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Bennett Preston Wray 1886–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1886

Birth Location: Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Apr 1962

Death Location: Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Bennett Wray

Mother: Nancy Goen

Spouse(s): Nona Boatman

Children(s): Dr. Wray, Leona Wray

Bennett Preston Wray was born in 1886 in Texas, United States of America, the child of Bennett Christopher Wray And Nancy Ann Nanny Goen. Bennett Preston Wray married Nona Mae Boatman, and had children including Dr Bennett Christopher Wray, Leona M Wray. Bennett Preston Wray passed away in 1962 in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bennett Preston Wray was born in 1886 in Texas, United States of America, the child of Bennett Christopher Wray And Nancy Ann Nanny Goen.
  • Bennett Preston Wray married Nona Mae Boatman, and had children including Dr Bennett Christopher Wray, Leona M Wray.
  • Bennett Preston Wray passed away in 1962 in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Bennett Wray's Ancestors

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Bennett Wray
1886–1962
Birth Place: Texas, United States of America
Parents
Bennett Christopher Wray
1856–1896
Wise County, Texas, United States
Nancy (Ann "Nanny") Goen
1859–1927
Johnson County, Texas, USA
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Bennett Wray's Descendants

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Bennett (Preston) Wray (20 February 1886–30 Apr 1962) m. Nona (Mae) Boatman (5 Oct 1900–Feb 1984)
  1. 1. Dr. (Bennett Christopher) Wray 1923–2009
  2. 2. Leona (M.) Wray 1921–2003

Bennett Wray's Timeline

2 Records

1886
20 February 1886
Birth of Bennett Preston Wray in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
1962
30 Apr 1962
Age 76
Death of Bennett Preston Wray in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1886
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1962
    Event Place: Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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