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Eli Ray 1836–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1836

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 28 Mar 1908

Death Location: Lonoke, Arkansas

Father: Samuel Ray

Mother: Oma HYPOTHESIS!

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In 1836, Eli Ray entered the world in Tennessee, born to Samuel Baker Ray And Oma Ray Hypothesis. In 1850, Eli Ray resided in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA. Eli Ray passed away in 1908 in Lonoke, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Eli Ray entered the world in Tennessee, born to Samuel Baker Ray And Oma Ray Hypothesis.
  • In 1850, Eli Ray resided in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Eli Ray passed away in 1908 in Lonoke, Arkansas.

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Eli Ray's Ancestors

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Eli Ray
1836–1908
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Baker Ray
1803–1874
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Oma (Ray ✖️) HYPOTHESIS!
1801–1874
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Wray) Ray
1770–1837
Caswell County, North Carolina
Mary (Huddy) Ellis
1778–1840
North Carolina
John Rogers
1764–1855
Virginia
Celah Kelly
1770–1866
Johnson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Kelly
1740–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gregory Kelly
–1761

Eli Ray's Timeline

3 Records

1836
abt 1836
Birth of Eli Ray in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 14
Eli Ray resided here in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1908
28 Mar 1908
Age 72
Death of Eli Ray in Lonoke, Arkansas
Lonoke, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1836
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 170b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 170b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Lonoke, Arkansas

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