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Eliza Griffits Ray 1883–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 July 1883

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1 September 1962

Death Location: Emlyn, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Andrew Griffitts

Mother: Sarah Griffitts

Spouse(s): William Ray

Children(s): Kenneth Ray, Lee Ray, Garoy Ray, Joseph Ray, Louella Taylor, James Ray, Reba Jones

Eliza Griffits Ray was born in 1883 in Kentucky, the child of Andrew Craig Griffitts And Sarah Jane Griffitts. In 1935, Eliza Griffits Ray resided in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kent. In 1940, Eliza Griffits Ray resided in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Eliza Griffits Ray married William Wesley Ray, and had children including Garoy Ray, James Edward Ed Ray, Joseph Talmer Joe Ray, Kenneth Ray, Lee Clayton Ray, Louella Ray Taylor, Reba M Ray Jones. Eliza Griffits Ray passed away in 1962 in Emlyn, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza Griffits Ray was born in 1883 in Kentucky, the child of Andrew Craig Griffitts And Sarah Jane Griffitts.
  • In 1935, Eliza Griffits Ray resided in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kent.
  • In 1940, Eliza Griffits Ray resided in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Eliza Griffits Ray married William Wesley Ray, and had children including Garoy Ray, James Edward Ed Ray, Joseph Talmer Joe Ray, Kenneth Ray, Lee Clayton Ray, Louella Ray Taylor, Reba M Ray Jones.
  • Eliza Griffits Ray passed away in 1962 in Emlyn, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eliza Ray's Ancestors

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Eliza Ray
1883–1962
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Andrew Craig Griffitts
1848–1936
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Griffitts
1856–1906
Kentucky
Grandparents
William Griffith
1811–1888
Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Griffith
1815–1905
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Ray's Descendants

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Eliza (Griffits) Ray (6 July 1883–1 September 1962) m. William (Wesley) Ray (28 December 1882–6 March 1959)
  1. 1. Kenneth Ray 1913–2005 m. Marcena (Douglas) Ray 1918–2008
  2. 2. Lee ("Clayton") Ray 1916– m. Wanda (Lee Hendrickson) Ray 1924–
  3. 3. Garoy Ray 1918–
  4. 4. Joseph (Talmer "Joe") Ray 1920–1965
  5. 5. Louella (Ray) Taylor 1922–
  6. 6. James (Edward "Ed") Ray 1923–2015 m. Goldie Ray 1922–2018
  7. 7. Reba (M Ray) Jones 1925–2015 m. William (C) Jones 1921–2005

Eliza Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1883
6 July 1883
Birth of Eliza Griffits Ray in Kentucky
Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 52
Eliza Griffits Ray resided here in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 57
Eliza Griffits Ray resided here in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Eliza Griffits Ray resided here in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1962
1 September 1962
Age 79
Death of Eliza Griffits Ray
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 July 1883
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118-17
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1962
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emlyn, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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