Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 415-416 [Hickman] JAMES HAWKINS WRAY was a representative resident and farmer of Hickman county, Kentucky. He was born in Wilson county, Tennessee, September 4, 1809, and was a son of Jonathan and Nancy (Rodgers) Wray, both born in West Virginia. His Paternal grand father, Thomas Wray, served in the Revolutionary war. His maternal grandfather, Stephen Rodgers, was born in Virginia. The father of our subject was a farmer and made his home in Tennessee, and lived and died a Democrat. His death occurred when he was seventy years of age, and the mother's when she was eighty-three years. The following children were born to them, namely: Stephen, Archibald, Thomas, Jonathan, Simpson, Sallie, William, Pollie, and Lucinda. James H. Wray was reared and educated in Tennessee. After learning the trade of a brickmason, Mr. Wray began farming, and soon acquired an excellent farm. He was a Democrat in politics, and joined the Christian church early in life. His fraternal affiliations were with the Masonic order. Mr. Wray was married to Mary Graham in Tennessee and she died a year after the marriage. Subsequently he removed to Calloway county, Kentucky, where he married Celia Horn Ward, who was born in Henry county, Tennessee, February 12, 1824. Eleven children were born to them, namely: Mary I., deceased; Nancy A., deceased; Fannie J., deceased; William W.; John A.; Thomas H.; James M.; Mary E.; Keron Ella; Zada A.; and Virginia E. In 1850 he settled in Hickman county, and here bought one hundred and sixty acres of land, a small portion of which was under cultivation, but by hard work upon it and at his trade he made a business success of life, and when he died, January 13, 1880, he left a good estate. His wife still survives, is in excellent health, and resides upon the old homestead. In life he was a kind neighbor, a good citizen and excellent Christian man, highly respected by those who knew him. Wray Rodgers Graham Ward = Wilson-TN VA Calloway-KY Henry-TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/hickman/wray.jh.txt