Bray Cemetery

East of Ozark MO to JJ Highway, then right on Pastoral Road on private property.

Read February 1999 by Connie Bodner. Proofread July 1999 by Marilyn Dexter. Used with permission of Connie Bodner and Mabel Phillips. Rachel Donelson Chapter of the DAR and the Christian County Library reserve the rights to use of this material.

As of February 1999, there were seven stones still visible in the Bray Cemetery. A fence surrounding the cemetery is in poor condition with several uprooted trees fallen across the fence. We entered the cemetery at the middle of the north west side. I numbered rows, starting on the west end, moving from north to south.

As of February 1999, there were seven stones still visible in the Bray Cemetery. A fence surrounding the cemetery is in poor condition with several uprooted trees fallen across the fence. We entered the cemetery at the middle of the north west side. I numbered rows, starting on the west end, moving from north to south.

Row 1

Frank C. or G. Bray Jan 18 1866 - Feb 16 1906 "God Gave, He Took, He will Restore, He Doeth All Things Well"

Rest of row unaccessible beneath fallen large tree and wild bushed

Row 2

W. A. Bray 1873-1920 "Gone But Not Forgotten"

Taylor Bray Mar 31 1844 - Dec 8, 1924; Mary J., His Wife Aug 22 1849

Small Moss covered stone all that was legible was the word died

Row 3

Mildred Feb 15, 1911 - Feb 12, 1927: "At Rest", at the foot of the grave a small stone with initials M. B. At the foot of another grave, small stone with W. B. (no dates)

[Note from Mabel Phillips: This is the information that Robert Bray gave the library on that same Cemetery about ten years ago. He was the owner of the property on which the cemetery sits as well as a descendant of the family. I sent this information with Mrs. Bogner when she went to the Bray Cemetery. ]

ETTA MILDRED BRAY 15 Feb 1911 - 12 Feb 1927 Bray Dau of Bray, Ernest & Ethel (Clevenger) Chaffin23-28 p 229

FRANK G BRAY ? - ? Bray

INF BRAY ? - ? Bray Son of Bray, Taylor & Mary Jane (Marley)

INF BRAY ? - ? Bray Son of Bray, Taylor & Mary Jane (Marley)

INF BRAY ? - ? Bray Son of Bray, Taylor & Mary Jane (Marley)

JAMES BRAY  ? - ? Bray Son of Bray, Taylor & Mary Jane (Marley)

MARK BRAY 21 Dec 1796 - 1869 Bray Son of Bray, William &  (Brooks)

SAMUEL BRAY ? - ? Bray Son of Bray, Taylor & Mary Jane (Marley)

TAYLOR BRAY 31 Mar 1844 - 8 Dec 1924 Bray Son of Bray, Mark &  (  ) m Marley, Mary Jane Chaffin23-28 p 091

WILLIAM AMMON BRAY Dec 1872 - Age 47 yr Bray Son of Bray, Mark & Margaret (Patterson) m Nix, Anna M.

(MARLEY) MARY JANE BRAY 22 Aug 1849 - 2 Mar 1932 Bray Dau of Marley, Eli & Paralee (Wisener) m Bray, Taylor Chaffin30-35 p 109

(PATTERSON) MARGARET BRAY 1803 - 1887 Bray

(BRAY) METTIE GARRISON 1877 - 1 Feb 1937 Bray Dau of Bray, Taylor & Mary Jane (Marley) Chaffin35-41 p 102

LEN GARRISON ? - ? Bray m Bray, Mettie

CHARLES S. HARRIS 7 Apr 1873 - 16 Nov 1942 Bray Son of Harris, Joseph K. & Nancy J. (Johnson) Wallace Funeral Home Vol III p 109