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Donald Gene Ray 1936–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1936

Birth Location: Electra, Wichita, Texas

Death Date: 27 Apr 2016

Death Location: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

Father: Jack Ray

Mother: Lilly Ray

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1936, Donald Gene Ray entered the world in Electra, Wichita, Texas, born to Jack Thurman Ray And Lilly Nell Strange Ray. Donald Gene Ray passed away in 2016 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1936, Donald Gene Ray entered the world in Electra, Wichita, Texas, born to Jack Thurman Ray And Lilly Nell Strange Ray.
  • Donald Gene Ray passed away in 2016 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jack Ray
1909–1968
Birth Location: Ferris, Ellis, Texas, USA
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Lilly Ray
1913–1937
Birth Location: Electra, Wichita, Texas
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Ray's Ancestors

Self
Donald Ray
1936–2016
Birth Place: Electra, Wichita, Texas
Parents
Jack Thurman Ray
1909–1968
Ferris, Ellis, Texas, USA
Lilly (Nell Strange) Ray
1913–1937
Electra, Wichita, Texas
Grandparents
Dillard (Virgil) Strange
1869–1937
Mississippi
Martha (L) Terrell
1888–1933
Marshall County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Priscilla Strange
1836–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Herndon
1809–1898
Naomi Bryant
1815–1889

Donald Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1936
24 Sep 1936
Birth of Donald Gene Ray in Electra, Wichita, Texas
Electra, Wichita, Texas
2016
27 Apr 2016
Age 80
Death of Donald Gene Ray in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Electra, Wichita, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 2016
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
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