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William John “Billy” Bray

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Birth	:	17 May 1848 Castries, Castries, Saint Lucia
Death	:	30 Mar 1922 Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Yreka, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7216988, -122.6530991
Plot	:	SW Blk36 Lot1 sp6.5
Description	:	Wm. J. Bray Goes to Reward Thursday, March 30th, there passed away in Yreka, another of our grand pioneers. Mr. William John Bray, after a brief illness was called by death, at the age of 73 years, 10 months and 12 days. Mr. Bray, familiarly called Billie, by his many friends, was born on the Isle of St. Lucia, in the West Indies. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Absalom Bray and his father was a soldier of Victoria "Queen of England, and lost his life in the Islands. After his death his wife took her son William and left the lonely... Read More	Wm. J. Bray Goes to Reward Thursday, March 30th, there passed away in Yreka, another of our grand pioneers. Mr. William John Bray, after a brief illness was called by death, at the age of 73 years, 10 months and 12 days. Mr. Bray, familiarly called Billie, by his many friends, was born on the Isle of St. Lucia, in the West Indies. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Absalom Bray and his father was a soldier of Victoria "Queen of England, and lost his life in the Islands. After his death his wife took her son William and left the lonely home among strange races and crossed the ocean to London, where she was among friends. But the desire for adventure and the longing to go to the new world was such that when William was eight years of age she took him and came to the United States and settled in Minnesota. In 1859 they came to Yreka. They lived on Humbug Creek and in Little Shasta. In 1887 Mr. Bray moved to a farm on Butte Creek that adjoins the present town of Bray which received its name from Mr. Bray, it having been built on part of his homestead. He sold this place and in 1914 he moved to the Cole ranch near the Oregon line, beyond Hornbrook and in 1917 he moved to Yreka and retired from active life. Mr. Bray was married November 28, 1872, to Miss Jennie Beck, of Fall River Valley, and to them there were born three sons and six daughters. It is remarkable that they are all living, as is their mother, Mrs. Bray. The children are Walter H. of Hornbrook, George K. of Yreka, Mrs. Grace Deter of Deter, Oregon, Mrs. Rose Haight of Little Shasta, Mrs. Ivy High of Happy Camp, Mrs. Mable Sanders of Algoma, Oregon, Mrs. Ruth Baumgartner of Hilt, Mrs. Pearl Young of Stockton, and William A. Bray of Bray. There are also 23 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mr. Bray was energetic, friendly, adaptable, and a lover of his home. The funeral took place at the M. E. church, Friday, March 31, at 2 p.m., Superior Judge Charles J. Luttrell, who had been for 20 years a close friend and was associated with him in business transactions said the eulogy pronounced at the grave, that he had no memory of hearing anyone speak ill of him. He was a man very much admired. In the funeral sermon Rev. Homer Gallaher stated that it was because of such sterling character that was characteristic of America's founders and the pioneers of this state that we have enjoyed such a wonderful nation. An unusually large congregation filled the Methodist church, coming from all parts of the county. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Homer Gallaher, and the music rendered by a choir from the church. A long procession followed the remains to Evergreen cemetery where after an eulogy by Judge C. J. Luttrell, they were deposited in a grave that was covered with many beautiful flowers. The only close living relative of the late Mr. Bray in America, other than his family, is a cousin, Mrs. Harriet Poole of this city, who came from England when a young woman. Sympathy is expressed on all sides for the widow and her family in their loneliness and loss. YREKA JOURNAL April 5, 1922

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William John “Billy” Bray death on 30 Mar 1922 in Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA
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Latitude: 41.7216988
Longitude: -122.6530991

Family Members:

Parent

Jane Hoar Bray

(1816 - 1906)

Spouse

Jane Amelia “Jennie” Beck Bray

(1854 - 1923)

Children

(1873 - 1936)

(1875 - 1950)

(1877 - 1960)

(1879 - 1931)

(1881 - 1960)

Mabel Olive Bray Sanders

(1884 - 1977)

Ruth Edith “Jack” Bray Baumgartner

(1886 - 1970)

William Alga “Willie” Bray

(1892 - 1983)

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