Parents almost certainly:
Father:  Rufus RAZEY
Mother:  Mary BIGELOW

1a.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Joseph RAZEY Spouse: Elizabeth MAYHO Marriage: 04 Dec 1851, Brown, Illinois Source: Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.

1b.  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 (online at the Illinois State Archives web site):

RAZEY, Joseph

MAYS, Elizabeth

12/04/1851

Book A&B

Lic#146

Brown Co.

2.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 48):  Perry P.O., Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL, Roll M653_219, p. 465, PN 11, 75/75, enumerated 3 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Joseph Rasey	39	M		Laborer		25	Mo
Elizabeth "	38	F					"
Alpheus   "	10	M					Ill
Sophronia "	8	F					"
Rebecca   "	6	F					"
A         "	2	F					"

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 55):  Perry P.O., Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL, Roll M593_269, p. 294B, PN 2, 12/12, enumerated 27 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Razey Joseph	47	M	W	Farmer	180	350	New York
_____ Elizabeth	40	F	W	Keeping House			Tennessee
_____ Alpheous	17	M	W	At Home			Illinois
_____ Sapronia	15	F	W	"   "			"
_____ Rebecca	13	F	W	"   "			"
_____ William	11	M	W	"   "			"
_____ Henry	9	M	W	"   "			"
_____ Manly	7	M	W	"   "			"
_____ Herschell?	5	M	W	"   "			"

4.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20-21 of 45):  Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL, Roll T9_243, pp. 620A-620B, PN 21-22, SD 6, ED 194, 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).

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Razey Joseph

W

M

60

/

Farm

NY

NY

NY

_____ Elizabeth

W

F

56

Wife

/

Keeping House

IL

NY

NY

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Razey William

W

M

18

Son

/

Farm laborer

/

IL

"

IL

_____ Charles

W

M

15

Son

/

Farm laborer

/

IL

"

IL

_____ Manly

W

M

12

Son

/

Farm laborer

/

IL

"

IL

_____ Nathan

W

M

9

Son

/

/

IL

"

IL

_____ Fred

W

M

6

Son

/

IL

"

IL

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  Messages posted to the Razey Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

7.  Messages posted to the RAZEY Surname Board (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).