Mary Blanche Norman and Harrison Morton Ray

HARRISON MORTON RAY, son of MARY ALICE MILLER and THOMAS FRANK RAY, was born October 21, 1888 in Wayne County, Indiana,¹²² and died October 13, 1918 in France.^{89, 1279} He is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.¹¹²⁵

He married MARY BLANCHE NORMAN on October 28, 1915 in Wayne County, Indiana.¹⁶⁷⁵ She was born May 9, 1889.

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  • William H. Thompson Descendant Report (Ancestor of Harrison M. Ray)
  • Alexander Blair Descendant Report (Ancestor of Harrison M. Ray)

Obituaries

Richmond Palladium, November 23, 1918¹²⁷⁹

HARRY M. RAY DIES IN FRANCE

Corporal Harry M. Ray, 29 years, old, has been killed in action in France, according to a telegram received by his wife last night. The telegram is as follows: "Deeply regret to inform you that Corporal Harry Ray, Infantry, is officially reported.as killed in action, October fourteenth. HARRIS, the Adjutant General.:

Corporal Ray was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray, 1903 North A street. He has been in the service since September, 1917. He went from Richmond with tha first 101 men and was sent to Camp Taylor, later going to Camp Forest, Georgia. He was sent to France in April with Pershing's first men, and had been over the top many times always escaping without any injuries. He was in ihe hard fighting of September 1, and his relatives believe that he was killed in the fighting at Sedan. The last mail received from him was dated September 26. In In his letters he spoke hopefully of his coming home.

When he left Richmond he was employed as a core maker at Swayne Robinson company. Previous to that time he was in the fire department at the West Fifth Street house.

He was born and raised in Richmond, attending the Richmond schools. His wife recently established an apron shop at 194 Fort Wayne avenue. She said today that from the time her husband went away she felt as though he would never return.

Corporal Ray is survived by his wife, parents, and four sisters, Mrs. Harry Hartzler of this city, Miss Hazel Ray, wlio is doing government work in Washingion, Mrs. William Maurer of Atlanta, Ga., Miss Florence Ray of Cleveland, and one brother, Herbert Ray of Nitro, W. Va., a niece and nephew, Ray and June Matthews.

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Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 7, 1900112	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Mary Alice Miller Thomas Frank Ray Tennessee Ray Herbert E. Ray Harrison Morton Ray Ruth Irene Ray Hazel V. Ray Florence Ray
April 22, 1910815	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Mary Alice Miller Thomas Frank Ray Tennessee Ray Herbert E. Ray Harrison Morton Ray Ruth Irene Ray Hazel V. Ray Florence Ray