Introduction
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:04 am
Greetings! I am James Michael Raney (call me Jim, please!), one of the crew that runs this site. I'm 58, originally from Greenwood, Indiana (just south of Indianapolis) and a resident of Breckinridge County, Kentucky since 2017. My parents were Melvin Raney Jr (1932-1987) and Carolyn Gross (1937-2010). My connection to the Ping family is through my father's side. His parents were from Pulaski County, Kentucky - and both of them descend from John Ping (1740-1823). They were Melvin Raney Sr (1898-1961) and Ida Jane Hawk (1910-1999).
My descent from John Ping (1740-1823) is a bit convoluted, as you might have guessed. My ancestry includes two of John's daughters, Sarah Ping (1778-1854) and Elizabeth Ping (1784-1861). Sarah was married twice, first to John William Pointer (1776-1803) and second to Bolling Bullock (1780-1850). My ancestors include her son, by John Pointer, Jesse Pointer (1797-1857) and her daughter, by Bolling Bullock, Elizabeth Bullock (1807-1888). Sarah's sister Elizabeth Ping married Bolling Bullock's brother William Bullock (1782-1864), their son William Cornelius Bullock (1830-1911) is an ancestor of mine as well.
That makes three of John Ping's grandchildren direct ancestors of mine; two (Elizabeth Bullock and William C Bullock) were double cousins of one another. We'll start with Jesse Pointer (1797-1857). He married Sarah Inabnitt (1803-1875). Their daughter Martha Ann Pointer (1843-1927) married Greenup E Raney (1846-1912). Their son William G Raney (1868-1939) married Susan Jane Whitis (1878-1902). Their son Melvin Raney Sr (1898-1961) was my paternal grandfather.
William Cornelius Bullock (1830-1911), grandson of John Ping, was married twice. His first wife was Surrelda Jane Hargis (1828-bef 1868). Their daughter Sophia Bullock (1858-aft 1894) married Joseph William Inabnitt (1854-1922; great nephew of Jesse Pointer's wife Sarah Inabnitt). Their daughter Elizabeth Inabnitt (1882-1972) married William Thomas Hawk (1879-1966). Their daughter Ida Jane Hawk (1910-1999) was my paternal grandmother.
Elizabeth Bullock (1807-1888), Jesse Pointer's half sister, married Edmond Taylor (1805-1888). Their daughter Lavisa Taylor (1828-1903) was married twice. Her first husband was Jesse Logan Inabnitt (1826-1860); they were the parents of Joseph William Inabnitt (see previous paragraph).
My descent from John Ping (1740-1823) is a bit convoluted, as you might have guessed. My ancestry includes two of John's daughters, Sarah Ping (1778-1854) and Elizabeth Ping (1784-1861). Sarah was married twice, first to John William Pointer (1776-1803) and second to Bolling Bullock (1780-1850). My ancestors include her son, by John Pointer, Jesse Pointer (1797-1857) and her daughter, by Bolling Bullock, Elizabeth Bullock (1807-1888). Sarah's sister Elizabeth Ping married Bolling Bullock's brother William Bullock (1782-1864), their son William Cornelius Bullock (1830-1911) is an ancestor of mine as well.
That makes three of John Ping's grandchildren direct ancestors of mine; two (Elizabeth Bullock and William C Bullock) were double cousins of one another. We'll start with Jesse Pointer (1797-1857). He married Sarah Inabnitt (1803-1875). Their daughter Martha Ann Pointer (1843-1927) married Greenup E Raney (1846-1912). Their son William G Raney (1868-1939) married Susan Jane Whitis (1878-1902). Their son Melvin Raney Sr (1898-1961) was my paternal grandfather.
William Cornelius Bullock (1830-1911), grandson of John Ping, was married twice. His first wife was Surrelda Jane Hargis (1828-bef 1868). Their daughter Sophia Bullock (1858-aft 1894) married Joseph William Inabnitt (1854-1922; great nephew of Jesse Pointer's wife Sarah Inabnitt). Their daughter Elizabeth Inabnitt (1882-1972) married William Thomas Hawk (1879-1966). Their daughter Ida Jane Hawk (1910-1999) was my paternal grandmother.
Elizabeth Bullock (1807-1888), Jesse Pointer's half sister, married Edmond Taylor (1805-1888). Their daughter Lavisa Taylor (1828-1903) was married twice. Her first husband was Jesse Logan Inabnitt (1826-1860); they were the parents of Joseph William Inabnitt (see previous paragraph).