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Ben Franklin Ray 1879–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: AUG 1879

Birth Location: Williamson Co, TX

Death Date: 1946

Death Location: Hutto Cem, Hutto, Williamson Co, TX

Father: Benjamin Ray

Mother: Electa Stearns

Spouse(s): Rebecca Nelson

Children(s):

The story of Ben Franklin Ray began in 1879 in Williamson Co, TX. Ben Franklin Ray married Rebecca Nelson. Ben Franklin Ray passed away in 1946 in Hutto Cem, Hutto, Williamson Co, TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Ben Franklin Ray began in 1879 in Williamson Co, TX.
  • Ben Franklin Ray married Rebecca Nelson.
  • Ben Franklin Ray passed away in 1946 in Hutto Cem, Hutto, Williamson Co, TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ray
1853–1933
Birth Location: –
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Electa Stearns
1861–1941
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Nelson
1884–1904
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ben Ray's Ancestors

Self
Ben Ray
1879–1946
Birth Place: Williamson Co, TX
Parents
Benjamin L. Ray
1853–1933
Electa (A.) Stearns
1861–1941
Texas, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Stearns
1830–1904
Warren County, Ohio
Martha A.
1833–1919
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Stearns
1800–1875
Mary Oxley
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Jr
1757–1836
Susanna Beal
1759–1849

Ben Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1879
AUG 1879
Birth of Ben Franklin Ray in Williamson Co, TX
Williamson Co, TX
1946
1946
Age 67
Death of Ben Franklin Ray in Hutto Cem, Hutto, Williamson Co, TX
Hutto Cem, Hutto, Williamson Co, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: AUG 1879
    Event Place: Williamson Co, TX

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Hutto Cem, Hutto, Williamson Co, TX
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