Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 28 October 2005

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THOMAS McCRAY, farmer; P. O. Clarksville; was born in Washington Township April 21, 1824; he is a son of Christy and Nancy (Urton) McCray, who were natives of Botetourt and Culpepper Cos., Va. respectively. The former was born March 7, 1795, and the latter May 4, 1794. Mr. McCray's parents, Samuel and Jenette McCray, were natives of Virginia and Maryland, and came and settled in Union Township, Warren Co., in 1814, and subsequently in Washington Township, where Mr. McCray died Sept. 25, 1839, and Mrs. McCray May 30, 1870. Thomas, our subject, was reared on a farm and obtained his education in the common schools, principally under the preceptorship of his father, who was one of the “old pioneer school teachers." Mr. McCray was married Sept. 5, 1852, to Mary Madden, a daughter of Solomon and Ruth (Robbins) Madden, natives of North Carolina. Mrs. McCray was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, Jan. 4, 1830. This union was blest with one child-Alice, born Aug. 9, 1853. She married Dec. 6, 1873, to Elwood Hampton and died July 24, 1876, leaving one little daughter-Blanche M., who was born June 3, 1875. Mrs. McCray is a member of the Society of Friends, and Mr. McCray is a Republican; he owns a farm of 116 acres and follows general farming. Mrs. McCray's father was born in 1793 and died Nov. 3, 1849; her mother was born Aug. 9, 1800. They came to Clinton Co. in a very early day, and to this county in 1849. Mrs. McCray's grandfather, George Madden, served eighteen months in the Revolutionary war.