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Bessie Areba Ray 1888–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1888

Birth Location: Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois

Death Date: 7 March 1960

Death Location: Illinois, United States

Father: John Ray

Mother: Louisa Worthen

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Bessie McCoy

Bessie Areba Ray was born in 1888 in Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois, the child of John William Ray And Louisa Ellen Worthen. Bessie Areba Ray had children including Bessie Ruth Mccoy. Bessie Areba Ray passed away in 1960 in Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Bessie Areba Ray was born in 1888 in Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois, the child of John William Ray And Louisa Ellen Worthen.
  • Bessie Areba Ray had children including Bessie Ruth Mccoy.
  • Bessie Areba Ray passed away in 1960 in Illinois, United States.

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Bessie Ray's Ancestors

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Bessie Ray
1888–1960
Birth Place: Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois
Parents
John William Ray
1849–1928
Richland, Madison, Arkansas, United States
Louisa (Ellen) Worthen
1861–1930
Levan, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Cyrus Worthen
1831–1873
Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Rachel Cochran
1833–1881
Kincaid, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Worthen
1802–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES Jr
1760–1818
Nancy PUCKETT
1765–1818

Bessie Ray's Descendants

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Bessie (Areba) Ray (2 September 1888–7 March 1960)
  1. 1. Bessie (Ruth) McCoy 1928–2023

Bessie Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1888
2 September 1888
Birth of Bessie Areba Ray in Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois
Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois
1960
7 March 1960
Age 72
Death of Bessie Areba Ray in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1888
    Event Place: Kinkaid Twp., Jackson County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1960
    Event Place: Illinois, United States

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