— born in California:
11.  John M. McCRAY, 1865; m. Annie HANKY 
12.  Amanda "Dora/Mandora" McCRAY, b. 1867 
13.  Wilson E. "Wiltz" McCRAY, b. 1871/2; d. 27 Aug 1962, Alameda Co., CA; m. A. __?__

Child wrongly attributed to these parents:
.  [Sylvester?] "Sill" McCRAY, b. 2 May 1850; had daughters Pearl and Grace

It does not appear that George & Elizabeth had a son, Sylvester ("Sill/Syl").  Sill does not appear in the 1850 census with his supposed twin, William Henry, nor is his birthdate the same as William's, nor is it biologically possible for a woman to have children 2 or 3 months apart (Feb/Mar and May of 1850), nor does Sill appear in the 1860 or 1870 censuses with George & Elizabeth, nor does Sill or his wife or his children appear in either George's or Elizabeth's wills.  Also, my great-grandmother, Maude (THOMPSON) ROSE, daughter of our subjects' daughter, Delilah, lived to be 98 and worked for years on the family genealogy, but never included a "Sill" amongst her aunts and uncles — and she would have known who her aunts and uncles were.  Maude was orphaned as a toddler and was raised by her grandparents (our subjects), thus Maude knew her aunts and uncles well (she was especially fond of her Uncle Hen).  Surely, if she'd had an "Uncle Sill," she would have known about him, but she never included him in any family group sheet.

1.  Family Group Sheets prepared by Betty Ann (MATTHIESEN) COGLIATI and her grandmother, Maude Irene (THOMPSON) ROSE, granddaughter of our subjects through their daughter, Delilah Ann (McCRAY) THOMPSON.

2a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):

1850

McEroy, George C.

MO

Mercer Co.

Being 56th District

p. 391

2b.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #37 of 66):  District 56, Mercer Co., MO, p. 391A, 231/4, enumerated 5 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

George C Mccray	29	M		Farmer		Tennessee
Elizabeth	24	F				Virginia
Elbert	4	M				Mo
Eli	3	M				do
Lucius	2	M				do
William	3/12	M				do

Living next door to George's brother, William Henry McCRAY, who is married to Elizabeth's sister, Macedonia WILLIAMS. 

3.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7-8 of 14):  Middlebury P.O., Washington Twp., Mercer Co., MO, pp. 193-194, PN 93-94, 681/681, enumerated 18 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

G.C. McCray	39	M		Farmer	1600	600	Tennessee
E.L.    "	33	F					Virginia
E.R.    "	13	M					Missouri
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Eli McCray	12	M					Missouri
Lucius  "	11	M					"
W.H.    "	10	M					"
Marcus  "	8	M					"
Anna    "	7	F					"
Sarah   "	5	F					"
George  "	4	M					"
Mary    "	6/12	F					"

In one direction, living two doors from Elizabeth's first cousin, James M. WILLIAMS, who is next door to his brother, Royal WILLIAMS, Jr., who is living four doors from George's brother, William Henry McCRAY, who is married to Elizabeth's sister, Macedonia WILLIAMS; and, in the other direction, living three doors from George's brother, Eli McCRAY. 

4.  1870 Census:  Maine Prairie Twp., Solano co., CA, 49/49 (extracted by Solano Co. Genealogical Soc., Fairfield, CA); also, Family Quest Archives:  California Federal Census 1870:  Solano County.  Heritage Quest CD M593-90:  Maine Prairie, Solano Co., CA, p. 54A, 49/49 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

McCray, George	52	M	W	Farmer	3000	2000	TN
"   , Elizabeth	35	F	W	Keeping House			VA
"   , Albert	24	M	W	Farm Laborer			MO
"   , Elias	22	M	W	Farm Laborer			"
"   , William	20	M	W	Farm Laborer			"
"   , Marcus	18	M	W	Farm Laborer			"
"   , Annie	15	F	W	at home			"
"   , David	21	M	W	Farm Laborer			"
"   , Sarah	13	F	W	at home			"
"   , John	12	M	W	at home			"
"   , Mary	10	F	W	at home			"
"   , Henderson	7	M	W	at home			"
"   , John	5	M	W	at home			"
"   , Armanda	3	F	W	at home			"

Looks like we've got a sloppy census-taker or a bad informant (the informant isn't necessarily the head-of-household, it could be a child or even a neighbor).  George should have been 48/49, Elizabeth should have been in her 40s, the "John," age 12, should be George, and the youngest two children were born in California.  And where is "Sill," supposed twin of William?

5.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #17 of 28):  Maine Prairie Twp., Solano Co., CA, p. 456A, PN 17, SD 3, ED 117, enumerated 11 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

9

10

13

15

20

21

24

25

26

113

114

McCray Geo C

W

M

58

/

Farmer

TN

TN

TN

______ Elizabeth L

W

F

53

Wife

/

Keeping House

arm off

/

VA

VA

VA

______ Eli

W

M

32

Son

/

Keeping Bar

MO

TN

VA

______ William

W

M

30

Son

/

Farmer

MO

TN

VA

______ Marques

W

M

29

Son

/

Carpenter

MO

TN

VA

______ George H

W

M

23

Son

/

Farmer

MO

TN

VA

______ Mary G

W

F

20

Daughter

/

Housekeeper

MO

TN

VA

______ James H

W

M

17

Son

/

Farmer

MO

TN

VA

______ John M

W

M

14

Son

/

School Boy

/

CA

TN

VA

______ Mandora

W

F

12

Daughter

/

/

CA

TN

VA

______ Wilson

W

M

8

Son

/

/

CA

TN

VA

Elizabeth lost an arm at age 16 in some farm machinery (a sugar press).  Because our subjects' daughter, Delilah Ann (McCRAY) THOMPSON, died giving birth to her third child, Elizabeth ended up raising Delilah's two daughters, at least until George W. Thompson remarried (in 1885).  Delilah's daughter, Maude Irene (Thompson) Rose, remembered being raised by her "one-armed" grandmother.

6.  Abstract of the Will of George Clinton McCray.  Probate File #741, Solano Co., CA (extracted by Ruth Setterquist, Solano Co. Genealogical Soc.):

George C. McCray. d. 1883/Pro 1884. - Eli McCray, Admr. widow Elizabeth L. McCray, 56 yrs, of Maine Prairie son, Eli, 36, of Rio Vista son, David L., 35, of Fresno son, William, 33, of Maine Prairie son, Mark, 31, of Maine Prairie son, George, 20/25, of Maine Prairie son, Henderson, 19, of Maine Prairie (a minor) son, John, 15, of Maine Prairie (a minor) dau, Dora, 13, of Maine Prairie (a minor) dau, Mary, 22, of Fresno son, Wilson, 9, of Maine Prairie (a minor) gr. dau, Ada McGuire, 5, d/o Sarah, dec'd, of Fresno gr. dau, Caroline¹ D. McCray, 8, d/o Elbert, dec'd, of Yolo Co. gr. son, Elbert McCray, 4, s/o Elbert, dec'd, of Yolo Co. gr. dau, Maud Thompson, 5, d/o Annie, dec'd, of SLA...., Calif. gr. dau, Luena² Thompson, 3, d/o Annie, dec'd, of "        " Someone has added (in a different pen and hand): ¹Carlin ²Louvernia [Elbert had a son named Carlin; I know of no daughters. Delilah Ann "Annie" (McCray) Thompson's daughters were Maude and Louvernia.]

There is no town in California, that I know of, that begins with or is abbreviated, "SLA."   Could this be a phonetic misspelling of the acronym for San Luis Obispo (i.e., San Luis "Abispo")?  Maud and Louvernia's father, George Washington Thompson, was living in Indian Valley, which is near San Luis Obispo.

7.  Abstract of the Will of E.L. McCray.  Probate File #1597, Solano Co., CA (extracted by Ruth Setterquist, Solano Co. Genealogical Soc.):

E.L. McCray of Solano Co. - d. Oct 1896 W.H. McCray petitioned for admr.; D.L. McCray opposed W.H. McCray Heirs: son, D.L. McCray, 47, res. Vacaville son, W.H. McCray, 46, res. Vacaville son, Mark McCray, 44, res. Redding, Shasta Co., CA dau, Mary McCarty (?McGuire?), 36, res. Humboldt Co., CA son, Geo. H. McCray, 42, res. Maine Prairie dau, Dora McCarty, 29, res. Vacaville son, Wilson McCray, 25, res. Maine Prairie son, Henderson McCray, 39, res., Sanger, Fresno Co. gr son, Carl D. McCray, 25, res. Elmira, s/o Elbert, dec'd gr son, Elbert McCray, 21, res. Maine Prairie, s/o Elbert, dec'd gr dau, Maud Rose Thompson, 19 res. unk., d/o Annie, dec'd gr dau, Lou Thompson, 19 res. unk, d/o Annie, dec'd gr dau, Ada McGuire, 16, res. Wild Flower, Fresno Co., d/o Sarah, dec'd

That's Maud (THOMPSON) ROSE.  And, yes, it's Mary McGUIRE, not Mary McCARTY.

8.  Solano Co., CA.  Homestead Book 2, page 196:  on 1 Sep 1873, Geo. C. McCray filed for homestead.

9.  California Death Index, 1940-1990, as checked by Ruth Setterquist, Solano County Genealogical Society (letter of 27 Jun 1997 to Betty Cogliati):

McCray, George H., died 26 Feb 1952 in Nevada County McCray, James H., died 1 Jun 1953 in San Joaquin County McCray, Wilson, died 27 Aug 1962 in Alameda County; spouse's initial = A