Person:Edwin Wray (1)

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Edwin Perry Wray
b.31 Dec 1854 San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States
d.7 Nov 1947 White Salmon, Klickitat, Washington, United States
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m. 1 Jan 1848
  1. William Caleb Wray1848 - 1852
  2. Nancy Jane Wray1852 - 1891
  3. Edwin Perry Wray1854 - 1947
  4. Margaret Elizabeth Wray1856 - 1857
  5. James Montgomery Wray1858 - 1942
  6. Mary Elizabeth Wray1860 - 1864
  7. Asenath Moon Wray1862 - 1928
  8. Lorenzo Harvey Wray1864 - 1891
  9. George Peabody Wray1866 - 1898
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Name Edwin Perry Wray
Alt Name[3] EP _____
Gender Male
Birth[3] 31 Dec 1854 San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States
Residence[1] 1860 Bolinas, Marin, California, United States
Residence[8] 1880 East Lake, Lake, California, United States
Residence[2] 1900 Lake, California, United States
Residence[4] 1910 Fruit Valley, Klickitat, Washington, United States
Residence[6] 1920 Fruit Valley, Klickitat, Washington, United States
Residence[7] 1930 Fruit Valley, Klickitat, Washington, United States
Other[10] 18 Apr 1933 White Salmon, Klickitat, Washington, United StatesPatent #PP61
Other[9] 7 Aug 1934 White Salmon, Klickitat, Washington, United StatesPatent #PP101
Death[5] 7 Nov 1947 White Salmon, Klickitat, Washington, United States
Burial[3] 1947 Lakeport, Lake, California, United States

"He was called by his initial all his life, EP. He is buried in Lakeport, Lake County, California. Died at an age of 94. At an early age, his parents moved back to Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan. After his mother died, he and his brother, Jim (Zimri) and sisters Asenath (Sena) and Nancy Jane (Jennie) were placed in a Shaker Farm in South Bend, Indiana where they remained until Caleb bought a home and hired a housekeeper, Sarah Clark. They all entered school. Jennie got married in 1873 and he went to live with his grandmother, Nancy, and Aunt Margaret in Niles, Michigan, where he attended high school and graduated at the top of his class even though he worked at his father's brick and tile yard almost full time.

At an age of 21 he returned to California and entered San Jose Normal. Upon graduation he taught at a school in Crescent Mills for 2 years before coming to Lake County, California. He taught at Sulfur Bank Mine (Clearlake Oaks), Blue Lakes (Upper Lake) and Big Valley (Lakeport) before marrying his wife at which time he bought a farm north of Lakeport about where Rainbow Resort is located. Since there were no roads to town, he built a small sailboat to go to town. He then bought a better farm in Scotts Valley and operated Appledale Nursery and planted an orchard and grew potatoes. He peddled his produce all over the county. He was a gifted plant propagator and developed and patented the Wray Potato. Besides the nursery, orchards and potato farm, he built and operated a cold storage plant to keep his apples, pears etc. and sold ice.

In 1907 he took a trip to Hood River, Oregon and found a farm across the river in White Salmon, Washington and moved all his family to Washington, but for Alice who had married, selling his Scotts Valley farm. He cleared his land of timber and rocks, using the rocks as a natural fence that stands to this day. He developed and patented an appleN2 and the Wray Red strawberryN1, which was widely planted in Oregon and Washington. He lived the rest of his life at White Salmon, but wanted to be buried in the family plot at Lakeport upon his death. Late in life he spent much time with his daughter, Alice Deacon, in Lake County."S3

References
  1. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    Series: M653 Roll: 60 Page: 743.
  2. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    Series: T623 Roll: 88 Page: 56.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clayton Wray. Descendants of Moses Wray I
    6.
  4. ↑ United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    1910.
  5. ↑ Death Records, in Washington (State). Bureau of Vital Statistics. Washington Death Certificates [Index], 1907–1960. (FamilySearch, 2016)
    2320/63/69.
  6. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    Roll T625_1932; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 722, 1920.
  7. ↑ United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    Roll 2489; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 411.0, 1930.
  8. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    Roll T9_66; Family History Film: 1254066; Page: 20.3000; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 0550, 1880.
  9. ↑ Strawberry Patent
  10. ↑ Apple Patent
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