Ray, Wright

Title: Ray, Wright
Alias: Rea, Wright; Rea, Robert Wright; Rea, Rob
Gender: Male
Member: Rea family
Birth date: 13 Nov 1810
Place of birth: North Carolina
Father: Rea, James Harris
Mother: Mitchell, Elizabeth
Life event(s): Marriage: 29 Mar 1832; Ripley County (Ind.); Ripley County (Ind.)
Spouse(s): Stewart, Susanna
Child(ren): Rea, Elizabeth A.; Rea, Hannah J./Louisa; Thompson, Mary Jane Rea; Rea, Joseph; Higgins, Katherine L. Rea; Rea, Indiana
Death date: 18 May 1884
Place of death: Aurora (Ind.)
Death and burial information: River View Cemetery (Dearborn County, Ind.)
Occupation(s): Livery Keeper (1850); City Marshall (1859, 1860); Slavecatcher
Participant in: 1849--Jane Stephens and Family Escape Attempt; 1849--Emily Francis Attempts Escape; 1844--The Escape of John "Felix" White; 1849--Oscar F. White Attempts Escape; 1849--Lucy Ann Attempts Escape; 1849--Sisley Attempts Escape; 1849--George White Attempts Escape
Resided in: Madison (Ind.); Jefferson County (Ind.)
Bibliographic citation(s): McEvoy's Lawrenceburgh, Aurora, and Rising Sun Directories and Business Mirrors, 1859-60, page 82; FindAGrave.com, memorial #14470410
Source(s): Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Find A Grave.com; Ancestry.com

Item sets: AA--Jane Stephens story--Slave Holders; AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--R