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Donald Wayne Ray 1933–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1933

Birth Location: Jones, Texas

Death Date: 20 December 1993

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

Father: Rueben Sr

Mother: Clara Reese

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The story of Donald Wayne Ray began in 1933 in Jones, Texas. Donald Wayne Ray passed away in 1993 in Tuxedo, Jones County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Wayne Ray began in 1933 in Jones, Texas.
  • Donald Wayne Ray passed away in 1993 in Tuxedo, Jones County, Texas, United States of America.

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Donald Ray's Ancestors

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Donald Ray
1933–1993
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

Donald Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1933
29 Nov 1933
Birth of Donald Wayne Ray in Jones, Texas
Jones, Texas
1993
20 December 1993
Age 60
Death of Donald Wayne Ray in Harris, Texas
Harris, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Jones, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1993
    Event Place: Harris, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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