21 Aug 1999

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 254 (Reliability: 3). [S1550] Ancestry.com - Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 87135709 (Reliability: 3).