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Ray Cemetery

Tripp
Jul 19, 2016
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We've got another quick post today.  Ray Cemetery dates back to 1849 and is hidden just south of Vaughn Road and west of Ryan Road out in the Mt. Meigs area.  A little research shows that it was still being actively used as recently as 2012.  If you're doing research into the early history of the Montgomery area, Ray Cemetery might prove to be a useful source.

Ray Cemetery historical marker, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery historical marker, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama

“Ray Cemetery
Est. 1849

John W. Ray and his wife, Martha; their infant son; and her fifteen-year-old brother, James R. Conyers, moved to Mt. Meigs from Greene County, Georgia. He and his older brother, Isaac Ray, owned extensive landholdings along Vaughn and Taylor Roads. These early settlers were devout Missionary Baptists. John W. Ray assisted in organizing Antioch Baptist Church, the first church of any denomination organized in Montgomery County, in 1818 at Mt. Meigs. John W. Ray, James R. Conyers, and members of the Ray, Conyers, Nicholson, Handey and Relfe families are buried here. Among them are veterans of four wars: Dr. John C. Nicholson, Surgeon 1 AL Cavalry Regt. Civil War; his uncle, Vincent Cogburn, veteran of the Mexican War; Mason Handey, Navy, World War I; and John Robert Refle, Captain, US Army, World War II.”

— Alabama Historic Cemetery Register - 2008
Ray Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery interior, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery interior, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery tree, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Ray Cemetery tree, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
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