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David Jackson Ray 1878–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Smith Co., TN

Death Date: 30 Apr 1951

Death Location: Buffalo Valley, Smith Co., TN

Father: Charles Ray

Mother: Samantha Petross

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of David Jackson Ray began in 1878 in Smith Co., TN. David Jackson Ray passed away in 1951 in Buffalo Valley, Smith Co., TN.

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Biography

  • The story of David Jackson Ray began in 1878 in Smith Co., TN.
  • David Jackson Ray passed away in 1951 in Buffalo Valley, Smith Co., TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Ray
1839–1897
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee
CR
Samantha Petross
1838–1898
Birth Location: Tennessee
SP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Ray's Ancestors

Self
David Ray
1878–1951
Birth Place: Smith Co., TN
Parents
Charles Chesley Ray
1839–1897
Smith County, Tennessee
Samantha (Ann Cynthia) Petross
1838–1898
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1878
28 Mar 1878
Birth of David Jackson Ray in Smith Co., TN
Smith Co., TN
1951
30 Apr 1951
Age 73
Death of David Jackson Ray in Buffalo Valley, Smith Co., TN
Buffalo Valley, Smith Co., TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Smith Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1951
    Event Place: Buffalo Valley, Smith Co., TN
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