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Benjamin Ray 1827–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1827

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1910

Death Location: Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA

Father: Patterson Ray

Mother: Rebecca Scruggs

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Benjamin Ray was born in 1827 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Patterson Manning Ray And Rebecca Scruggs. Benjamin Ray passed away in 1910 in Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ray was born in 1827 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Patterson Manning Ray And Rebecca Scruggs.
  • Benjamin Ray passed away in 1910 in Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA.

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Benjamin Ray's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ray
1827–1910
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Patterson Manning Ray
1804–1885
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca Scruggs
1803–1892
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Scruggs) (test)
1782–1833
Virginia
Sarah (Jones) (test)
1783–1860
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Scruggs
1757–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1827
15 Aug 1827
Birth of Benjamin Ray in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1910
19 Dec 1910
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Ray in Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA

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