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Elijah RAY 1826–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1826

Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1906

Death Location: Goliad, Texas, USA

Father: James RAY

Mother: Julia BERRY

Spouse(s): Maggie Smith, Mary Cox, Mary DAVIS

Children(s): George Ray, Julia Powell, Fannie Ray, Mary Carroll, Jennie Kauffmann, Martha RAY, James Ray

Elijah RAY was born in 1826 in Fayette, Alabama, USA, the child of James Ray And Julia Berry. Elijah RAY married Maggie Smith, Mary Margaret Cox, Mary Wallace Davis, and had children including Fannie Sallie Ray, George Albert Ray, James Fayette Ray, Jennie Elender Ray Kauffmann, Julia Emma Ray Powell, Martha Jane Ray, Mary Louiza Ray Nott Carroll. Elijah RAY passed away in 1906 in Goliad, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah RAY was born in 1826 in Fayette, Alabama, USA, the child of James Ray And Julia Berry.
  • Elijah RAY married Maggie Smith, Mary Margaret Cox, Mary Wallace Davis, and had children including Fannie Sallie Ray, George Albert Ray, James Fayette Ray, Jennie Elender Ray Kauffmann, Julia Emma Ray Powell, Martha Jane Ray, Mary Louiza Ray Nott Carroll.
  • Elijah RAY passed away in 1906 in Goliad, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James RAY
1797–1843
Birth Location: Fayette, AL
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Julia BERRY
1803–1850
Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maggie Smith
1860–1948
Birth Location: Texas
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Mary Cox
1828–1900
Birth Location: Louisana, USA
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Mary DAVIS
1828–1854
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

George Ray
1857–1949
Birth Location: Goliad County, Texas, USA
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Julia Powell
1860–1940
Birth Location: Karnes County, Texas, USA
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Fannie Ray
1863–1892
Birth Location: Goliad, Goliad, Texas, USA
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Mary Carroll
1864–1940
Birth Location: Goliad, Goliad, Texas, USA
MC
Jennie Kauffmann
1867–1940
Birth Location: Goliad, Goliad, Texas, USA
JK
Martha RAY
1853–1886
Birth Location: Texas
MR
James Ray
1851–1907
Birth Location: Goliad Co., Texas
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Elijah RAY's Ancestors

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Elijah RAY
1826–1906
Birth Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
Parents
James RAY
1797–1843
Fayette, AL
Julia BERRY
1803–1850
Fayette, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah RAY's Descendants

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Elijah RAY (6 May 1826–22 Feb 1906) m. Maggie Smith (abt 1860–29 Apr 1948) m. Mary (Margaret) Cox (29 Jul 1828–23 Dec 1900) m. Mary (Wallace) DAVIS (15 Jul 1828–30 Jan 1854)
  1. 1. George (Albert) Ray 1857–1949
  2. 2. Julia (Emma Ray) Powell 1860–1940
  3. 3. Fannie (Sallie) Ray 1863–1892
  4. 4. Mary (Louiza Ray Nott) Carroll 1864–1940
  5. 5. Jennie (Elender Ray) Kauffmann 1867–1940
  6. 6. Martha (Jane) RAY 1853–1886
  7. 7. James (Fayette) Ray 1851–1907

Elijah RAY's Timeline

2 Records

1826
6 May 1826
Birth of Elijah RAY in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1906
22 Feb 1906
Age 80
Death of Elijah RAY in Goliad, Texas, USA
Goliad, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1826
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Goliad, Texas, USA
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