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Bettie Jean Ray 1937–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1937

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 29 Sep 2005

Death Location: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Father: Henry Ray

Mother: Mary Puryear

Spouse(s): William Foor

Children(s):

Bettie Jean Ray was born in 1937 in Kentucky, the child of Henry P Ray And Mary Alberta Puryear. In 1940, Bettie Jean Ray resided in Mag D 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA. In 1973, Bettie Jean Ray resided in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA. Bettie Jean Ray married Randolph, William Stanley Foor. Bettie Jean Ray passed away in 2005 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Bettie Jean Ray was born in 1937 in Kentucky, the child of Henry P Ray And Mary Alberta Puryear.
  • In 1940, Bettie Jean Ray resided in Mag D 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1973, Bettie Jean Ray resided in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.
  • Bettie Jean Ray married Randolph, William Stanley Foor.
  • Bettie Jean Ray passed away in 2005 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Children(s)

Bettie Ray's Ancestors

Self
Bettie Ray
1937–2005
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Henry P Ray
1915–1975
Kentucky
Mary (Alberta) Puryear
1915–1940
Graves, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Walter (Clifton) Puryear
1888–1963
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ethel) Wilson
1896–1921
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Puryear
1860–1895
Lucinda Usher
1861–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Puryear
1825–1878
Elizabeth Dryer
1829–1880

Bettie Ray's Timeline

6 Records

1937
30 Oct 1937
Birth of Bettie Jean Ray in Kentucky
Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 3
Bettie Jean Ray resided here in Mag D 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Mag D 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1973
1973
Age 36
Bettie Jean Ray resided here in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
1992
1992
Age 55
Bettie Jean Ray resided here in Milpitas, CA
Milpitas, CA
1993
1993
Age 56
Bettie Jean Ray resided here in Grass Lake, MI
Grass Lake, MI
2005
29 Sep 2005
Age 68
Death of Bettie Jean Ray in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01309; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42-35
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag D 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01309; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42-35

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Milpitas, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Grass Lake, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 2005
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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