OUR FAMILY HISTORY - A Genealogical History of the Ray and Gaines Families of Hart, Elbert & Franklin CountiesA genealogical history of my grandparents, James Albert Ray and his wife Essie Adams and Ben Frank Gaines and his wife Janna Lee Gaines. Both families established their roots in Wilkes County, Georgia after the Revolutionary War, taking advantage of Head right Grants and land lotteries offered to pioneer settlers. Most of the surnames found in this book began their lives in America as immigrants who settled in Virginia and Maryland before migrating