Some thought David Lapray went to live with the Morse family because his father, John, died leaving David an orphan, but we now know this was not the case. John Lapray spelled "John Lepray" in the 1860 Census has been located living in Council Bluff, Pottawattamie County, Iowa in the 1860 Federal Census. [Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll M653_338; Page: 52; Image: 351; Family History Library Film: 803338]. He is living with "Jane Laprey' and there is a one-year-old child living in the household with the given name of William, but does not carry the Lapray surname, but rather the surname of Filmore. Since the child does not carry the Lapray surname, one could guess that John and Jane Lapray have not been married for any extended length of time. Possibly the child's father who is not part of this picture is gone due to death or divorce. No relationships are given in this census so we don't know the relationships between the people in the household.
John Lapray, age 38 in 1860 is a teamster, which in today's world would be like a truck driver. He doesn't own any real estate. He was born in Scotland. Jane, 25 years old, is thirteen years younger than John. She was born in England. The one year old boy was born in Illinois.
No marriage record has yet been found for John and Jane Lapray in Iowa or Illinois. No birth record has yet been found for William Filmore in Illinois.
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