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Delbert Ray 1886–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Apr 1951

Death Location: , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Father: Albert Ray

Mother: Louisa Newman

Spouse(s): Pinkie Elkins

Children(s): Opal Ray

Delbert Ray was born in 1886 in Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Albert Lafayette Ray And Louisa A Newman. Delbert Ray married Pinkie Marie Elkins, and had children including Opal Anas Ray. Delbert Ray passed away in 1951 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Delbert Ray was born in 1886 in Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Albert Lafayette Ray And Louisa A Newman.
  • Delbert Ray married Pinkie Marie Elkins, and had children including Opal Anas Ray.
  • Delbert Ray passed away in 1951 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA.

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Delbert Ray's Ancestors

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Delbert Ray
1886–1951
Birth Place: Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Albert Lafayette Ray
1848–1942
Levalette, Wayne Co., Virginia
Louisa (A) Newman
1848–1930
Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Melsena Garret
1827–1888
, Wayne Co., Virginia
Greenville Newman
1815–1893
West Virginia
Martha (Patsy) Barbour
1823–1901
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Allison
1803–1878
John Newman
1790–1857
Celia Garrett
1797–1880
Henry Barbour
1787–1854
Nancy (Barbour)
1787–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Elder
1738–1814
Bathemia Duvall
1766–1851
Joseph Garrett
1780–1838

Delbert Ray's Descendants

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Delbert Ray (25 Jan 1886–1 Apr 1951) m. Pinkie (Marie) Elkins (16 July 1885–31 Jul 1959)
  1. 1. Opal (Anas) Ray 1908–1999 m. Hanley (Burchard) Ward 1902–1975
    1. 1. Howard (Lawrence) Ward 1930–2004 m. Zema (Katherine) Hillyer 1934–2001

Delbert Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1886
25 Jan 1886
Birth of Delbert Ray in Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
1951
1 Apr 1951
Age 65
Death of Delbert Ray in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA
, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1951
    Event Place: , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

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