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Dan Reese Ray 1927–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1927

Birth Location: Jones, Texas

Death Date: 7 Jun 1958

Death Location: Rural Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA

Father: Rueben Sr

Mother: Clara Reese

Spouse(s): Lura Garvin

Children(s):

The story of Dan Reese Ray began in 1927 in Jones, Texas. Dan Reese Ray married Lura Jane Garvin. Dan Reese Ray passed away in 1958 in Rural Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dan Reese Ray began in 1927 in Jones, Texas.
  • Dan Reese Ray married Lura Jane Garvin.
  • Dan Reese Ray passed away in 1958 in Rural Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA.

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Dan Ray's Ancestors

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Dan Ray
1927–1958
Birth Place: Jones, Texas
Parents
Rueben Eral "Hap" Ray Sr
1901–1977
Heidenheimer, Bell County, Texas, USA
Clara (Fay) Reese
1906–1986
Gladewater, Smith, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Marion (Cevester) Reese
1881–1945
Winfield, Marion, Alabama, USA
Amanda (Loweta) Merritt
1885–1970
Hubbard, Hill, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Reese
1849–1919
Mary Vaughn
1842–1922
Silas Merritt
1842–1919
Anna Powell
1850–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus Merritt
1818–1901
Eliza Bennett
1822–1894
William Powell
1807–1849
Elizabeth Killough
1816–1907

Dan Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1927
22 Jan 1927
Birth of Dan Reese Ray in Jones, Texas
Jones, Texas
1958
7 Jun 1958
Age 31
Death of Dan Reese Ray in Rural Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA
Rural Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Jones, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Rural Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA

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