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Catherine Ray 1841–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 December 1841

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 24 November 1937

Death Location: Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Peter Ray

Mother: Sarah Ray

Spouse(s): Jasper Cowan

Children(s): Peter Cowan, Riley Cowan

Catherine Ray was born in 1841 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Peter Ray And Sarah Lodusky Sally Harris Ray. Catherine Ray married Jasper Newton Cowan, Zilpha Rhoades Cowan, and had children including Peter Pete Ray Cowan, Riley Cowan. Catherine Ray passed away in 1937 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine Ray was born in 1841 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Peter Ray And Sarah Lodusky Sally Harris Ray.
  • Catherine Ray married Jasper Newton Cowan, Zilpha Rhoades Cowan, and had children including Peter Pete Ray Cowan, Riley Cowan.
  • Catherine Ray passed away in 1937 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Ray's Ancestors

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Catherine Ray
1841–1937
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Peter Ray
–1879
, Overton, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Lodusky 'Sally' Harris) Ray
1815–1885
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David (B) Harris
1785–
Kentucky, USA
Nancy (E) Lodusky
1795–
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Ray's Descendants

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Catherine Ray (13 December 1841–24 November 1937) m. Jasper (Newton) Cowan (28 June 1834–9 January 1912)
  1. 1. Peter ("Pete" Ray) Cowan 1869–1932 m. Zilpha (Catherine) Elery 1880–1954
    1. 1. Minnie (Margaret) Cowan 1901–1906
    2. 2. Charlie (C) Cowan 1898–1970
  2. 2. Riley Cowan 1876–1955 m. Belle Dixon 1876–1977
    1. 1. Wilma Walsh 1918–2011

Catherine Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1841
13 December 1841
Birth of Catherine Ray in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1937
24 November 1937
Age 96
Death of Catherine Ray in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 December 1841
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1937
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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