Joseph Henry RAY, Sr.

1840 - 1864  (24 years)

• Name	Joseph Henry RAY  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1840	Floyd County, GA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	01 Mar 1862  [3]
  	Became a Pvt in Co. C 23rd Georgia Reg
  Died	1864	Virginia   [2]
  Military	22 Aug 1864  [3]
  	Wounded, lower extremeties, paralyzed, later died
  Person ID	I92	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ellen HARRIS,   b. 05 Oct 1842, Floyd County, GA ,   d. 29 Aug 1903, Gordon County, Georgia  (Age 60 years)
  Married	22 May 1859	Floyd County, GA   [1, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Henry RAY, Jr.,   b. Abt 1861, Gordon County, Georgia ,   d. Abt 1892, Gordon County, Georgia  (Age ~ 31 years) + 2. Mary Elizabeth RAY,   b. 19 Jun 1862, Gordon County, Georgia ,   d. 15 Mar 1935, Jackson County, GA  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F170	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Muster Roll of Company "C", 23rd Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee, C.S.A., Floyd County, Georgia. "Floyd Spring Guards." Joseph H. Ray, Private, March 1, 1862, wounded in 1864, admitted to 2nd Division of Depot Field Hospital, 5th Army Corps, Army of Potomac, City Point, Virginia, wounded August 22, 1864. Wounded, lower extremeties paralyzed, later died. Taken from census: 1860 Census: Floyd County, GA Floyd Springs Dist.; page 5; 133. tif 26 4 Ray, Joseph 20 M Farmer VA 27 Ray, Margaret 16 F VA 28 Ray, Elizabeth 14 F VA (she was Margaret's sister) 29 Harris, Abbagal? 40 F Farmer/Widow GA (Joseph's in-laws) 30 Harris, Joseph 14 M Laborer GA 31 Harris, James 12 M GA 32 Harris, Joanna 07 F GA 33 Harris, Amanda 06 GA (neighbors) (provided by Joyce Wood)

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, File 312E-1.txt. [S225] Provided by: Joyce Wood 16 Mar 2006. [S224] Provided by: Joyce Wood. [S116] Floyd County, GA Vitals Marriages, Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Netha Dunlap, (Name: Name: Name: USGenWeb;;;).