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Thomas Albert Ray

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Birth	:	Jul 1874 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	27 May 1903 Mill Bridge, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Ulla, Rowan County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.6930200, -80.6425900
Plot	:	Grave unmarked. Possibly buried beside family plot of his brother, George W. Ray.
Description	:	KILLED AT A SAW MILL Albert Ray Meets Death in the Dust Pit at A. B. Murdoch's Saw Mill in Rowan. Albert Ray, a young white man, 25 or 30 years old, was killed Wednesday afternoon about 3 o'clock at the saw mill of Mr. A. B. Murdoch, near Mill Bridge, about 12 miles from Salisbury. Ray had been employed to work at the Mill and Wednesday was his first day on duty. His business was to help turn logs and remove saw dust from the pit underneath the saw. During the afternoon steam was shut off... Read More	KILLED AT A SAW MILL Albert Ray Meets Death in the Dust Pit at A. B. Murdoch's Saw Mill in Rowan. Albert Ray, a young white man, 25 or 30 years old, was killed Wednesday afternoon about 3 o'clock at the saw mill of Mr. A. B. Murdoch, near Mill Bridge, about 12 miles from Salisbury. Ray had been employed to work at the Mill and Wednesday was his first day on duty. His business was to help turn logs and remove saw dust from the pit underneath the saw. During the afternoon steam was shut off to stop the saw. No one saw Ray enter the dust pit but before the saw stopped running he was found to be in contact with it. It was evident he either thought the saw had stopped or else forgot his danger, for, being in a stooping position in the pit, he had raised himself sufficiently to come in contact with the saw, which made one revolution after it struck his body. His back, left arm and left side of his head were cut; and just above the left ear the skull was crushed and torn. Ray lived about two hours after the accident. A physician was promptly summoned but the wounded man died a half hour after the doctor's arrival. Ray left a wife and one child. His remains were buried at Ebenezer Methodist church, in Rowan, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. A. B. Murdoch, the owner of the saw mill at which Ray met his death, was in Statesville yesterday and gave The Landmark the above facts. He says Ray's death was due entirely to the man's negligence, as it was not necessary for him to enter the pit when he did, and moreover a rake was provided to rake the dust from under the saw so as to avoid exposure to it. It is possible, however, as already suggested, that Ray, seeing the steam shut off to stop the mill, thought it a good time to enter the dust pit to clean it and that he thought the saw had stopped when he raised up and was struck by it. (Statesville Record And Landmark Statesville, NC Fri 29 May 1903 • pg 3)

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Thomas Albert Ray's memorial is located at: Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Ulla, Rowan County, USA.
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Thomas Albert Ray death on 27 May 1903 in Mill Bridge, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.6930200
Longitude: -80.6425900

Family Members:

Parent

James Thomas Ray

(1835 - 1891)

Margaret A. Marlin Ray

(1836 - 1911)

Spouse

Margaret Lyerly McNeely

(1881 - 1962)

Siblings

George William Ray

(1868 - 1897)

Ferdinand L. Correll

(1858 - 1898)

Ida E. Correll Hall

(1860 - 1932)

Children

Sadie M Ray

(1902 - 1918)

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