Person

Eli Ray (Hickman County, Kentucky, and Marion County, Indiana, cooper and soldier.)

b. 1833-01-25 d. 1914-06-22

Hickman County, Kentucky, and Marion County, Indiana, cooper and soldier. Indiana native. Son of James Ray. Married to Elizabeth M. Ray. Father of Nancy E. Ray, Lucinda E. Ray, Jemima E. Ray, and James A. Ray. Cooper in Hickman County, Kentucky, in 1860. Cooper in Marion County, Indiana, in 1863. Resident of Hendricks County, Indiana in 1865. Served in the 148th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from February 7, 1865, to September 5, 1865.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, Columbus, p. 476.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Indiana, Marion County, Wayne Township, p. 555B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Marion County, IN, June 1863, p. 347.

Indiana Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Indiana State Department of Health and Vital Records, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Certificate 69.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. VII (Indianapolis: Samuel M. Douglas, State Printer, 1867), 543.

Citation

Ray, Eli. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281268 (November 12, 2026).

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as Eli Ray (Hickman County, Kentucky, and Marion County, Indiana, cooper and soldier.). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (1)

People

Organizations

Places

Loading network...

Network Visualized

How to use the visualization

CWGK’s network visualization brings the edition’s documents to life. The network on this page centers around Ray, Eli. Click on the light blue dot to see the documents in which the entity appears. You can also click on the dark orange dots to see other people linked to Ray, Eli, a light orange dot to see the places connected to Ray, Eli, or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Ray, Eli.

Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Ray, Eli and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.