middle initial “R” per dau Ann’s Social Security Application
informant on father’s DC “Elizabeth J Bray”

1910FCI United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania Lackawanna Scranton Ward 6 District 0080; image 2 of 42 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Scranton Ward 6, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1359; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1375372
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Home in 1910: Scranton Ward 6, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Household Members:
Richard H James Jr. 31 PA machinist in coal mines
Anna J James 28
Elizebeth James 3
NDN!
John E Reese 56 m 33 yrs coal miner
Rachel Reese 54 m 33 yrs

1920FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Lackawanna Scranton Ward 6 District 0131; image 1 of 25 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Scranton Ward 6, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1579; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 131
Home in 1920: Scranton Ward 6, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: South Mirth Ave
Residence Date: 1920
Household Members:
Rear 914:
Reese Edward J 40 b PA salesman dept store
Winifred wife 40 b PA
Lysod W dau 11 b PA
Janet V dau 8 b PA
Leah V dau 4 1/2 b PA
Ruth E dau 2 3/12 b PA
James Richard V brother in law (listed twice?) 41 superintendent dept of public works
NDN!
Rear 914:
Richard H James 41 machinist coal mines
Annie J James 38
Elizabeth R James 13
NDN!
914 South Mirth Ave:
Rachel Rees 64 widowed; owned house free;
Kathryn V James boarder 35 single b PA

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967; 1929 090001-093000; image 2310 of 3265 @ancestry
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Name: Charles James Bray
Gender: Male; Race: White
Age: 1; Birth Date: 2 Aug 1928
Birth Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Sep 1929
Death Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Charles W Bray (informant)
Mother: Elizabeth James
Certificate Number: 92118
CoD gastro-interitis of unknown origin
Washburn cemetery

1930FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Lackawanna Scranton District 0029; image 1 of 35 @ancestry
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2341786
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
Home in 1930: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Street address: Round Woods Place
Ward of City: pt 6th
Block: 4
House Number: 914
Dwelling Number: 1
Family Number: 2
Household Members:
Charles W Bray 23 b PA garage mechanic
Elizabeth Bray 23 b PA
Anne Bray 4 b PA
Dorothy Bray 3 b PA
Charelene Bray 0 b PA

1940FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Lackawanna Scranton 71-40; image 3 of 35 @ancestry
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03683; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 71-40
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
Home in 1940: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
House Number: 914
Inferred Residence in 1935: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 1B
Household Members:
Charles Bray 33
Elizabeth Bray 33
Ann Bray 13
Dorothy Bray 12
Charlene Bray 10
William Bray 8
Marylyn Bray 7
Richard Bray 6
Ardith Bray 5
Carol Bray 6/12
Richard H James 61
NDN
Edward & Winifred Reese family
Edward J Reese 60
Winefred J Reese 61
Lysad W Reese 32
Leah V Reese 24
Richard V James 62

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 @acnestry
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Name: Elizabeth James Bray
[Elizabeth J Bray] [Elizabeth James James]
Gender: Female; Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1906
Birth Place: Scranton Lac, Pennsylvania
[Scranton Lac|]
Death Date: 5 Dec 1989
Claim Date: 3 Dec 1968
Father: Richard H James
Mother: Annie Reese
SSN: 163446534
Notes: 31 Dec 1975: Name listed as ELIZABETH JAMES BRAY; 05 Apr 1976: Name listed as ELIZABETH J BRAY

OBIT ElizJamesBray1989.pdf
The Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
07 Dec 1989, Thu
Page 19
Elizabeth J Bray
Elizabeth J Bray, 83 of Carpenter Care Center, Tunkhannock, died Tuesday at the center. She was the widow of Charles Bray.
Born in Scranton, duaghter of the late Richard and Anne Reese James, she was a member of the Elk Lake Community Church.
Surviving are:
6 daughters:
Ann May, Austin TX;
Dorothy Zehner, Auburn Four Corners, Schuylkill Co;
Charlene Lance, Scranton;
Marilyn Bunnell, Tunkhannock;
Ardith Bulmahn, Cheektowaga NY;
and Carol Hall, Birchardville
and 2 sons:
William, Tayor; and James, Auburn, Schuylkill CO;
31 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, a great-great-grandchild; nieces.
She was preceded in death by a daughter Elizabeth, and 2 sons: Charles & Richard.
The funeral will be Friday with services at noon on the Philip L Donahue Funeral Home, 64 Main St Montrise by lay speaker Edward Darling.
Interment Washburn Cemetery
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