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Clara Fay Reese 1906–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1906

Birth Location: Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 Feb 1986

Death Location: Tuxedo, Jones County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Marion Reese

Mother: Amanda Merritt

Spouse(s): Rueben Sr

Children(s): Rueben Jr, Dan Ray, Lee Ray, Donald Ray, Mariople Ray, James Ray, John Ray

Clara Fay Reese was born in 1906 in Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA, the child of Marion Cevester Reese And Amanda Loweta Merritt. In 1910, Clara Fay Reese resided in Justice Precinct 2, Wood, Texas, USA. In 1920, Clara Fay Reese resided in Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas, USA. Clara Fay Reese married Rueben Eral Hap Ray Sr, and had children including Dan Reese Ray, Donald Wayne Ray, James Ray, John Ray, Lee Ann Ray, Mariople Ray, Rueben Eral Ray Jr. Clara Fay Reese passed away in 1986 in Tuxedo, Jones County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clara Fay Reese was born in 1906 in Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA, the child of Marion Cevester Reese And Amanda Loweta Merritt.
  • In 1910, Clara Fay Reese resided in Justice Precinct 2, Wood, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Clara Fay Reese resided in Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas, USA.
  • Clara Fay Reese married Rueben Eral Hap Ray Sr, and had children including Dan Reese Ray, Donald Wayne Ray, James Ray, John Ray, Lee Ann Ray, Mariople Ray, Rueben Eral Ray Jr.
  • Clara Fay Reese passed away in 1986 in Tuxedo, Jones County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Reese's Ancestors

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Clara Reese
1906–1986
Birth Place: Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
Parents
Marion Cevester Reese
1881–1945
Winfield, Marion, Alabama, USA
Amanda (Loweta) Merritt
1885–1970
Hubbard, Hill, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (David Terrell) Reese
1849–1919
Blount Co., AL
Mary (Jane) Vaughn
1842–1922
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Silas (Foster) Merritt
1842–1919
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Anna (Lizabeth) Powell
1850–1925
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus Merritt
1818–1901
Eliza Bennett
1822–1894
William Powell
1807–1849
Elizabeth Killough
1816–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Merritt
1790–1875
Sarah Merritt
1795–1865
John Bennett
1784–1854
Patience Watson
1782–1870
*John Killough
1785–1830
Anna Peeler
1791–1874

Clara Reese's Descendants

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Clara (Fay) Reese (29 Jul 1906–5 Feb 1986) m. Rueben (Eral "Hap" Ray) Sr (16 Apr 1901–30 Sep 1977)
  1. 1. Rueben (Eral Ray) Jr 1922–1944
  2. 2. Dan (Reese) Ray 1927–1958 m. Lura (Jane) Garvin 1930–1983
  3. 3. Lee (Ann) Ray 1939–2005
  4. 4. Donald (Wayne) Ray 1933–1993
  5. 5. Mariople Ray 1926–1926
  6. 6. James Ray 1932–1932
  7. 7. John Ray 1932–1932

Clara Reese's Timeline

4 Records

1906
29 Jul 1906
Birth of Clara Fay Reese in Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Clara Fay Reese resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Wood, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Wood, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Clara Fay Reese resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas, USA
1986
5 Feb 1986
Age 80
Death of Clara Fay Reese in Anson, Jones, Texas, USA
Anson, Jones, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1986
    Event Place: Anson, Jones, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuxedo, Jones County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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