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Barbara Ann Bray 1932–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JAN 1932

Birth Location: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 JAN 2019

Death Location: Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Father: Samuel Bray

Mother: Eva LaFollette

Spouse(s): Henry Merkel

Children(s):

The story of Barbara Ann Bray began in 1932 in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA. In 1950, Barbara Ann Bray resided in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA. Barbara Ann Bray married Henry Anthony Merkel, Mcmurtry, and had children including Carol Merkel, Henry Anthony Merkel, Kathryn Merkel Henderson, Tony Merkel. Barbara Ann Bray passed away in 2019 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Ann Bray began in 1932 in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1950, Barbara Ann Bray resided in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA.
  • Barbara Ann Bray married Henry Anthony Merkel, Mcmurtry, and had children including Carol Merkel, Henry Anthony Merkel, Kathryn Merkel Henderson, Tony Merkel.
  • Barbara Ann Bray passed away in 2019 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Barbara Bray's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Bray
1932–2019
Birth Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Parents
Samuel Leonard Bray
1914–2001
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Eva (Kathryn) LaFollette
1914–2005
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Bray
1876–1949
New Hope, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Lillie Price
1884–1965
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
JamesBay
1851–1929
Martha Morris
1853–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Bray
1811–1871
Sarah White
1818–1891

Barbara Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1932
29 JAN 1932
Birth of Barbara Ann Bray in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 18
Barbara Ann Bray resided here in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
2019
4 JAN 2019
Age 87
Death of Barbara Ann Bray in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1932
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2019; Publication Place: Coal City, IL, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2019; Publication Place: Coal City, IL, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 2019
    Event Place: Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2019; Publication Place: Coal City, IL, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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