• Born: 15 Oct 1836, Tregajorran, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall
• Christened: 28 Feb 1837, Redruth, Cornwall ¹
• Married: Abt 1869, probably Michigan, USA
• Died: 21 Jan 1908, Decatur, Burt, NE, USA ²
• Buried: Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur, Burt, NE, USA ²

  Research Notes:

Of Tregogoran* in the baptismal record, christened in Redruth.

* i.e. Tregajorran, a village in the parish of Illogan

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In 1851 James Bray, aged 15, born in Illogan Cornwall, copper miner, was living with his parents in Tucking Mill, Illogan.

At the time of the 1870 U.S. Federal Census James Bray, aged 32, born in England, miner, and wife Elizabeth Bray, aged 20, born in Illinois, keeping house, were in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan.

In October 1870 James Bray was co-executor of his father's will, Administration being granted to his lawyer, Charles Thomas, as James was residing at Negaunee Marquette county, state of Michigan in North America.

In 1880 James Bray, aged 42, born in England, farmer, and wife E. J. Bray, aged 27, born in Illinois, were in Riverside, Burt, Nebraska. Present were children Wm. J. (9) of Michigan, John (6) of Michigan, and Nettie (1) of Nebraska.

In 1900* James Bray, aged 58, born in England, farmer, and wife Elizabeth Bray, aged 38*, born in Illinois, were in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska. With them were children (born in Nebraska) John (22), farm laborer, Nettie (18), Minnie (14), at school, and Joseph (9), at school.

* All ages are out.