SAMUEL RALEY: b. 1796 or 1797 SC

Children of SAMUEL RALEY and MARY OVERTON are:
? RALEY, b. Bet. 1824 - 1827.
ROBERT RALEY, b. Bet. 1824 - 1827.

SAMUEL GREEN (G.B.) RALEY, b. 1828, Alabama.
ALVINA RALEY, b. 1831.
GEORGE WASHINGTON RALEY, b. 1833; d. January 09, 1905, at home near Willowhole, Madison, TX.
FRANCIS RALEY, b. 1835.
JESSE RALEY, b. 1839.
SABRA RALEY, b. 1841.
MARY JANE RALEY, b. 1842.

notes from Mary Pruett Raley indicate born in 1842.

Note: Mary Jane does not show on the records I have reviewed but she is left in for further review Richard Raley 02-08-2004

Children of SAMUEL RALEY and ELIZABETH ??) are:
MARTHA SMITH, b. 1838
SARAH SMITH, b. 1842.
HENRY CLAY RALEY, b. 1845
ZILLA RALEY, b. 1847
HARDY DALE RALEY, b. 1850.
C. M. RALEY, b. 1852.

SAMUEL GREEN (G.B.) RALEY:

Notes for SAMUEL GREEN (G.B.) RALEY:
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The 1850 U.S. Census record from Clarke County, Mississippi, on page 299, Dwelling and Family Number 50 shows: Green Railey, 21 years old, a farmer, born in Alabama. His wife is listed as Mary, no age given, but she was born in Alabama and they were married this year, 1850.

From this same record, on page 294, a Sam Railey and wife Elizabeth are listed with both of them born in South Carolina, but all of their children being born in Alabama. This family is Samuel G. B.'s father

Samuel G. B. Raley, known as Green, and his bride went to Clarke County, Mississippi the year they were married and lived near his Father Sam Railey.

On 10 Oct. 1861 Samuel G. B. Raley enlisted as a Private in Co. F. 2nd Battalion, Ala. Light Artillery, Confederate States Army for a period of 12 months at age 32.

He was listed on the Company Muster Roll as a private in Capt. Goge's Co. by Capt. C. P. Goge. This organization was designated at various times as: Goge's Co., Alabama Artillery, Co. E., Hallonquists Battalion of Light Artillery, Co. E. and Co. E., 2nd Battalion Light Artillery.

He appears on the Roll of Prisoners of War as follows:

1. Samuel G. B. Raley, Private Lumsden's Co., Alabama Light Artillery Residence 22 May 1865 is Jasper County, Miss. Of Companies G and C, 12 th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry, Confederate States Army, commanded by James Lyles, Captain.
2. Surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi by Lt. Gen. R. Taylor, C.S.A. to Maj. Gen E.R.S. Canby, U.S.A. 22 May 1964.
3. On 4 May 1865 he was paroled at Mobile. The Roll is dated 22 May 1865, Mobile, Ala.

From this record we find that he may have been a prisoner of war for about a year from 22 May 1864 until 22 May 1865. He may have been a prisoner from only 4 May until 22 May 1865, the record is not clear.

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Following his release after the Civil War, Green took his wife, Mary A., and his two sons, now 11 and 6 years old, to Texas. Somewhere in Texas two more sons were born to them. Frank was born in 1868 and Robert Lewis was born on 8 Oct. 1870. Their mother died when these two boys were very young, not in childbirth but sometime in 1872. She was 39 years old at the time.

Children of SAMUEL GB RALEY and MARY LEMONS are:
JOHN THOMAS RALEY, b. 1854.

Notes for JOHN THOMAS RALEY:
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5. ii. SAMUEL DAVID RALEY, b. May 16, 1860, Alabama; d. February 17, 1944, Houston , Texas, USA.

iii. FRANK RALEY99, b. 1868, Frank was a Railroad engineer and was killed by rairoad bandits in New Mex during a train robbery99; d. New Mexico99.

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6. iv. ROBERT LEWIS RALEY, b. October 1870, Jasper Texas; d. New Mexico.

Robert (Lewis or Lois) Raley (Samuel GB)

born 1870 Jasper Texas father was Samuel GB Raley

The following is from the Alamogordo Daily News, May 10, 1990:

"Elizabeth's father was kind of like 'Little Joe the Wrangler', she said. He was an orphan and placed in an orphanage at a very early age. When he was 11 years old he ran away from the orphanage and headed west. He worked on ranches and the trail hers that spanned across Texas. "When he arrived in New Mexico as a young man, he worked on the Oliver M. Lee ranch and through his friend Jim Gilliland, he met Jim's sister Lucy. "He wasn't a very handsome man and as he and Lucy were dancing one night, he told her she was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. Lucy said, 'Well, Bob, I wish I could say the same about you.' "Bob replied, 'Now, Lucy, you could if you would lie like I did.'"

The following is from a letter, about Bob Raley's murder, from Maurine Webb to Alvy Smith, dated 18 Jul 1990:

"In Orogrande [NM], in 1915, there was only one telephone. Bob & Lucy Raley and 7 children lived about 3 miles from this telephone. They lived in Lucky Flat and the phone was installed in the Calthorp home near the R.R. depot.

A messenger brought word to Bob that his lawyer from Alamogordo was going to call him on the telephone at about noon so Bob hitched up the buggy, because Lucy insisted on going with him, and left home for the Calthorp house.

He parked the buggy in front of the house, helped Lucy out, she was pregnant, opened the fence gate to go in & was shot by a rifle over the left eye. Another shot, intended for Lucy, missed both ... because Lucy grabbed Bob & fell with him or she would have been killed also. Bill McNew was lying on the floor aiming the rifle out the front door, his son George, who lives in Las Cruces, wrote a letter describing these events.

Somehow the screen door with 2 bullet hole punches ended up on Lucy's screened in porch and she often pointed to them saying 'this one was Bob's and this one was mine.' The door was turned upside down when it was put on the porch so the patches were near the top. "Grandmother Lucy said Bob's blood stained the street in front of Calthorps for years."

Lucy Lucinda Gililland Raley

Lucy Lucinda Gililland
b. 31 October 1878, d. 12 January 1956
Pedigree
Alvy Smith reports in a letter dated June 9, 1990 that ``She was quite a character ... Aunt Lucy lived a hermit's life in a small shack in the Orogrande Mountains - with just her burros and dogs. ... The last time I saw Aunt Lucy ... she showed me a personal letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt thanking her for some ``spy'' work she had done in the desolate Orogrande Mountains [NM]. She resembled my grandmother - short, chunky, a mass of white hair, and she either smoked a pipe or chewed tobacco.''
The ``Tularosa'' reference concerns the famous Fountain murder case in New Mexico which has never been solved and for which much bitterness still exists almost a century later (see James Gililland): ``Again, when Bob Raley, Gililland's brother-in-law, was killed by Bill McNew in the fall of 1915, it was whispered that too much talk about the Fountain case had bought on hard feelings - though the actual bone of contention was a well which both sides claimed.''

Children of Robert Lewis Raley and Lucy Lucinda Gililland:
Mary Lucy Raley b. 25 Aug 1902, d. 6 Jan 1990
Elizabeth Eva Raley b. 23 Apr 1904, d. 29 Nov 1992
Ruth Robert Raley b. 12 Oct 1905, d. 14 Jun 1985
Rachel Rose Raley b. 27 Mar 1907
Richard Lafayette Raley b. 19 Aug 1908, d. 19 Nov 1971
Martha Angie Raley b. 27 Jul 1911
Samuel Wilson Raley b. 7 Mar 1913, d. 1 Sep 1984
John Thomas Raley b. 1916, d. 1916

From Alvy Ray Smith, Seattle whose web page gives the following information:

Elizabeth Eva Raley (F)
b. 23 April 1904, d. 29 November 1992

Elizabeth Eva Raley, She was my father's [Alvy (2)] elementary school teacher in Mayhill, NM. The following is from an interview with her and her husband Loyd published in the Alamogordo Daily News, 10 May 1990: "On the day Elizabeth decided to make her appearance, there was a terrible dust storm. There was so much dust in the air that her father couldn't find the horses to take his wife to the doctor. After a long search he found them and took Lucy to Orogrande, but the doctor had gone to El Paso. They decided to go to Alamogordo on the train, which arrived late at midnight. The railroad tracks were covered with sand and the train could get no traction and the workmen had to stop and clear the tracks every few miles. The train finally arrived in Alamogordo just as the sun was making its appearance and so did Elizabeth." (Elizabeth was 11 when her father was murdered. See his entry.) Maurine Webb, who is a source of some of this family data, is her niece. Elizabeth was born at Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA, on 23 April 1904.2,1 She was the daughter of Robert Lewis Raley and Lucy Lucinda Gililland. She married Robert Loyd (Lloyd) Posey at Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA, on 4 May 1926.2,1 Elizabeth died on 29 November 1992 at age 88.2 Her body was interred at Mayhill, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at Mayhill Cemetery.3

GEORGE WASHINGTON RALEY (SAMUEL) was born 1833, and died January 09, 1905 in at home near Willowhole, Madison, TX. He married MARY JANE HARDY June 08, 1859 in Woodville, Tyler Co, TX, daughter of MASON HARDY and MALINDA GEORGE. She was born January 20, 1840 in Tyler Co, TX or Hardin Co, TX, and died August 10, 1916 in Grimes Co, TX.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON RALEY:
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He was a farmer and settled on the Raley Homestead south of North Zulch at the Pankey Community.
His death certificate states that he was 72 yr, 7 mos, 7 days at death which means he would have been born in 1832 ???? Cemetery books at Grimes Co, TX give b/d 3 Jun 1831 ?
There is a CSA stone on the grave of George W. Raley w/no dates, but with the inscription of Co. H, Texas, 13th Cav, CSA. While he did serve in Co H from 1 Mar 1862 through 24 Ma y 1862, the official designation of Capt. John T. Bean's company was changed from H to K. Al l the official records are in Co. K. Records show that he was present for every muster throu gh Feb 1864. All later company records were either lost or destroyed. There is a book on Co . K - "Captain Jack and the Tyler County Boys" available from Heritage Village Museum, PO Bo x 888, Woodville, TX 75979 (abt $20 plus postage. Copies of his service records are with Mar y R. Dillon.
He was a Baptist. George was the first clerk of the Sunny Dell church which was starte d 22 Apr 1882. It was a regular Missionary Baptist Church in the New Bethel Association.
Census: These census records below all say George was born in Alabama.
1870, Woodville, Tyler, TX
1880, Tyler Co, TX
1900, Madison Co, TX - Son, Aaron Van is listed living with his parents as a far m laborer.
bet 1873-1878 - homestead grant of 160 acres in the waters of Russels Creek, a tributary of t he Neches River about 11-1/2 miles north of Woodville (Tyler Co) TX. In the certificate of c cupancy filed 12 Sep 1878 George declared that he has occupied the Homestead for a period o f two consecutive years beginning about March 1873.
18 Sep 1878 - land purchased
George was the grantee of land granted by R. B. Hubberd (Gov), deed filed 12 Jun 1880.
1886 - land purchased, 100 ac - Purchased for $300 on 7 Aug 1886 in Madison Co, TX
1887 - land sold, 101 ac - Sold on 24 Sep 1887 for $40 plus $360 in promissary notes.
George died ato home from chronic diarrhea and senility.
According to Sandy Sinwald - George's father was born in South Carolina, then went to Georgi a maybe because of the land lotteries. His mother was born in Georgia or Alabama.
Deeds recorded from Tyler Co, Tx Deed Index 1846-1900:
1 - Raley, G.W. from R.B. Hubberd (Gov) - originally G.W. Raley, Sep 18, 1878, Bk J Pg 1 98, filed June 12, 1880.
2 - Raley, G.W. from State of Texas - Originally G.W. Raley, Sep. 18, 1878, Bk R Pg 376 , filed Jun 12, 1880.
------G.W. Riley to G.Raley, pg 564
3 - Raley, G.W. to Thos. Watts - originally p/a, May 6, 1886, Bk N Pg 441, filed Jun 5 , 1886.
4 - Raley, G.W. et al to Sam Allen - originally A.G. Parker, June 3, 1886, Bk N Pg 442 f iled June 5, 1886.
5 - Raley, G.W. to G.H. Dearise - Mar 4, 1888, Bk J Pg 199, filed Jun 12, 1880 (?).
6 - Raley, G.W. & wife from James Dies - power of attorney, Jun 21, 1897, Bk X Pg 542, f iled Jun 26, 1897.
7 - Raley, Geo.W. & wife Atty. Tom Dies by J.F. Heard - originally Geo. W. Raley, Jun 23 , 1897, Bk X Pg 544, filed Jun 26, 1897.
8 - Raley, Geo. W. by atty. Roberts & Reid - originally J. Wheat, Mar 9, 1898, Bk Z Pg 9 4, filed Mar 10, 1898.

More About GEORGE WASHINGTON RALEY:
Burial: Concord Cem. close to Iola, Grimes, TX123,124,125,126
Record Change: November 09, 2001127,128,129,130

Notes for MARY JANE HARDY:
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1882 - Baptist
Census: 1910 - Anson, Jones Co, TX - Lived w/ son Aaron Van, who was a farmer. They rente d a farm.
Son, Mason also lived in Anson, TX and rented a farm.
Mary was granted a widows pension from 1 Mar 1912 because of George's Civil War service.
1882 - Baptist
More About MARY JANE HARDY:
Burial: Concord Cemetery, Grimes Co, TX

Children of GEORGE W. RALEY and MARY HARDY are:
EMILY A."EMMA" RALEY, b. March 01, 1860, TX; d. November 07, 1878, Tyler Co, TX; m. JAMES MUNROE STURROCK, November 17, 1877, Tyler Co, TX.

GEORGIANN RALEY, b. December 27, 1861, Tyler Co, TX; d. December 18, 1931, Brazos Co, TX.
ZILLAR D."ZILLIE" RALEY, b. November 10, 1865, TX; d. May 11, 1948, Grimes Co, TX.
MASON SAMUEL RALEY, b. September 11, 1867, Jasper, Polk Co, TX; d. June 29, 1912, Bryan, Brazos Co, TX.
SUSAN ELIZABETH RALEY, b. February 26, 1869, TX; d. January 28, 1949, Huntsville, Walker, TX.
AMANDA J."MANDY" RALEY, b. February 20, 1872, TX; m. J. S. STUCKEY, October 25, 1896, Brazos Co, TX,Married by J. J. Barnes, MG, license on 17 Oct 1896..

LEONIDAS "LEONY" WASHINGTON RALEY, b. February 10, 1874, TX; d. August 31, 1949.
MARY V. RALEY, b. November 28, 1875; d. September 19, 1953, Madison Co, TX.
LULA RALEY, b. December 24, 1878, TX; d. 1949.
JESSE CLARKE RALEY, b. March 10, 1880; d. July 07, 1964.

AARON VAN RALEY, b. January 27, 1882, TX; d. November 1957

MASON SAMUEL RALEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, SAMUEL1) was born September 11, 1867 in Jasper, Polk Co, TX, and died June 29, 1912 in Bryan, Brazos Co, TX. He married MARTHA ALMEDIA "MATTIE" WILLIAMS December 16, 1896 in Brazos Co, TX, daughter of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and MARY ROCKER. She was born November 23, 1878 in North Zulch, Madison Co, TX, and died January 17, 1913.

Notes for MASON SAMUEL RALEY:
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Census: 1910 - Anson, Jones Co, TX - Irma Lee Raley Smith reports that he rented a farm there.
Mason and Mattie were married by Rev. S. R. McClug.
At one time while living in Brazos Co. TX, Mason shot a man at the gambling table. He took his gun and went over to the Sheriff's office, but he was never prosecuted.
Brother and sister married brother and sister--
Mason Raley married Mattie Willians - and Mattie's brother Clarence "Bud" married Mary (Mason 's sister). Don't know what happened, but Bud shot Mason reportedly coming out of a gambling room. Although Jesse, Mason's son, had contact with Bud in later years - it was never ment ioned or explained. There are records of the trial which found Uncle Bud not guilty.
Mason and Mattie's estate consisted of: 4 head of cattle, 2 mules, 3 horses, one wagon, 1 bu ggy, 100 bushels of corn and $100.00 in Bank at Bryan, Texas - probable value $600.00.

Children of MASON RALEY and MARTHA WILLIAMS are:
i. INFANT GIRL RALEY Burial: Willowhole Cemetery, Madison County, TX

ii. THOMAS FRANKLIN RALEY, b. October 13, 1897; d. October 03, 1968.
iii. WILLIAM PLUMMER "BILL" RALEY, b. August 17, 1900; d. June 02, 1948, Brazos Co, TX.
iv. JESSE CLARKE RALEY, b. February 16, 1903, Cross, TX; d. March 02, 1967, Madisonville, Madison Co., Texas.

Notes for JESSE CLARKE RALEY:

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Guardianship of Jesse and his brothers was taken by W. R. Redden (Estate of Tommie Raley et a l No. 298, Vol D, page 225-229 - Probate records of Madison Co, TX). Told by Jesse's widow : "Bill was made to pick okra (Redden grew fields of it) without even so much as a cheap pai r of cotton gloves, until his hands bled" One by one the boys ran away, first Tom, then Bil l and finally Jesse. He hopped a freight train with only a package of crackers and some pepp ermint stick candy and went to Jones county to live with Uncle Van, who he loved dearly.
Jesse served in the Army Air Force for a brief period in WWI - being stationed at Kelly Fiel d in San Antonio, TX as a airplane mechanic. Jesse worked for a period of time for Dow Chevr olet in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas. The family moved to Houston, Harris, TX where he worked f or the Houston Bus Company driving a streetcar. Later he worked for Gray Tool Company as a n oil tool machinist which during WWII converted to government war contracts. He worked man y 24 hour shifts to keep production on schedule during the war.
After leaving Gray Tool, the family moved to Madisonville, Madison, TX where Jesse worked fo r a time for Wakefield Chevrolet as shop mechanic. He left that to open his own Auto Repai r shop, later expanding to Paint and Body. For a time, his brother Tom worked with him, an d later his double first cousin, Clarence Williams.
On semi-retirement - Jesse sold the shop in town - built a house on 15 acres on north Hwy 7 5 about two miles from Madisonville. He built a two car garage with a couple of gas pumps an d worked there until his death. He washed his hands and drove himself to the hospital wit h a heart attack from which he did not recover (myocardial infarction) at age 64.

JESSE CLARKE RALEY (MASON SAMUEL3, GEORGE WASHINGTON2, SAMUEL1)was born February 16, 1903 in Cross, TX, and died March 02, 1967 in Madisonville, Madison Co., Texas. He married WILLIE EDNA FOLLIS June 23, 1928 in Iola, TX, daughter of JOSIAH FOLLIS and IDA HOFFMAN. She was born May 26, 1910 in Gause, TX, and died February 23, 2003 in Madisonville, Madison, TX.

Children of JESSE RALEY and WILLIE FOLLIS are:
i. BILLYE RUTH RALEY, b. September 23, 1929, Iola, Grimes Co., Texas; d. February 20, 1977, Orange, Orange Co., California; m. NORMAN ALISON HICKMAN; b. May 14, 1937, Louisiana; d. October 17, 1995, Victor Valley, CA.

Notes for BILLYE RUTH RALEY:
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Billye majored in music at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK.
She had the most beautiful coloratura soprano voice. Regretably, there are no recordings of her performances. She sang with the Houston Chorale for several years in the early 50's.
She was also very talented in art, designing beautiful clothes, some painting, and flower arr anging.
Billye worked as a clerk, bookkeeper and housewife. She lived in Houston and Madisonville, TX and in Camarillo and Orange, CA. She was a Southern Baptist and sang in church frequently.
She died at St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA - Cause of death: Ruptured Aorta.

More About BILLYE RUTH RALEY:
Burial: February 24, 1977, El Toro Mem.Park, Orange Co., California

Notes for NORMAN ALISON HICKMAN:
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Norman held a degree from the University of Houston in Engineering.
He was an electronics design engineer. In the late 60's he worked on the team of Dr. Michae l DeBakey on the electronic panel. He designed several helpful instruments and was picked u p by a firm in Los Angeles, CA. He and the family were moved to CA by the firm where he cont inued to work for several years. After resigning, he worked free lance designing veterinar y and other medical instruments.
After Billye's death and retirement he practiced his hobby of gemology making primarily south west style jewelry. He then moved to Newberry Spring, CA where he remarried.
He was a Baptist. Norman was cremated at the Victor Valley Mortuary, Inc on 20 Oct 1995 and his ashes were to be scattered on the desert that he loved so much.

More About NORMAN ALISON HICKMAN:
Burial: Cremated - Ashes scattered over desert1950,1951,1952,1953

ii. MARY ALICE RALEY, b. private, Freeport, Brazoria Co., Texas; m. (1) J. E.JR WELLS, June 1946, Rosenberg, TX; m. (2) GENTRY DALE PARKS, September 23, 1953, Lafayette, LA; b. August 12, 1927; d. August 24, 1971, Houston, Harris Co., TX; m. (3) OTIS CLINTON "MATT" DILLON, September 30, 1961, Fort Hood, Bell County, TX; b. August 02, 1924, Anawalt, McDowell Co., W.VA; d. November 21, 1992, Killeen, Bell Co., TX

Notes for MARY ALICE RALEY:
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Mary worked for Southwestern Bell as toll operator for several years. She then studied to be come a secretary - but was called to help in the accounting office. She liked that so well t hat she left her job, went back to school and worked in bookkeeping and accounting from 1952 until her early retirement from Civil Service, Finance, III Corps, Military Pay (Departmen t of the Army) in 1972. In January 1974, being bored with retirement she began working as a n Income Tax Preparer passing theEnrolled Agent exam and operating her own business seasonall y (with a little bookeeping in-between). Finally at age 71- she is retired totally and makes her home in Salado, TX.
Holidays with the Dillons are very flexible since four men in the family are firefighters. Shift work makes it nearly impossible to have Christmas with the whole family present before January or February!

Notes for OTIS CLINTON "MATT" DILLON:
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Otis is known to his family as "Sam" - also has been called "Sarge", as well as "Matt".
He lied about his age and enlisted in the Army during WWII (17 yrs old) and served in the Phi llipines.
He was written up in the Army Times on two different occasions. The first was on his promoti on to First Sargeant on a boat returning from a tour in Iceland. (He received his Sargeant M ajor warrant in a hospital bed at Fort Hood, TX!) The Times also wrote up his last reenlistm ent which happened to be with the same unit, 25th Infantry Division, as his first reenlistmen t.
He was known to be tough, but fair--the typical "Old Soldier" type. While stationed in Hiwai i in the mid 1960's he was considered for the position of the first Sargeant Major of the Arm y.
After retiring from the Army he was a salesman and staff manager for National Life and Accide nt Insurance Company, retiring medically from there.
"Matt" died as a result of small cell lung cancer (Agent Orange) and resulting strokes.
His family is considered to be one of the oldest and best families of the Old Dominion - an d also a First Family of West Virginia. His grandfather William Anderson Dillon served in th e Civil War, and his family has been traced back to 1655. It is known that they immigrated from Ireland - but actual records have not been found yet.

More About OTIS CLINTON "MATT" DILLON:
Burial: November 24, 1992, National Cem., San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas

iii. WALTON SHERWOOD "SCOOTER" RALEY, b. private, Houston, Harris Co., Texas; m. PATSY MARIA CRAIN, October 14, 1962, New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX; b. private, Navasota, Grimes, Texas

Notes for WALTON SHERWOOD "SCOOTER" RALEY:
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Walton was an auto mechanic, worked for the City of Madisonville for a time and later operate d a lawn mower repair business from his home in Madisonville.
On retirement, he made and sold bird houses and barnwood decorative items.
Walton was an auto mechanic, worked for the City of Madisonville for a time and later operated a lawn mower repair business from his home in Madisonville.
On retirement, he made and sold bird houses and barnwood decorative items.
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Notes for PATSY MARIA CRAIN:
Patsy was adopted by the Crain's as a baby. She later found her birth family who were from the Bryan, Brazos County, TX area at the time. Her natural father was Charles Odel Maxwell fr om North Carolina who was presumed dead at this writing in 2001.

iv. JOSEPH ALAN "SKIPPY" RALEY, b.November 30, 1941, Houston, Harris Co., Texas; d. July 03, 1945, Bryan, Brazos Co., Texas

More About JOSEPH ALAN "SKIPPY" RALEY:
Burial: July 05, 1945, Willowhole Cemetery, Madison County, TX

LEONIDAS "LEONY" WASHINGTON RALEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, SAMUEL1) was born February 10, 1874 in TX, and died August 31, 1949. He married MARGARET FRANCES (MAGGIE) DUNCAN. She was born November 22, 1878, and died May 24, 1959.

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Born or lived at Rosebud inthe Briary Community. They were Methodists.
All ten children were born in the farmhouse at Briary in Milam County.
They owned a homestead and farmed.
Both parents were later baptised by eldest son into a Baptist Church.
All the children were Baptist.
Uncle Leonie was a Deputy Sheriff in Cameron, Milam Co, TX.

Children of LEONIDAS RALEY and MARGARET DUNCAN are:
i. BERTIE RALEY, b. September 15, 1898, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. August 30, 1904, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX.

ii. VIOLET O. RALEY, b. September 06, 1900, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. March 12, 1994, Taylor, Williamson, TX; m. OSWALD HENRY "MUGGY" SCHRAM; d. January 29, 1983, Taylor, Williamson, TX.

Notes for VIOLET O. RALEY:

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Violet was written up in "Who's Who in American Women - Third Edition - 1964-1965" - Wilmett e IL, Marquis Who's Who 1963
Notes for OSWALD HENRY "MUGGY" SCHRAM:
He was a beer distributor in Taylor, TX.

iii. JOHN WESLEY RALEY, b. August 15, 1902, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. Shawnee, Potawattamie, OK.

Notes for JOHN WESLEY RALEY see Raley Chapel in "Some Raley Photos" Page

iv. LEONA SAPPHIRA RALEY, b. January 02, 1905, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. December 10, 1999.
v. LEROY WASHINGTON RALEY, b. June 08, 1907, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. August 16, 1979, Cameron, Milam Co, TX.
vi. JEWEL DUNCAN RALEY, b. June 11, 1909, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. June 28, 1989.
vii. FRANK IVAN RALEY, b. May 18, 1911, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. December 1983.
viii. CLAUDE MASON RALEY, b. March 23, 1914, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. June 20, 1989.
ix. COLEMAN LAVAN RALEY, b. May 12, 1917, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX.
x. FLOYD WILLARD RALEY, b. October 08, 1919, Briary Community, Milan Co, TX; d. February 21, 1993.

4. HARDY DALE RALEY (SAMUEL) was born 1850. He married (1) MARY, She was born 1859 in Texas. He married (2) UNKNOWN.

Children of HARDY RALEY and MARY are:
i.ALICE S. RALEY, b. 1876.
ii. AGNES RALEY, b. 1879
iii. GREEN RALEY, d. Benton, Texas.
iv. SARAH RALEY
v. HARDY RALEY

Children of HARDY RALEY and wife #2 name unk. are:
vi. GEORGE RALEY d. Bet. 1890 - 1900, Jacksonville, Texas.
vii. JANE RALEY, d. Ball Prarie, Texas

viii. ROBERT RALEY, New Mexico Burial: 1904, Killed in the Lincoln City War and buried at Sacoro, New Mexico

Notes for HARDY DALE RALEY: Hardy had a Law Degree from a school in Ala.

Hardy's second wife is said to have burned his papers and books the next fday after he died. Sounds like she wanted to forget him.!.

SAMUEL DAVID RALEY (SAMUEL GREEN (G.B.)2, SAMUEL1) was born May 16, 1860 in Alabama, and died February 17, 1944 in Houston , Texas, USA. He married (1) FANNIE TURNER, daughter of JAMES TURNER and HARRIET CHATHAN. She was born July 03, 1872 in Leon Cty, Texas, and died April 18, 1922 in Wash cty, Ark..

Children of SAMUEL RALEY and FANNIE TURNER are:
i. ROY RANDALL RALEY, b. May 11, 1908. Oro Grande, New Mexico.
ii. SAMUEL HUBERT RALEY, b. Matagordo County, Texas; d. Liberty, Texas.
iii. JAMES ERNEST RALEY, b. August 20, 1894.Burial: Ark.

iv. ROBERT LEWIS (Green) RALEY,b. September 12, 1897 d. Ark.

v. MARY EDITH RALEY (COLSON):b. October 07, 1901
Burial: Vidor, Texas

vi. THOMAS FRAKLIN RALEY: b. November 02, 1903
Burial: Beaumont, Texas

vii. TROY DAVID RALEY, b. April 30, 1906, Conway, Arkansas; d. November 21, 1977, Hillister, Texas.

viii.ELVIA FRANCES (Fannie) RALEY:b. August 03, 1913
Burial: Houston , Texas, USA

ix.RICHARD WOODROW RALEY b. March 28, 1914.
Burial: Forrest Lawn Cemetary Beaumont, Texas