Who were the parents of Martin Milford Bray (1872-1945) B. Kentucky d. Tennessee?

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I'm searching the for parents and siblings of Martin M. Bray, who was married to my 3rd great-grandmother, Martha Jenkins.  Martha was the widow of James Green (1858-1892) when she married Martin Bray in 1893.  They later divorced (by 1905) and he married Stella Mae Broyles & Verna Louise Huddleston.  I think that he may be related to the Peter Bray who was married to Malinda Green, the possible sister of Martha's first husband, James Green (I have 3 possible sets of parents for James, and I think that Robert Green and Matilda Jackson are the most likely; if they're his parents, then Malinda is his sister, and I can think of only 2 ways to prove this: DNA or common community).  If it turns out that these two Bray men were related, that also supports my idea that the James Green who was son of Robert and Matilda is the same James Green who married Martha Bray, by showing that the families knew each other, and I also just want to expand the Bray tree as well.  I find that, on Find a Grave, Peter is listed as Martin's father, however Peter is only 15 years older than Martin, so I don't find this particularly believable, and I cannot find any sources to support it (at least not so far); if Malinda was his mother, then she was only 14 when he was born.  I'd appreciate any help!  I feel like, in finding Martin's ancestry, I might also be able to finally break through my Green brick wall, too.  Thanks for any help!
WikiTree profile: Milford Bray
in Genealogy Help by Susannah Rolfes G2G6 (8.9k points)

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On marriage record to Martha Green (original) you will see that a Peter Green and a M**** Sandlin were witnesses to marriage.  I'd look into those further

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1536154:61372
by Sandra Vines G2G6 Pilot (138k points)

Thanks!  I do not have an Ancestry subscription, is this the same document?    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BG-896V-V?cc=1804888  On this other document, it shows witnesses are Peter Bray and Morris Sandin.   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BG-39X1-N?cc=1804888

Yes same information

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