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Dora Ester Ray 1892–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1892

Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1984

Death Location: Farill, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Samuel Ray

Mother: Mary Maples

Spouse(s): Harvey Wade

Children(s): Bershia Wade, Vera Wade, Herbert Wade, Robert Wade, Marvin Wade, Bonnie Wade, Patty Wade, Harvey Wade, Carl Wade

Dora Ester Ray was born in 1892 in Cherokee, Alabama, USA, the child of Samuel Mullins Ray And Mary Jane Maples. In 1920, Dora Ester Ray resided in Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama, USA. Dora Ester Ray married Harvey Snow Wade, and had children including Bershia Lucille Wade, Bonnie Belle Wade, Caral J Wade, Carl Jefferson Wade, Harry O Wade, Harvey Odis Wade, Herbert D Wade, Marvin C Wade, Patty Ruth Wade, Robert Franklin Wade, Vera Wade. Dora Ester Ray passed away in 1984 in Farill, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dora Ester Ray was born in 1892 in Cherokee, Alabama, USA, the child of Samuel Mullins Ray And Mary Jane Maples.
  • In 1920, Dora Ester Ray resided in Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama, USA.
  • Dora Ester Ray married Harvey Snow Wade, and had children including Bershia Lucille Wade, Bonnie Belle Wade, Caral J Wade, Carl Jefferson Wade, Harry O Wade, Harvey Odis Wade, Herbert D Wade, Marvin C Wade, Patty Ruth Wade, Robert Franklin Wade, Vera Wade.
  • Dora Ester Ray passed away in 1984 in Farill, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Dora Ray's Ancestors

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Dora Ray
1892–1984
Birth Place: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Parents
Samuel Mullins Ray
1855–1929
Sylva, Henderson County, North Carolina
Mary (Jane) Maples
1858–1897
Jamestown,Cherokee County,AL
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dora Ray's Descendants

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Dora (Ester) Ray (17 Oct 1892–26 Jan 1984) m. Harvey (Snow) Wade (11 Oct 1891–26 Jan 1980)
  1. 1. Bershia (Lucille) Wade 1918–1985 m. James (Clifford) Wheeling 1917–2006
    1. 1. Carl (Woodrow "Woodie") Wheeling 1936–2012
  2. 2. Vera Wade 1924–1991
  3. 3. Herbert (D) Wade 1913–2003
  4. 4. Robert (Franklin) Wade 1930–2007
  5. 5. Marvin (C.) Wade 1932–1997
  6. 6. Bonnie (Belle) Wade 1926–1926
  7. 7. Patty (Ruth) Wade 1935–1993
  8. 8. Harvey (Odis) Wade 1926–2016
  9. 9. Carl (Jefferson) Wade 1915–1999

Dora Ray's Timeline

3 Records

1892
17 Oct 1892
Birth of Dora Ester Ray in Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Dora Ester Ray resided here in Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1984
26 Jan 1984
Age 92
Death of Dora Ester Ray in Cedar Bluff, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Cedar Bluff, Cherokee, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 36
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cedar Springs, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 36

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farill, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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