I am searching for information on the Ray family-- specifically, a Joel Ray (1801-1857) who was married to Matilda Brown and lived in Crawford County, IN, until he moved to Kentucky in the early 1900s. Family lore has it that he was a state representative in the 1850's for IN. Does someone know if there is a list of state representatives or other records that would give me information on his political career, if he has one? I has hoping to avoid the state archives if I can get the information locally. Jonathan Wilson Ray was a son of Joel and Matilda, and Jonathan married Sarah Ann Matilda Staniford. Thank you.