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Cora Lee Ray 1924–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1924

Birth Location: Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 20 Jan 2009

Death Location: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Hooper Ray

Mother: Ora Cooper

Spouse(s): John Mangrum

Children(s): Johnny Mangrum, Danny Mangrum, Jimmy MANGRUM, Lonnie Mangrum

Cora Lee Ray was born in 1924 in Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Hooper Allen H A Ray And Ora Lee Cooper. In 1930, Cora Lee Ray resided in Black Oak, Black Oak, Craighead, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Cora Lee Ray resided in Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas. Cora Lee Ray married John Elvis Mangrum, and had children including Charles Ray Mangrum, Danny Allen Mangrum, Ed Mangrum, Jean Johnson, Jimmy Edmond Mangrum, Johnny Elvis Mangrum, Larry Mangrum, Lonnie L Mangrum, Lonnie Mangrum, Richard Newton Mangrum, Rowland Mangrum. Cora Lee Ray passed away in 2009 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cora Lee Ray was born in 1924 in Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Hooper Allen H A Ray And Ora Lee Cooper.
  • In 1930, Cora Lee Ray resided in Black Oak, Black Oak, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Cora Lee Ray resided in Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas.
  • Cora Lee Ray married John Elvis Mangrum, and had children including Charles Ray Mangrum, Danny Allen Mangrum, Ed Mangrum, Jean Johnson, Jimmy Edmond Mangrum, Johnny Elvis Mangrum, Larry Mangrum, Lonnie L Mangrum, Lonnie Mangrum, Richard Newton Mangrum, Rowland Mangrum.
  • Cora Lee Ray passed away in 2009 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cora Ray's Ancestors

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Cora Ray
1924–2009
Birth Place: Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Hooper Allen "H.A." Ray
1892–1933
Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Ora (Lee) Cooper
1905–1978
Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Cooper
1865–1920
Armagon, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Julia (Ann "Annie") Pilgrim
1886–1972
Calico Rock, Izard, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cora Ray's Descendants

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Cora (Lee) Ray (23 Dec 1924–20 Jan 2009) m. John (Elvis) Mangrum (11 January 1910–4 January 1985)
  1. 1. Johnny (Elvis) Mangrum 1944–2010
  2. 2. Danny (Allen) Mangrum 1950–2013
  3. 3. Jimmy (Edmond) MANGRUM 1948–2008 m. Betty (Sue) Mangrum 1947–1997
  4. 4. Lonnie (L) Mangrum 1944–2010

Cora Ray's Timeline

8 Records

1924
23 Dec 1924
Birth of Cora Lee Ray in Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America
Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 6
Cora Lee Ray resided here in Black Oak, Black Oak, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Black Oak, Black Oak, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Cora Lee Ray resided here in Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas
Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 16
Cora Lee Ray resided here in Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Cora Lee Ray resided here in Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
1962
1962
Age 38
Cora Lee Ray resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1994
1994-1997
Age 70
Cora Lee Ray resided here in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
2009
20 Jan 2009
Age 85
Death of Cora Lee Ray in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1924
    Event Place: Amagon, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Black Oak, Black Oak, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lunsford, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-1997
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: BAY, Payneway, Bay, Jonesboro
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Trumann, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 2009
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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