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Brenda Ellen Wray 1946–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1946

Birth Location: Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA

Death Date: 11 October 2005

Death Location: Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Claude Wray

Mother: Barbara Martin

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Brenda Ellen Wray was born in 1946 in Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA, the child of Claude Marion Wray And Barbara Ellen Martin. In 1950, Brenda Ellen Wray resided in Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. Brenda Ellen Wray married Charles Ray Lovelace. Brenda Ellen Wray passed away in 2005 in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Brenda Ellen Wray was born in 1946 in Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA, the child of Claude Marion Wray And Barbara Ellen Martin.
  • In 1950, Brenda Ellen Wray resided in Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • Brenda Ellen Wray married Charles Ray Lovelace.
  • Brenda Ellen Wray passed away in 2005 in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Brenda Wray's Ancestors

Self
Brenda Wray
1946–2005
Birth Place: Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA
Parents
Claude Marion Wray
1907–1961
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Barbara (Ellen) Martin
1909–1986
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Trude (Carlton) Martin
1884–1955
Cherokee Falls, York, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Etta) Pruitt
1888–1965
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Martin
1855–1928
Martha Bolin
1853–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Martin
1831–1882
Permelar Ramsey
1833–1912
Benjamin Bolin
1823–1862
Catherine Huffman
1806–1905

Brenda Wray's Timeline

3 Records

1946
25 January 1946
Birth of Brenda Ellen Wray in Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA
Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA
1950
1950
Age 4
Brenda Ellen Wray resided here in Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
2005
11 October 2005
Age 59
Death of Brenda Ellen Wray in Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina, Gaston County, USA
Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina, Gaston County, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1946
    Event Place: Hickory Grove, South Carolina, York County, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1962
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Shelby Star; Publication Date: 10 13 2005; Publication Place: Shelby, North Carolina, USA; Web edition:
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [6] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 October 2005
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 2005
    Event Place: Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina, Gaston County, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1962
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Shelby Star; Publication Date: 10 13 2005; Publication Place: Shelby, North Carolina, USA; Web edition:
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [6] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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