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In the City To-day Climbed TwoFlights of Stairs.Mrs. Martha Ray and her four living children—Lewis Ray, Joel Ray, James Ray and Mrs. Mary Cobbler, all of whom reside in Brandywine township, came to Shelbyville this morning and went to the Rhoads gallery, where they had a group photograph of the mother and four children taken.Mrs. Martha Ray was born in North Carolina, February 1, 1806, and came with her parents, Henry and Mary Nail, to Shelby county in 1824, settling in Brandywine township where she has continued to reside to this time. If Mrs. Ray should live until next February she will be 99 years old.She is a most remarkable wroman for one of her age. She newer wore a pair of spectacles in her life, can walk about fairly well, came to town to-day and climbed the stairs to the photograph gallery and afterward, assisted by her son Joel, and accompanied by the other members of the family, visited the Democrat and was shown through its offices.Mrs. Ray’s oldest child is Lewis, who is now nearly 76 years old and her youngest is James, 63 years old.Martha Nail settled with her parents Henry and Mary Nail, near the Ray .church, in Brandywine township when they came here in 1824. She was married to Brant Ray in 1828 and he departed this life in 1853.She makes her home with her children and recently has been living with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ray at Fairland, but they will start to Alabama to-night to spend the winter and Mrs. Ray will go to live with her son Joel.Obediah Nail, who died at almost a hundred, at his residence in east Pennsylvania street about four or five ago, was her last surviving brother, her sisters had all died previously.Besides her three sons and onedaughter, W'ho are with Mrs. Martha• •Nail-Ray to cheer and comfort her in her old days, she has thirteen grand rchildren and* seventeen great grand children to make her happy.
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Shelbyville Daily Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Tue, Oct 04, 1904
Page 1
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