THEY CAME TO RAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
This page is about the history of Ray County and about some of our ancestors who came to Ray County and settled there nearly 200 years ago. We hope to share our stories with you and hopefully find a connection to your family. We will also have items of interest and links to other pages in Ray County
Two of our Dale ancestors came to Ray County in the 1800's. In 1833 or 1834 Isaac Dale moved his family to Ray Co., Missouri. He became one of the pioneer settlers of Ray County. . He settled on section 15, Richmond Township, near the present village of Swanwick. The pioneer farm of 320 acres was covered, in part, by native timber and the rest was excellent prairie land so that Isaac was favored in his labors to reclaim his tract for cultivation
His son, William and his wife, moved to Ray County in about 1836. They migrated from their native state of Kentucky and settled near St. Cloud Springs.
The last of our direct line to be born in Ray County was our father, Estel Earl "Bill" Dale, who was born in Rayville in December of 1911.
We have included several stories of our Dale family on the next pages.
| Isaac Dale | Calvin Wade Narramore | John Hankins | Next |
| William Dale | Andrew Jackson Narramore |
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by Debbie Hatterman and Judy Coykendall
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