1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Thomas RAY (æ 11, b. GA) is living in Pickens Co., GA, with his widowed mother (q.v.).  Can't find Emily, at least, not with any certainty.  Julia V. BRADFORD (æ 4, b. GA) is living in Pickens Co., GA (p. 63A), with her parents, Ransom BRADFORD (æ 22, b. GA) & Harriet (æ 23, b. GA), plus a sister.

3a.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 16):  Conns [Conn] Creek, Cherokee Co., GA, Roll 140, p. 250A, PN 33, SD 1, ED 26, enumerated 30 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	13	22	23	24	25	26
329	332	Ray Thomas	W	M	19		/	Farm laborer	/	/	GA	GA	GA
		___ Emily	W	F	18	Wife	/	Keeping house			GA	GA	GA

3b.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  July V. BRADFORD (æ 15, b. GA) is living in Pickens Co., GA (p. 532A), with her parents, Ransom BRADFORD (æ 32, b. GA) & Hariet E. (æ 32, b. GA), plus a younger sister.

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11-12 of 19):  Georgia Militia Dist. 881, Walker Co., GA, Roll T623_226 (Book 1), pp. 212A-212B, SN 6, SD 7, ED 95, enumerated 15/16 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

28

98

100

Ray Thomas

Head

W

M

Jun 1859

40

M

10

GA

NC

GA

Farmer

Y

Y

Y

R

F

101

___ Julia

Wife

W

F

Nov 1866

33

M

10

9

6

GA

GA

GA

Keeping House

Y

Y

Y

___ John H

Son

W

M

Feb 1882

18

S

GA

GA

GA

Farm Laborer

6

4

Y

Y

Y

___ James F

Son

W

M

May 1884

16

S

GA

GA

GA

Farm Laborer

6

4

Y

Y

Y

___ Nancy M

Dau

W

F

Oct 1886

13

S

GA

GA

GA

4

Y

Y

Y

___ Mary E

Dau

W

F

Aug 1888

11

S

GA

GA

GA

3

Y

Y

Y

___ Walter H

Son

W

M

Mar 1898

2

S

GA

GA

GA

___ Rachel F

Mother

W

F

May 1832

68

Wd

GA

GA

GA

Y

N

Y

Only Walter is Julia's child, and they've only been married five years, not ten.  It seems the enumerator mistakenly tallied Thomas's children in Columns 11 and 12.  They are listed next to newlyweds William H. HARRIS (æ 21, b. Aug 1878, GA) and his wife, "Vader" (æ 16, b. Feb 1884, GA).  "Vader" is Laveda Bell (THACKER) HARRIS, Julia's daughter from her prior marriage to Dock T. THACKER.  Living with them is a Bettie RAY (æ 12, b. May 1888, GA/GA/GA), shown as Williams "sister-in-law."  Actually, it appears Bettie is Laveda's stepsister, not her biological sister.  Although Bettie's birthdate would be a conflict with that of Mary E. (because May and August 1888 are less than nine months apart), I suspect either enumerator error or Mary E. is Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" RAY, and they are the same person, enumerated twice.  I suspect the latter because, along with eldest daughter Hulda, who is living in 1900, it would bring the total of Thomas's surviving children to six.

6.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 16):  Pond Spring, 881 Militia Dist., Walker Co., GA, Roll T624_214 (Book 1), p. 214A, SN 2A, SD 7, ED 142, enumerated 18 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

20

23

24

25

26

28

29

10

9

Ray Thomas

Head

M

W

53

M2

15

GA

NC

GA

Eng

Farmer

General Farm

OA

Y

Y

R

F

9

___ Julia

Wife

F

W

40

M1

15

1

1

GA

GA

GA

Eng

None

Y

Y

___ Walter

Son

M

W

12

S

GA

GA

GA

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

___ Laurence

GSon

M

W

11/12

S

GA

GA

GA

Eng

None

Julia had a total of two children.  I haven't checked to see if her daughter, Laveda, is still alive.  Laurence should be surnamed, CRANE.

7.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 13):  Chambers [Twp?], G.M.D. 1094, Catoosa Co., GA, Roll T625_238, p. 180A, SN 9A, SD 7, ED 21, enumerated 8 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

16

17

18

19

21

23

25

26

27

29

Fm

18

18

Ray Thomas

Head

R

M

W

62

M

Y

Y

GA

GA

GA

Y

Farmer

Gen. Farm

16

Ray Victoria

Wife

F

W

53

M

Y

Y

GA

GA

OH

Y

None

Crane Lawrence

GSon

M

W

10

S

N

Y

Y

GA

GA

GA

Y

None

8.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 19):  "Mt. road off Catlett gap," Pond Springs, G.M. Dist. 881, Walker Co., GA, Roll 390, p. 68B, SN 2B, ED 148-5, SD 1, enumerated 7 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

3

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

24

25

26

27

28

30

32

*

35

39

Ray Thomas

Head

R

Y

M

W

69

M

23

N

N

GA

GA

NC

Y

Farmer

General Farm

O

Y

N

31

___ Victora

Wife

F

W

65

M

19

N

Y

GA

GA

GA

Y

None

General Farm

Crane Lawerence

GSon

M

W

20

S

N

Y

GA

GA

GA

Y

Farmer

General Farm

NP

Y

*Mt. road off Catlett gap

Listed next to married son, Walter RAY.

9.  Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 (online at Ancestry.com):

Thomas Ray	4 Feb 1932				Whitfield Co.	Cert #4343
V G Ray	22 Oct 1950	84 Years	White	Female	Whitfield Co.	Cert #23592

10.  Find-A-Grave.

11.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).