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Thomas Ray, age 37, born in Tennesseewith wife Jemima and 9 children
Thomas Ray, age 47, born in Tennesseewith wife Jemima and 4 children (the first 3 of which are in the 1850 census)
includes photo of gravestone, inscribed:"Thomas Ray, born Feb. 29, 1813, died Sep. 27, 1875 aged 62 Yrs, 6 Mo, 28 d."
He probably died in Illinois, but it is also possible that the grave marker is actually a memorial raised by descendants.