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Elmer Floyd Wray 1892–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1935

Death Location: Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Wray

Mother: Malinda Brooks

Spouse(s): Dora Rahder

Children(s): Arlene Wray, Elva Wray, Aldene Wray, Alice Wray, Mildred Wray

Elmer Floyd Wray was born in 1892 in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA, the child of William Floyd Wray And Malinda Emaline Brooks. In 1920, Elmer Floyd Wray resided in Union, Shelby, Iowa, USA. In 1930, Elmer Floyd Wray resided in Milford, Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Elmer Floyd Wray married Dora Whilemia Rahder, and had children including Aldene Leona Wray, Alice Elizabeth Wray, Arlene O Wray, Elva Bernice Wray, Mildred Laverne Wray. Elmer Floyd Wray passed away in 1935 in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elmer Floyd Wray was born in 1892 in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA, the child of William Floyd Wray And Malinda Emaline Brooks.
  • In 1920, Elmer Floyd Wray resided in Union, Shelby, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, Elmer Floyd Wray resided in Milford, Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA.
  • Elmer Floyd Wray married Dora Whilemia Rahder, and had children including Aldene Leona Wray, Alice Elizabeth Wray, Arlene O Wray, Elva Bernice Wray, Mildred Laverne Wray.
  • Elmer Floyd Wray passed away in 1935 in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wray
1868–1925
Birth Location: Albany, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
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Malinda Brooks
1870–1910
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dora Rahder
1901–1935
Birth Location: Shelby County, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Arlene Wray
1920–1990
Birth Location: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
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Elva Wray
1922–1968
Birth Location: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
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Aldene Wray
1924–2010
Birth Location: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
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Alice Wray
1930–1979
Birth Location: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
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Mildred Wray
1926–1979
Birth Location: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
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Elmer Wray's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Wray
1892–1935
Birth Place: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Floyd Wray
1868–1925
Albany, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
Malinda (Emaline) Brooks
1870–1910
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (C. Brooks) Jr
1830–1913
Clinton County, Kentucky, United States of America
Margaret (Jane) Crockett
1828–1905
Clinton County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Martha Crouch
1804–1888
James Crockett
1801–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Crouch
1763–1825
Mary Ellis
1776–1850
Robert Crockett
1755–1836
Margaret Reyburn
1758–1836

Elmer Wray's Descendants

1.
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Elmer (Floyd) Wray (12 Jul 1892–11 Nov 1935) m. Dora (Whilemia) Rahder (31 Jan 1901–11 Nov 1935)
  1. 1. Arlene (O) Wray 1920–1990
  2. 2. Elva (Bernice) Wray 1922–1968 m. Warren (Ernest) Fassler 1922–2006
    1. 1. Roger (Warren) Fassler 1944–1974
    2. 2. Julie (Ann) Fassler 1949–2006
  3. 3. Aldene (Leona) Wray 1924–2010
  4. 4. Alice (Elizabeth) Wray 1930–1979
  5. 5. Mildred (Laverne) Wray 1926–1979

Elmer Wray's Timeline

4 Records

1892
12 Jul 1892
Birth of Elmer Floyd Wray in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Elmer Floyd Wray resided here in Union, Shelby, Iowa, USA
Union, Shelby, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Elmer Floyd Wray resided here in Milford, Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
Milford, Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
1935
11 Nov 1935
Age 43
Death of Elmer Floyd Wray in Milford Township, Story, Iowa, USA
Milford Township, Story, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Shelby, Iowa; Roll: T625_513; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 195
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340386
    [3] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
    [4] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Shelby, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Shelby, Iowa; Roll: T625_513; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 195

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Milford, Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milford, Dickinson, Iowa; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340386

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1935
    Event Place: Milford Township, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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