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Nancy Jane <I>Brown</I> Dray

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Nancy Jane Brown Dray

Birth
Oregon, USA
Death
Aug 1903 (aged 54–55)
San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
ES-F 3-103
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DRAY—in this city, August 15, 1903, Nancy Jane, beloved wife of Calvin H. Dray and mother of William F. Dray and Mrs. Sarah E. Byers, a native of Colorado, aged 55 years 1 month and 22 days.

Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral to-morrow (Tuesday), at 1:30 o'clock, from Central M. E. Church, Mission street, between Sixth and Seventh. Remains at the home of son, 1626 Golden Gate avenue, between Scott and Devisadero streets. Internment Cypress Lawn Cemetery, by carriage.

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Nancy Jane Brown lived in Multnomah County, Oregon, when she married Henry Clay Dray in 1865. They had two children: William Franklin Dray and Sarah Eugenia Dray. Nancy divorced Henry in 1876 at Portland. She subsequently married the widower, Rev. Calvin Homer Dray. in 1879 at Cowlitz County, Washington.

Mother: Rebecca Malinda Swayze Brown.
Father: Alexander Monroe Brown, Sr.

It is thought that Nancy was born while her family was traversing the Oregon Trail to Multnomah County, Oregon.
DRAY—in this city, August 15, 1903, Nancy Jane, beloved wife of Calvin H. Dray and mother of William F. Dray and Mrs. Sarah E. Byers, a native of Colorado, aged 55 years 1 month and 22 days.

Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral to-morrow (Tuesday), at 1:30 o'clock, from Central M. E. Church, Mission street, between Sixth and Seventh. Remains at the home of son, 1626 Golden Gate avenue, between Scott and Devisadero streets. Internment Cypress Lawn Cemetery, by carriage.

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Nancy Jane Brown lived in Multnomah County, Oregon, when she married Henry Clay Dray in 1865. They had two children: William Franklin Dray and Sarah Eugenia Dray. Nancy divorced Henry in 1876 at Portland. She subsequently married the widower, Rev. Calvin Homer Dray. in 1879 at Cowlitz County, Washington.

Mother: Rebecca Malinda Swayze Brown.
Father: Alexander Monroe Brown, Sr.

It is thought that Nancy was born while her family was traversing the Oregon Trail to Multnomah County, Oregon.

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  • Created by: Dr N Todd
  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78857960/nancy_jane-dray: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy Jane Brown Dray (1848–Aug 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78857960, citing Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by Dr N Todd (contributor 47569433).