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Fitzhugh

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iconnumber posted 02-28-2005 12:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fitzhugh     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I began a thread on this some time back to see if anyone had knowledge of what I then thought was a partial mark on a recently discovered ca. 1820-30 form julep. A wise scholar suggested the RAY cartouche could have been the last portion of TONCRAY. As it turns out, this is a small rectangular carouche simply bearing the surname Ray along with an eagle at the end of his name, all within the confines of the same rectangle. I found no evidence of another letter having been in front of the R. Would anyone have reference to a Ray working as a silversmith? I did find a W R Ray as a jeweler in Logan County, Kentucky during the 1890's, but I have no info as to his working dates, or if his father may have been in a related field. The cup in question may not be from Kentucky, but I suspect that it is. I can't come up with any other Ray's, and none from the correct time period. Thoughts?

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Judging from the 1880 census entry, William Ray of Adairville had been in Kentucky at least since 1868, when his daughter was born. He was originally from Tennesee, born there c 1833, which would put his first working date c 1853 if he went directly into trade.

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It looks like the Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky W R Ray or Walter R Ray found in the 1890 directory was born in 1855 in Kentucky and was working as a watch and clock repairman in 1900 and had his own shop and was working as a watch repairer in 1910.

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