John Wilbern Crays

1879 - 1953  (74 years)

• Name	John Wilbern Crays  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 Jul 1879	Macoupin County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Oct 1953	Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	Bruning Public Cemetery, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	(Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Nebraska, Thayer County, Bruning Precinct, Bruning Village Enumerated 5 Jan 1920 SD 4 ED 193 Sheet 7B Carroll Street 23-24 Crays, Wilbern Head M W 40 M Ill Ind Ind Agent Real Estate Crays, Bessie K Wf F W 38 M Mo Oh Oh Crays, Roy W Son M W 15 S Ne Ill Mo Crays, Vivian L Dtr F W 9 S Ne Ill Mo
  Person ID	I42910	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	John Crays,   b. 16 Sep 1828, Indiana d. 23 Feb 1905, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Tosh,   b. 1 Sep 1838, Illinois d. 22 Apr 1924, Nebraska (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1853	Macon County, Illinois   [4, 5, 6]
  	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
  Family ID	F1808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Catherine Sigman,   b. 17 Mar 1882, Missouri d. 16 Aug 1978 (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Y  [7]
  	FindAGrave has memorials for two children of Wilbern and Bessie, Roy Wilbern Crays (1904-1961) and Vivian LaVae Crays UDEN (1910-2008).
  Children	1. Roy Wilbern Crays,   b. 27 Apr 1904, Nebraska d. 16 Jan 1961, El Monte, Los Angeles County, California (Age 56 years)   2. Vivian LaVae Crays,   b. 19 Aug 1910, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 2 Apr 2008, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F1809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 27 Oct 1953 - Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska Burial - - Bruning Public Cemetery, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Illinois, Macoupin County, South Otter Twp Enumerated 10 Jun 1880 Page 15 SD 6 ED 126 Stamped 327 138-138 (Reliability: 3). [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.), # 41985892 (Reliability: 3). [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Nebraska, Thayer County, Bruning Precinct, Bruning Village Enumerated 5 Jan 1920 SD 4 ED 193 Sheet 7B Carroll Street 23-24 (Reliability: 3). [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). [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.), # 41985868 (Reliability: 3).