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Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray 1830 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1830

Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1857

Death Location: Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County, TN

Father: JAMES Speers

Mother: Elizabeth (Speer)

Spouse(s): John Ray

Children(s): James Ray

The story of Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray began in 1830 in Washington, Virginia, USA. Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray married John Hardin Ray, and had children including James Peyton Ray. Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray passed away in 1857 in Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County, TN.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray began in 1830 in Washington, Virginia, USA.
  • Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray married John Hardin Ray, and had children including James Peyton Ray.
  • Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray passed away in 1857 in Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES Speers
1790 – 1872
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia
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Elizabeth (Speer)
1796 – 1881
Birth Location: Shouns, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Ray
1830 – 1905
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

James Ray
1849 – 1902
Birth Location: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Eleanor Ray's Ancestors

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Eleanor Ray
1830 – 1857
Birth Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Parents
JAMES Orr Speers
1790 – 1872
Washington, Virginia
Elizabeth (A Shoun) (Speer)
1796 – 1881
Shouns, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
JAMES (O.) Speer
1759 – 1836
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth ((or Eliza) "Jane") Orr
1761 – 1841
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Barbara (Virginia) Schlemp
1775 – 1851
Holston Waters,Washington,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Ray's Descendants

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Eleanor (Ellen Speers) Ray (16 Feb 1830 – 26 Jul 1857) m. John (Hardin) Ray (23 Jul 1830 – 24 Apr 1905)
  1. 1. James (Peyton) Ray (11 April 1849 – 29 August 1902) m. Catherine (Kate) Bailey (2 July 1852 – 1 August 1926)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ray (abt 1872 – 30 Jul 1938)
    2. 2. Virginia (Jennie) Ray (Abt 1873 – 14 Sep 1924)
    3. 3. America Ray (12 September 1874 – 18 April 1941) m. David Gibson (29 Jan 1871 – 29 December 1939)
      1. 1. Levee Gibson (Jun 1891 – 8 AUG 1929)
      2. 2. Letha Gibson (12 Apr 1894 – 5 August 1967)
      3. 3. Harrison Gibson (3 October 1894 – 18 June 1976)
      4. 4. Ada (Catherine) Gibson (28 January 1900 – 18 November 1946)
      5. 5. Goldie Gibson (20 Sep 1906 – 20 May 1951)
      6. 6. Ira (Edward) Gibson (15 January 1909 – 25 September 1969) m. Bertha (Marie) Thompson (15 Mar 1912 – 3 Jun 1990)
        1. 1. Carl (Edward) Gibson (14 Jul 1928 – 4 October 2016)
        2. 2. Mildred (Pauline) Gibson (18 Aug 1932 – 18 October 2012) m. Joseph (C) Oxley (5 Jul 1939 – ) m. Clovis Walker (5 August 1927 – 18 July 1990)
        3. 3. Boyd (William) Gibson (17 April 1934 – 22 Jul 1994)
        4. 4. Sherman (Lee) Gibson (18 October 1935 – 10 Jan 2017) m. Marjorie (Poole) Gibson (9 January 1937 – 14 August 2021)
        5. 5. Leona (Marie) Gibson (22 December 1936 – 25 December 2019) m. Sidney Morgan (26 December 1933 – 25 February 2021)
        6. 6. Rhetta (B) Gibson (23 Apr 1938 – ) m. Roscoe (Whitney) Skaggs (9 Aug 1934 – 2003)
        7. 7. Janet (Louise) Gibson (25 Jul 1941 – 26 Sep 2022) m. Clark Shepherd (3 May 1931 – 13 Apr 1996)
        8. 8. Charles (Ira) Gibson (2/27/1944 – 10/15/1992)
        9. 9. Thelma (Jean) Gibson (18 Dec 1965 – )
        10. 10. Donald Gibson
        11. 11. Glenn Gibson
      7. 7. Pearl (Leona) Gibson (4 June 1911 – 16 July 1992) m. Boyd (E.) Thompson
      8. 8. Irene (Mable) Gibson (1 FEB 1914 – 22 July 1996)
      9. 9. Lucy Gibson (14 FEB 1917 – 18 August 1981)
    4. 4. John (William) Ray (4 Jun 1876 – 26 Sep 1948)
    5. 5. Milton (L) Ray (13 October 1879 – 26 April 1964)
    6. 6. Thomas (Harvey Tom) Ray (24 Nov 1886 – 1918)
    7. 7. Cenia (E) Ray (22 April 1889 – 12 April 1966)
    8. 8. Oliver (Hazard) Ray (24 November 1891 – September 1970)
    9. 9. Hancy Ray (9 November 1894 – 8 September 1989)

Eleanor Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1830
16 Feb 1830
Birth of Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray in Washington, Virginia, USA
Washington, Virginia, USA
1857
26 Jul 1857
Age 27
Death of Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray in Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County, TN
Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1830
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County, TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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