Jonathan Crays died in Morrison, Oklahoma and his body was laid to rest in the Burrton, Kansas Cemetery. He was born in Ohio in 1836. He married Hayne Ferrest in 1858. In 1909 he married Mrs. Betty Mook.
Survivors: wife, daughters, Mrs. D. W. Frederick, Mrs. J. A. H odge, sons G.W., T.A. and L.E. Crays.