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Elias Joseph Ray 1797–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Absalom Sr

Mother: "Anna" Mattingly

Spouse(s): Margaret Lamkin

Children(s): Absalom Ray, Nicholas Ray, Nancy Ray, Solomon Ray, Elias Ray, Cordelia Ray, Elizabeth Ray

In 1797, Elias Joseph Ray entered the world in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Absalom Elias Ray Sr And Anna Susannah Nell Mattingly. Elias Joseph Ray married Margaret Peggy Lamkin, and had children including Absalom Abner Abb Ray, Cordelia Ray, Elias Richard Ray, Elizabeth Ray, Nancy Ray, Nicholas Washington Ray, Solomon Joseph Ray, Steven Ray. Elias Joseph Ray passed away in 1837 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Elias Joseph Ray entered the world in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Absalom Elias Ray Sr And Anna Susannah Nell Mattingly.
  • Elias Joseph Ray married Margaret Peggy Lamkin, and had children including Absalom Abner Abb Ray, Cordelia Ray, Elias Richard Ray, Elizabeth Ray, Nancy Ray, Nicholas Washington Ray, Solomon Joseph Ray, Steven Ray.
  • Elias Joseph Ray passed away in 1837 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Sr
1762–1812
Birth Location: Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
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"Anna" Mattingly
1768–1832
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lamkin
1798–1882
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
ML

Children(s)

Absalom Ray
1819–1894
Birth Location: Washington, Marion, Kentucky, United States
AR
Nicholas Ray
1832–1923
Birth Location: Washington, Kentucky, USA
NR
Nancy Ray
1824–1908
Birth Location: Washington County, Kentucky, USA
NR
Solomon Ray
1831–1915
Birth Location: Marion, Kentucky, United States
SR
Elias Ray
1834–
Birth Location: Marion, Kentucky, United States
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Cordelia Ray
1836–1856
Birth Location: Marion, Kentucky, United States
CR
Elizabeth Ray
1818–1895
Birth Location: Indiana
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Elias Ray's Ancestors

Self
Elias Ray
1797–1837
Birth Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Absalom Elias Ray Sr
1762–1812
Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
"Anna" (Susannah Nell) Mattingly
1768–1832
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Capt (John Samuel Ray) I
1733–1814
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
MARY (ELIZABETH) BRASHEARS
1729–1780
Queen Ann, Talbot, Maryland, United States
Leonard ("Old") Mattingly
1739–1829
Leonardtown, Saint Andrews Parish, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA
MARY (Polly) Hayden
1739–1812
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William III
1705–1782
Anne Poutney
1707–1778
John Brashear
1702–1733
Mary Dowell
1701–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Senator
1685–1760
Mary Pritchett
1686–1722
John Poutney
1688–
Elizabeth Piner
1690–1750
Samuel Brashears
1673–1740
Anne Jones
1673–1720
Phillip Dowell
1677–1733
Mary Tydings
1683–1716

Elias Ray's Descendants

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Elias (Joseph) Ray (1797–1837) m. Margaret (Peggy) Lamkin (26 Apr 1798–30 Jan 1882)
  1. 1. Absalom (Abner "Abb") Ray 1819–1894 m. Mary (Ellen "Nellie") Peak 1822–1885 m. Cecilia (Jane) Peak 1832–1905
    1. 1. Lloyd (Thomas) Ray 1849–1920 m. Rose (Eugenia) Buckman 1850–1919
      1. 1. Gerald (Anthony) Ray 1889–1940 m. Mary (Hallie) Yates 1893–1972
        1. 1. Julia (Clarice) Ray 1923–1999 m. Leo (Joachim Shircliffe) Jr. 1917–1997
        2. 2. JOSEPH (HILLARY) RAY 1921–1983
        3. 3. Gerald (Richard) Ray 1926–2009
        4. 4. Thomas (Eugene) Ray 1910–1986
        5. 5. Francis (Gilbert) Ray 1917–1991
        6. 6. Lucie (Alleen) Ray 1914–2006
        7. 7. Rosie (Thelma) Stone 1916–1980
        8. 8. Ernest (Gregory) Ray 1913–1989
        9. 9. Wilma (E) Ray 1919–
      2. 2. William (Anselm) Ray 1885–1886
      3. 3. (01) (HENRIETTA "hattie" MAGDOLINE RAY (???)) (hager) 1880–1945
      4. 4. Anthony (Dewey) Ray 1898–1963
      5. 5. Rose (Michaeline Ray) (pendleton) 1875–1943
      6. 6. Julia (Appalonia Ray) (mccracken) 1873–1953
      7. 7. (baby) (Thomas Sherwood) Ray 1894–1903
      8. 8. (baby) (Thomas Hilary) Ray 1884–1884
      9. 9. (baby) Ray 1879–1879
      10. 10. (baby) (Mary Teresa Helen) Ray 1882–1883
      11. 11. (baby) (Donna May) Ray 1887–1887
      12. 12. (baby) (Ellen Appalonia) Ray 1878–1878
      13. 13. Mary (Isabella Honella) Ray 1892–1966
      14. 14. Son Ray 1871–1871
      15. 15. (baby) (Lucy Ellen) Ray 1872–1872
      16. 16. Mary (B) Ray 1891–1966
      17. 17. Thomas (Hilary) Ray 1894–1884
      18. 18. Jerry (A) Ray 1889–
      19. 19. Sarah Whelan 1864–
      20. 20. Hattie (Ray) Hager 1880–
    2. 2. Charles (William) Ray 1840–1921
    3. 3. Joseph (William) Ray 1844–1928
    4. 4. Francis ("frank" Marion) Ray 1845–1917
    5. 5. James (Speridan Ray) Sr 1850–1930
    6. 6. Elias (Richard) Ray 1842–1922
    7. 7. John (Simeon) Ray 1847–1921
    8. 8. Margaret (Jane 'Maggie') Ray 1856–1932
    9. 9. Charles (Joseph W) Ray 1840–1921
    10. 10. Lucy (Ellen) Ray 1852–1856
    11. 11. Stephen (Edward) Ray 1854–1856
    12. 12. Martha (Mary Ellen) Ray 1858–1931
    13. 13. Sarah (Elizabeth Philomena) Ray 1863–1941
    14. 14. Catherine (Clarabell) Ray 1859–1925
    15. 15. Baby (Girl) Ray 1857–1857
  2. 2. Nicholas (Washington) Ray 1832–1923
  3. 3. Nancy Ray 1824–1908
  4. 4. Solomon (Joseph) Ray 1831–1915
  5. 5. Elias (Richard) Ray 1834–
  6. 6. Cordelia Ray 1836–1856
  7. 7. Elizabeth Ray 1818–1895 m. James (William) Harbit 1819–1885
    1. 1. Christoper (C) Harbit 1851–1919 m. Sophronia (Froney) Kantner 1861– m. Susannah (A (Susan)) Haskett 1852–1886
      1. 1. Settie (E or Lettie (Lusetta?)) Harbit 1878–1956 m. William (Edward) Windle 1873–1943
        1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Windle 1900–1971 m. Hazel (Wynona) Hyde 1903–1987
      2. 2. Elsworth Harbit 1883–
      3. 3. Benjamin (Oral Elsworth) Harbit 1882–1933
      4. 4. Lusetta Harbit 1879–
      5. 5. Ella Harbit 1881–1902

Elias Ray's Timeline

4 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Elias Joseph Ray in Washington, Kentucky, United States
Washington, Kentucky, United States
1797
1797
Birth of Elias Joseph Ray in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
1837
1837
Age 40
Death of Elias Joseph Ray in Tar Springs, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
Tar Springs, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
1837
1837
Age 40
Death of Elias Joseph Ray in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Washington, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Tar Springs, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
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