James Monroe Ray and Bettie Atkins

James Monroe Ray Family

Based on age and what I remember about the picture:

• Top Row (L-R) James Wesley Ray, James Ray, Will Ray
• Two Girls in White (L-R): Sara and Ida 
• Bottom (L-R): Roy, Monroe holding Lillian, Granny Bet

James Monroe Ray was a son of Jasper Newton Ray and Sarah Irvin. He married Bettie E. Aikens were married on 31 Jul 1895. They had the following children:


1. James Wesley Ray was born on 17 May 1896. He died on 13 Jun 1980. He married Myrtice Lulu R. Pickle. They were my great-grandparents. This picture hung on a wall in their house.

2. James "Jeames" Ray was born on 12 Mar 1899.

3. William Ray was born in 1900.

4. Sara Ray was born on 02 Sep 1902.

5. Ida Ray was born in 1905.

6. Roy Reeth Ray[1] was born in 1907

7. Lillian Ray was born on 07 Sep 1911

Monroe and Bettie had another child named Linda. I was told that Linda died as an infant.
Linda Ray died as an infant. In the 1910 Census there is a six month old Annie in the house. This could possible be the child Linda.

David Pickle, Company L 43rd Mississippi Infrantry

David Pickle was child of Robert Pickle and Sarah Aldridge of Monroe County, Mississippi. David was born September 2, 1833 when the Pickle family were living in Fayette County, Alabama. David married Francis J. Carter on October 8, 1857.

David enlisted in Captain S.J. Gholson's  company of Confederate volunteers on April 30, 1862 in Athens, Monroe County, Mississippi. The Gholson Rebels became Company L of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment. David was on roll in February, April, and June of 1863. The company, including David, was surrendered to Union forces at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. By general order the entire company was furloughed for 30 days upon which time they were to report to parole camp at Columbus, Mississippi. On October 31, 1863 David was listed as paroled and absent without leave. A note at a later muster roll stated that be had been absent without leave since August 23, 1863. He apparently never returned to duty.


Children of David Pickle and Francis J. Carter:
Robert Pickle was born about 1859 in Mississippi
Florence Pickle was born about 1860 in Mississippi
Manerva Pickle was born about 1863 in Mississippi
Adella Pickle was born about 1865 in Mississippi
Mary Pickle was born on Unknown in Mississippi.

It has been reported that David married a Francis Jane Tyrone.  They had one child -  Andrew Woody Pickle, born 7/12/1867 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi. He died April 23, 1930 in Bowman, Arkansas and was buried in Keller Chapel Cemetery, Green County, Arkansas. However, other researchers say that Woody was a son of Francis Jane Carter and David.

In 2018, David's wife is still identified as Francis Jane Carter by some researchers and as Francis Jane Tyrone as others. A Francis J. Pickle applied for a Civil War pension in Craighead, Arkansas.

David died in Craighead County Arkansas and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery. Jane died in 1904 and was buried in the same cemetery.

Sources:

• Pickle-Ray Family File, Greg Green, February 12, 2018
• 1870 Monroe County Mississippi Census.
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 12, 2018. (http://www.fold3.com).
• David Pickle Find-A-Grave Memorial #84922894
• Francis Jane Tyron Pickle Find-A-Grave Memorial#8492280

Unknown Couple

Unknown Couple

When going through my mother and Daddy house I found a lot of pictures that I did not remember from my childhood. I assume that this picture came out of one of several family homes.

My first thoughts is that this comes from my grandmother Lurlie Green's house. It seems like I can remember this on the dresser in their bedroom. A bedroom that was positioned between the eating room and the living room and twas absent of any type of shutting door.

This could possibly Martin Luther Shewbart and Lillie Anthum Johnston. Daddy said Luther Shewbart was bald headed and sported a big beard and Lurlie looks a lot like this lady.

This picture was in a frame from maybe the 80's. It is not an original picture. It is on Kodak paper, so I think this is a picture of a picture in an oval frame.

Please contact me if you know these people.