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Charles Bert Ray 1926 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1926

Birth Location: Clifton Iroz, Illinois

Death Date: 3 January 1998

Death Location: North Vernon, Jennings, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Ray

Mother: Malissa Allman

Spouse(s): Maxine Durham

Children(s): Sharon Ray, Candice Ray, Charles Ray, Rhonda Ray, Milton Ray, John Ray, Jonetta Ray

Charles Bert Ray was born in 1926 in Clifton Iroz, Illinois, the child of John Milton Ray and Malissa "Mary" Allman. Charles Bert Ray later married Maxine Bessie Durham, and together they raised children including Sharon Sue Ray, Candice Ann Ray, Charles Gare Ray, Rhonda Kay Ray, Milton Eugene Ray, John Scott Ray and Jonetta Jane Ray. In 1998, Charles Bert Ray passed away in North Vernon, Jennings, Indiana, United States of America.

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Parents

John Ray
1893 – 1944
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Illinois
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Malissa Allman
1899 – 1965
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Maxine Durham
1926 – 2006
Birth Location: Straughn, Dudley, Henry, Indiana, USA
MD

Children(s)

Sharon Ray
1945 – 2015
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
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Candice Ray
1948 – 2012
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson, Indiana
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Charles Ray
1951 – 2016
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
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Rhonda Ray
1954 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Milton Ray
1956 – 2009
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson, Indiana
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John Ray
1960 – 2023
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
JR
Jonetta Ray
1961 – 2023
Birth Location: Indiana
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 May 1926
    Event Place: Clifton Iroz, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Redding, Jac

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1944
    Event Place: Northeast of the City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Redding, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Redding, Jac

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1955
    Event Place: Redding Township,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Birth Index, 1800s-2003, Jackson County Banner; Publication Date: 19/ Jan/ 1955; Publication Place: Brownstown, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1959
    Event Place: Seymour, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 January 1998
    Event Place: North Vernon, Jennings, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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