WILLIAM RILEY BRAY
25^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:  4 January 1839 in White County, TN
Died: 23 June 1916 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Howard Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Joseph and Cynthia Ann (Mills) Bray

Married: Letha Jane Bell about about 1868 in Putnam County, TN
Born:  about 1832 in Warren County, KY
Died: 24 Mar 1912 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Howard Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Jeremiah and Mary "Polly" (Unknown) Bell

Children:

1. Mary Ann Bray
2. Elizabeth Bray
3. Wamon L. Bray
4. Cintha E. Bray
5. Martha Bray
6. Eliza J. Bray
7. William Bray

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Brother-in-law: Joshua Sherrill - 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

MILITARY INFORMATION

25^th Tennessee Infantry
Company E

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Private
• Enlisted 18 Nov 1862 at McMinnville
• Nov 1862 - Apr 1863: Present
• May & Jun 1863: Sick in camp
• Jul - Oct 1863: Present
• Deserted 22 Nov 1863 at Knoxville
• On a list of deserters who took the oath in Morgan County, TN

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S8359

ABSTRACT:

• Filed August 9, 1909
• Rejected
• Resident of Baxter, TN
• Member of 25th Tennessee Infantry Company E
• Born in Putnam County in 1839
• Enlisted Dec 1864; General Johnson's command; Captain William Turner; Lieutenant Thos. Pistole, Jack Parker
• Wounds: run down; exposure caused WRB to lose hearing
• Married: Wife 70 years old; 2 sons and 4 daughters
• Attest: Joshua Sherrill and A. R. Massa

2nd Application

• Filed June 7, 1915
• Born: 4 January 1839
• Enlisted December 1863 under Captain Wm. Turner, Lt. Thos. Pistole
• Battles: Murfreesboro
• Diseases: affected hearing; had typhoid fever
• Wife: dead for 2 years
• Attest: Alta Stone and Casto Stone

Supporting Documents:

• 5 May 1907 - E. W. Stone - requests status
• 6 Apr 1915 - E. W. Stone - request status
• 30 Jun 1915 - State Examiner - No pension
• 21 Jul 1915 - Tennessee Bureau of Pension Examiners - Requests service records
• 24 Jul 1915 - War Department - sends service records
• 27 Jul 1915 - State Examiner - There is no proof that he is disabled

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  White County, TN, Page 72
• 1860 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 18
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 117
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 145A
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 4A
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 190A

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1916) - #398 - Riley Bray
• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1912) - #69694 - Letha Bray