Mary Emma Ray was the youngest child of Thomas T. McLin and Nancy Jane Taylor. When she was two, her father, a Civil War veteran, died from being kicked by his horse.
As a youth, Emma raised geese for down which she sold to save money to buy a piano. In 1899 she received a certificate in piano and harmony from Mertke's and Shimer's Technical Studies. In 1900 she taught piano at Campbell College in Holton, Kansas.
She married Sherman Grant Ray in 1901. He was the proverbial boy next door--in this case, the farm next door. They were both the youngest in their family. They had five children: Elsie Lula Ray, Percival Ray, Clarence Ray, Edith Ray, and Gilbert Ray. Emma earned a 1919 certificate in teaching kindergarten piano from the Olin School of Music in Kansas City.
Following a doctor's recommendation to improve her husband's health, the family moved to California in 1922, settling in Lemon Grove. Emma often declared Lemon Grove had the best weather in the world for gardening. Her green thumb led to the local grocery store purchasing her vegetables for resale. Emma's grandson remembers her chicken and dumplings as the best he ever tasted.
As a youth, Emma raised geese for down which she sold to save money to buy a piano. In 1899 she received a certificate in piano and harmony from Mertke's and Shimer's Technical Studies. In 1900 she taught piano at Campbell College in Holton, Kansas.
She married Sherman Grant Ray in 1901. He was the proverbial boy next door--in this case, the farm next door. They were both the youngest in their family. They had five children: Elsie Lula Ray, Percival Ray, Clarence Ray, Edith Ray, and Gilbert Ray. Emma earned a 1919 certificate in teaching kindergarten piano from the Olin School of Music in Kansas City.
Following a doctor's recommendation to improve her husband's health, the family moved to California in 1922, settling in Lemon Grove. Emma often declared Lemon Grove had the best weather in the world for gardening. Her green thumb led to the local grocery store purchasing her vegetables for resale. Emma's grandson remembers her chicken and dumplings as the best he ever tasted.
Mary Emma Ray was the youngest child of Thomas T. McLin and Nancy Jane Taylor. When she was two, her father, a Civil War veteran, died from being kicked by his horse.
As a youth, Emma raised geese for down which she sold to save money to buy a piano. In 1899 she received a certificate in piano and harmony from Mertke's and Shimer's Technical Studies. In 1900 she taught piano at Campbell College in Holton, Kansas.
She married Sherman Grant Ray in 1901. He was the proverbial boy next door--in this case, the farm next door. They were both the youngest in their family. They had five children: Elsie Lula Ray, Percival Ray, Clarence Ray, Edith Ray, and Gilbert Ray. Emma earned a 1919 certificate in teaching kindergarten piano from the Olin School of Music in Kansas City.
Following a doctor's recommendation to improve her husband's health, the family moved to California in 1922, settling in Lemon Grove. Emma often declared Lemon Grove had the best weather in the world for gardening. Her green thumb led to the local grocery store purchasing her vegetables for resale. Emma's grandson remembers her chicken and dumplings as the best he ever tasted.
As a youth, Emma raised geese for down which she sold to save money to buy a piano. In 1899 she received a certificate in piano and harmony from Mertke's and Shimer's Technical Studies. In 1900 she taught piano at Campbell College in Holton, Kansas.
She married Sherman Grant Ray in 1901. He was the proverbial boy next door--in this case, the farm next door. They were both the youngest in their family. They had five children: Elsie Lula Ray, Percival Ray, Clarence Ray, Edith Ray, and Gilbert Ray. Emma earned a 1919 certificate in teaching kindergarten piano from the Olin School of Music in Kansas City.
Following a doctor's recommendation to improve her husband's health, the family moved to California in 1922, settling in Lemon Grove. Emma often declared Lemon Grove had the best weather in the world for gardening. Her green thumb led to the local grocery store purchasing her vegetables for resale. Emma's grandson remembers her chicken and dumplings as the best he ever tasted.
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