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Cary Ray 1831–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 AUG 1831

Birth Location: Bedford County, SC

Death Date: 8 SEP 1917

Death Location: Shields Cemetery, Wayne County, TN

Father: William Ray

Mother:

Spouse(s): Martha Griggs

Children(s): Thomas Ray, William Ray

In 1831, Cary Ray entered the world in Bedford County, SC, born to William Ray And Rhoda Huckby. Cary Ray married Martha Jane Griggs, and had children including Thomas Jason Ray, William A Bud Ray. Cary Ray passed away in 1917 in Shields Cemetery, Wayne County, TN.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Cary Ray entered the world in Bedford County, SC, born to William Ray And Rhoda Huckby.
  • Cary Ray married Martha Jane Griggs, and had children including Thomas Jason Ray, William A Bud Ray.
  • Cary Ray passed away in 1917 in Shields Cemetery, Wayne County, TN.

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Cary Ray's Ancestors

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Cary Ray
1831–1917
Birth Place: Bedford County, SC
Parents
William Ray
1805–1885
South Carolina
Grandparents
Hezekiah Ray
1785–1870
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cary Ray's Descendants

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Cary Ray (4 AUG 1831–8 SEP 1917) m. Martha (Jane) Griggs (14 JUN 1828–18 OCT 1914)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jason) Ray 1858–1936 m. Nancy Paralee 1860–1939
    1. 1. Ada (Belle) Ray 1881–1952 m. George (Wayne) Helton 1881–1964
      1. 1. Pearle (Elizabeth) Helton 1906–1993
      2. 2. Rubye (Catherine) Helton 1912–1991
      3. 3. Walter (Daniel) Helton 1917–
  2. 2. William (A. "Bud") Ray 1850–1933 m. Margaret (Catherine) Morrison 1856–1917
    1. 1. Emma Ray 1896–1981 m. Calvin (Bennett "Boyd") Cole 1892–1968

Cary Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1831
4 AUG 1831
Birth of Cary Ray in Bedford County, SC
Bedford County, SC
1917
8 SEP 1917
Age 86
Death of Cary Ray in Wayne County, TN
Wayne County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1831
    Event Place: Bedford County, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1917
    Event Place: Wayne County, TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shields Cemetery, Wayne County, TN

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