William McCray
(Abt 1818-)
Rebecca Crow
(Abt 1823-)
Lewis J. McCray
(1848-1928)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Almira Jane Fast

Lewis J. McCray 1 2 3

  • Born: 16 May 1848, Ohio 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Almira Jane Fast about 1875 1 2
  • Died: 15 July 1928, Cleveland, OH at age 80 3
  • Buried: 17 July 1928, Ruggles, OH

bullet   Cause of his death was Senile Debility.3

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Lewis McCray
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Jul 1928
Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Residence Place: Ashland, O.
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Retired farmer
Birth Date: 16 May 1848
Birthplace: Ohio
Burial Date: 17 Jul 1928
Burial Place: Ashland, Ohio
Father's Name: William McCray
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Rebecca Crow
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Spouse's Name: Almira
File Number: fn 41991
GS Film number: 1991345
Digital Folder Number: 004022107
Image Number: 00748

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8GQ-1SW : accessed 1 March 2015), Lewis McCray, 15 Jul 1928; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 41991; FHL microfilm 1,991,345.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 215A, District 91, Dwelling 53, Family 56, Roll 991
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Lewis J. McCray..Head..32..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hayesville, OH on 30 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 19, Dwelling 82, Family 84, Roll 1347
Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio
Home rented
Lewis McCray..Head..71..OH..Laborer, General
(Living with wife.)
.



• He was buried on 17 July 1928 in the Ruggles Cemetery in Ruggles, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #35621413
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Lewis married Almira Jane Fast, daughter of Jacob Fast and Margaret R. Baughman, about 1875.1 2 (Almira Jane Fast was born on 17 August 1848 in Ashland County, OH,1 5 6 died on 28 November 1926 in Ashland, OH 6 and was buried on 30 November 1926 in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 215A, District 91, Dwelling 53, Family 56, Roll 991
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Lewis J. McCray..Head..32..OH..Farmer
Elmira J. McCray..Wife..31..OH..Keeping House
Mary A. McCray..Dau..4..OH
Randolph McCray..Son..11m..OH..Jul

NOTE - Living in the same dwelling with the parents of Lewis.
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hayesville, OH on 30 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 19, Dwelling 82, Family 84, Roll 1347
Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio
Home rented
Lewis McCray..Head..71..OH..Laborer, General
Almira McCray..Wife..70..OH
.


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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 91, p. 215A, dwelling 53, family 56, Lewis J. McCray and Almira Jane Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 13A, dwelling 82, family 84, Lewis J. McCray and Almira Jane Fast; index and images (accessed 13 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

3 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Feb 2015), Name: Lewis Mccray; Event Date: 15 Jul 1928; Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35621413.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 3-4, dwelling 22, family 21; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

6 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Feb 2015), Name: Almire Jane Mccray; Event Date: 28 Nov 1926; Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ohio.


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