Mary Alice Miller and Thomas Frank Ray

THOMAS FRANK RAY was born October 17, 1855 in Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died April 5, 1934 in Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana.^{1277, 4931} He is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 1125, 4931}

He married MARY ALICE MILLER on October 14, 1884 in Wayne County, Indiana,¹⁶⁷⁵ daughter of RACHEL ANN THOMPSON and NIMROD M. MILLER. She was born October 16, 1861 in Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died April 21, 1938 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{1278, 4931} She is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 1125, 4931}

• Descendant Reports
  • William H. Thompson Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary A. Miller)
  • Alexander Blair Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary A. Miller)

Children of MARY ALICE MILLER and THOMAS FRANK RAY:

1. TENNESSEE RAY, b. October 12, 1885, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;^{89, 122, 1675} m. (1) CHARLES MATHEWS on October 6, 1904 in Wayne County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵, m. (2) HARRY HARTZLER on November 21, 1914 in Wayne County, Indiana^{67, 1675}; d. November 22, 1961, Rushville, Rush, Indiana.^{89, 4931}
2. HERBERT E. RAY, b. February 16, 1887, Wayne County, Indiana;¹²² m. CATHERINE SCHROEDER on August 22, 1939 in Wayne County, Indiana⁸⁷⁹⁰; d. February 10, 1954.⁸⁹
3. HARRISON MORTON RAY, b. October 21, 1888, Wayne County, Indiana;¹²² m. MARY BLANCHE NORMAN on October 28, 1915 in Wayne County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. October 13, 1918, France.^{89, 1279}
4. RUTH IRENE RAY, b. October 25, 1892, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;^{122, 619} m. (1) WILLIAM FERDINAND MAURER on April 4, 1918 in Sacred Heart Church of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia¹⁰⁸⁷¹, m. (2) CHARLES J. HAZLITT on May 29, 1937 in Wayne County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. April 4, 1943, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.^{89, 619}
5. HAZEL V. RAY, b. February 10, 1895, Wayne County, Indiana;¹²² m. ALBERT JAMES SMITH on April 19, 1924^{858, 11261}; d. May 26, 1965, Washington, District of Columbia.^{56, 1289}
6. FLORENCE RAY, b. December 19, 1897, Wayne County, Indiana;¹²² m. (1) HOWARD W. HOLTZ on November 6, 1920 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio³⁵⁰⁴, m. (2) J. P. ASCHER; d. July 18, 1970, Rush Memorial Hospital, Rush County, Indiana.^{1002, 4931}



Obituaries

Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram, April 6, 1934¹²⁷⁷

Last Rites Will Be Held Sunday

Funeral services for Frank Ray, 79 years old, who died early Thursday evening at the Reid Memorial hospital, where he had been removed from his home, 1914 Main street, will be conducted Sunday. Services will be held at 2:30 o'clock in the Stegall funeral home where friends may call at any time. Interment will be made in Earlham cemetery. Death followed a lingering illness.

The local post of the American Legion bears the name of his son, Harry Ray, who was killed in action during the World war.

Mr. Ray was employed by the former Gear, Scott & Co., for a number of years, and later by the Municipal Electric Light plant and the city street department.

He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Mary A. Ray; son, Herbert Ray, local chief of police; four daughters, Mrs. Tinnie Matthews, Richmond; Mrs. Irene Arnold, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Albert J. Smith, Waahington, and Mrs. Howard Hols, Cleveland, Ohio, and two grandchildren, Ray Matthews and June Matthews.

Richmond Palladium, April 22, 1938¹²⁷⁸

SERVICES ARRANGED FOR MRS. ALICE RAY

Last rites will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Stegall Funeral home for Mrs. Mary Alice Ray, 76 years old, widow of Frank Ray and mother of Harry Ray who died in action in the World war. Mrs. Ray died Thursday night at her home, 1914 East Main street after an extended illness. Rev. Irvin Stegall will officiate and burial will be at Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral hom any time.

Mrs. Ray was a Gold Star Mother and was widely known. The local American Legion organization was named the Harry Ray post after her son.

She is survived by a son, Herbert Ray, former chief of Richmond police; four daughters, Mrs. Tennie Matthews of this city, Mrs. Charles Hazlett of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Albert Smith of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Howard Holtz of Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Daisy Holtcamp of Richmond, and two grandchildren, Ray Matthews and Mrs. Verle White, both of this city.

Cemetery Pictures



Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
1870305	Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana	Nimrod M. Miller Rachel Ann Thompson Julia Miller Ellen B. Miller Mary Alice Miller David E. Miller Edward Elsworth Miller Charles C. Miller Cora May Miller Jane Rankin Blair
June 16, 1880659	Boston Township, Wayne, Indiana	Mary Alice Miller Ellen B. Miller
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
January 10, 1920895	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Thomas Frank Ray Mary Alice Miller Tennessee Ray
April 28, 1930252	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Thomas Frank Ray Mary Alice Miller Alice June Mathews