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From: "Gagliardi Margaret" <>
Subject: Re: MCCRAY FAMILY
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:08:48 -0400
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Verna,

You need to look for a Will and Estate Papers for a McCRAY who died
before the 1850 Census. Using Polly as a guide, and the ages of the
last child, I would look for those papers during that timeframe. Also,
using the religion as a guide, I would write to those churches and ask
if the children were married in the church. Good Luck. meg

verna strickland wrote:
>
> I am researching one of the McCray families in PA. I have 3 obits of family memebers stating they were born and married in Concord, Erie Co. PA, but I haven't had any success with finding any information from that area. I am hoping someone on the list will be able to help me find a direction.
>
> On the 1850 census of Concord township, Erie Co. PA, there is listed POLLY MCCRAY 59 years, PERRY MCCRAY 25 years, and JOSEPHINE GREENE 2/12.
>
> On the 1860 census of Concord township, Erie Co. PA, there is listed PERRY MCCRAY 36 years, and HANNAH LADUE MCCRAY 27 years.
>
> In 1870, I find them on the census, Town of Little Falls, Monroe Co. WI.
>
> Perry and Hannah had 3 children, Emma and Hasson, born in Concord, Erie Co. PA, and the third was born somewhere in WI.
>
> My information is taken from census records, and obituaries. What I am trying to find is the parents of PERRY MCCRAY, from the census of 1850 it looks like Polly could be his mother, but I haven't been able to come up with anything.
>
> I also have the book "McCray's of America" second edition on interlibrary loan, but haven't found anything in it to help me out.
>
> Maybe someone on this list has come across this McCray family or may be researching it also. Thank you for any help.
> Verna

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