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Albert William Ray 1897–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1897

Birth Location: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 30 April 1974

Death Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Father: James Ray

Mother: Rilla Cumbie

Spouse(s): Ica Wilson

Children(s): Letha Ray, Dempsey Ray, Philip Ray

Albert William Ray was born in 1897 in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, the child of James Buchanan Ray And Rilla Vastine Cumbie. Albert William Ray married Ica Icy Mae Wilson, and had children including Dempsey William Ray, Letha Jane Ray, Philip Dale Ray. Albert William Ray passed away in 1974 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Albert William Ray was born in 1897 in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, the child of James Buchanan Ray And Rilla Vastine Cumbie.
  • Albert William Ray married Ica Icy Mae Wilson, and had children including Dempsey William Ray, Letha Jane Ray, Philip Dale Ray.
  • Albert William Ray passed away in 1974 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.

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Albert Ray's Ancestors

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Albert Ray
1897–1974
Birth Place: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Parents
James Buchanan Ray
1857–1933
Jerome, Heard, Georgia, United States
Rilla (Vastine) Cumbie
1859–1933
Rock Hills, Randolph, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Wade (Hampton) Ray
1807–1888
Columbia, Georgia, United States
Margaret (Barton) Parker
1811–1870
Henry, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Ray
1774–1837
Elizabeth Langston
1776–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ray
1752–1804
Catherine Stewart
1750–1801

Albert Ray's Descendants

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Albert (William) Ray (7 May 1897–30 April 1974) m. Ica ('Icy' Mae) Wilson (24 May 1898–18 April 1953)
  1. 1. Letha (Jane) Ray 1926–2001 m. Charles (Alex) Stewart 1923–2001
  2. 2. Dempsey (William) Ray 1920–2003
  3. 3. Philip (Dale) Ray 1935–2011

Albert Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1897
7 May 1897
Birth of Albert William Ray in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
1974
30 April 1974
Age 77
Death of Albert William Ray in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1897
    Event Place: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 April 1974
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

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