1. Joseph Bray was born on Sep 28 1848 in Woodbridge(Wedgebridge),Suffolk,England. He died on Feb 6/08 1906 in Galt,Iowa.
Joseph married Alice Beckwith daughter of Horace Beckwith and Prudence Collins on Nov 22 1873. Alice was born on Sep 25 1853 in Illinois. She died on Dec 8 1892. She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i Horace W. Bray was born on Sep 28 1874. He died on Jan 25 1948. 3 M ii William H. Bray was born on Jul 12 1876 in Blackhawk Co. He died on May 26 1961. He was buried in Dows Ia. William married Mattie Bauge on Nov 24 1903. Mattie died in Austin Minn. 4 F iii Paulina Bray "Lena/Ruby" was born on Feb 12 1879 in Blackhawk Co Iowa. She died on Jan 9 1968 in LosAngeles California. Paulina married Roy Kern before 1920. Roy died in Los Angeles Calif. 5 F iv Bessie Bray was born on Feb 21 1882 in Wright Co Iowa. She died in 1966 in California. Bessie married Neely. Neely died in San Francisco California. + 6 M v Clarence Bray was born on Mar 25 1885. He died on Jun 27 1964. 7 M vi Grant Bray was born on Apr 10 1888 in Dows Iowa. He died on May 30 1972 in Spooner Wisc. He was buried in Wisc. Grant married Nellie Hagenson on Jun 10 1920. 8 M vii Joseph Bray was born on Apr 18 1889 in Dows Ia. He died on Jul 24 1947 in Shell Lake Wisc. He was buried in Earl Wisc. 9 M viii Charles K. Bray was born on Dec 18 1889 in Reinbeck,Ia. He died on Sep 3 1936 in Hardin Co. Iowa. He was buried in Iowa Falls Ia. Charles married Pearl Rubendall on Oct 29 1902 in Clarion Iowa. + 10 F ix Clara Bray was born in 1890. She died in 1953. + 11 F x Peggy Corrine Bray was born on Sep 1 1891. She died on Sep 16 1958. + 12 F xi Marie B. Bray/Ware was born on Oct 20 1892. She died on Mar 20 1976.