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Earl Jasper Ray 1929–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1929

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1976

Death Location: Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Ray

Mother: Bessie Moore

Spouse(s): ?Nona Cody

Children(s):

Earl Jasper Ray was born in 1929 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Arthur Ray And Bessie Moore. Earl Jasper Ray married Joy Cleo Ray, Nona Sue Cody, and had children including Lisa Owen. Earl Jasper Ray passed away in 1976 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Earl Jasper Ray was born in 1929 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Arthur Ray And Bessie Moore.
  • Earl Jasper Ray married Joy Cleo Ray, Nona Sue Cody, and had children including Lisa Owen.
  • Earl Jasper Ray passed away in 1976 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl Ray's Ancestors

Self
Earl Ray
1929–1976
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Arthur Ray
1895–1945
Fincastle, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bessie Moore
1895–1962
Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Ray
1873–1952
Campbell Co., Tennessee, USA
Lucy (Ellen) Housley
1874–1950
Campbell, Tennessee
William (Riley "Bill") Moore
1875–1957
Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Martha Holt
1871–1904
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Ray
1844–1921
Martha Violett
1842–1922
Pleasant Housley
1844–1894
Martha Brown
1848–1881
Calloway Moore
1841–1904
Nancy Bennett
1845–1911
Daniel Holt
1837–1905
Elizabeth Lawson
1837–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1812–1862
Louisa Cowan
1821–1892
Hiram Violet
1811–1881
Phoebe Phillips
1822–1885
William Brown
1808–1887
Patience Curnutt
1812–1860
William Bennett
1821–1923
Susannah Rose
1826–1870

Earl Ray's Timeline

4 Records

1929
17 Sep 1929
Birth of Earl Jasper Ray in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1954
16 Apr 1954
Age 25
Earl Jasper Ray was married
None
1976
8 Aug 1976
Age 47
Death of Earl Jasper Ray in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
2003
15 Sep 2003
Age 74
Earl Jasper Ray was married in Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA
Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1954

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Sep 2003
    Event Place: Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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