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Elvira Lucretia Ray 1868–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 20 Jun 1947

Death Location: Oklahoma, USA

Father: Robert Ray

Mother: Mary McPherson

Spouse(s): George Rutherford

Children(s): Ruby Rutherford, Leroy Rutherford, Claude Rutherford, Ellis Rutherford, Pearl Rutherford, Iva Rutherford, Guy Rutherford, Jewell Rutherford, Dewey Rutherford, Alva Rutherford

Elvira Lucretia Ray was born in 1868 in Missouri, the child of Robert John Ray And Mary Ellen Mcpherson. In 1870, Elvira Lucretia Ray resided in Jefferson, Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, USA. In 1880, Elvira Lucretia Ray resided in Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri, USA. Elvira Lucretia Ray married George Washington Rutherford, and had children including Alva Pleasant Rutherford, Claude Robert Rutherford, Dewey H Rutherford, Ellis Burnic Rutherford, Guy Daniel Rutherford, Iva Rutherford, Jewell Ann Rutherford, Leroy Rutherford, Pearl Rutherford, Ruby Elvina Rutherford. Elvira Lucretia Ray passed away in 1947 in Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Elvira Lucretia Ray was born in 1868 in Missouri, the child of Robert John Ray And Mary Ellen Mcpherson.
  • In 1870, Elvira Lucretia Ray resided in Jefferson, Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, Elvira Lucretia Ray resided in Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri, USA.
  • Elvira Lucretia Ray married George Washington Rutherford, and had children including Alva Pleasant Rutherford, Claude Robert Rutherford, Dewey H Rutherford, Ellis Burnic Rutherford, Guy Daniel Rutherford, Iva Rutherford, Jewell Ann Rutherford, Leroy Rutherford, Pearl Rutherford, Ruby Elvina Rutherford.
  • Elvira Lucretia Ray passed away in 1947 in Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Ray
1839–1917
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary McPherson
1841–1923
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
MM

Spouses(s)

George Rutherford
1865–1918
Birth Location: Hickory County, Missouri, USA
GR

Children(s)

Ruby Rutherford
1895–1978
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Leroy Rutherford
1887–1912
Birth Location: Missouri
LR
Claude Rutherford
1890–1947
Birth Location: Missouri
CR
Ellis Rutherford
1892–1946
Birth Location: Missouri
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Pearl Rutherford
1893–
Birth Location: Missouri
PR
Iva Rutherford
1897–
Birth Location: Missouri
IR
Guy Rutherford
1899–1964
Birth Location: Missouri
GR
Jewell Rutherford
1905–1986
Birth Location: Oklahoma
JR
Dewey Rutherford
1909–1989
Birth Location: Oklahoma
DR
Alva Rutherford
1904–1979
Birth Location: Pryor, Okla.
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Elvira Ray's Ancestors

Self
Elvira Ray
1868–1947
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Robert John Ray
1839–1917
Tennessee
Mary (Ellen) McPherson
1841–1923
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Hugh) Ray
1802–1870
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (“Polly”) Beaver
1805–1871
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Samuel McPherson
1815–1881
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Margery Jenkins
1818–1880
Harrison County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1780–1862
Jean Smith
1782–1820
James Beavers
1775–1851
Rhoda Gambill
1777–1853
James McPherson
1768–1839
Elizabeth Davis
1779–1871
Joseph Jenkins
1787–1876
Elizabeth Queen
1795–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ray
1732–1801
Jane Cochran
1740–1801
Abraham Smith
1760–1818
Elizabeth Cox
1760–1820
James Beavers
1753–1826
Rebecca Majors
1738–1823
Thomas Gammill
1751–1806
Susanna Nash
1752–1825
John McPherson
1728–1799
Mary Green
1722–1813
Capt. Davis
1743–1810
Mary Allison
1743–1786
Joseph Jenkins
1755–1799
Margery Brashear
1758–
Armstead Queen
1777–1827
Sarah Norman
1779–1812

Elvira Ray's Descendants

1.
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Elvira (Lucretia) Ray (7 Oct 1868–20 Jun 1947) m. George (Washington) Rutherford (07 Jul 1865–31 Dec 1918)
  1. 1. Ruby (Elvina) Rutherford 1895–1978 m. Jeffrey (Aterberry) Dobbs 1889–1969 m. Oscar (L) Yarborough 1891–1923
    1. 1. Bobbie (Rae) Dobbs 1935–1976 m. Timothy (Leondis) Starr 1930–1980
    2. 2. Goldie (Josephine) Dobbs 1925–2001 m. Boyd Carrell 1916–1988 m. Edward (Lee) Eidson 1920–1953
    3. 3. Bessie (Jane) Dobbs 1929–2004 m. Lindsey (Wright) Stansell 1926–2005 m. Lenard Carrell 1926–2008
      1. 1. Lindsey (Steve) Stansell 1946–2017
    4. 4. Dorothy (Beatrice) Dobbs 1929–1988
    5. 5. Jeff (Albert) Dobbs 1931–2010 m. Anne (Marie Patricia) Hudson 1929–2005
    6. 6. Gloria (Pearl) Dobbs 1926–1998 m. Roy (Lee) Salyer 1918–2004
    7. 7. Sylvia (Lucretia) Dobbs 1932–2013 m. George (Miller) Coble 1928–2021
    8. 8. George (W) Yarborough 1918–1977 m. Ida (Bell) Dobbs 1920–2011
      1. 1. Mary (Elaine) Yarborough 1948–2014
    9. 9. Westrid (M) Yarborough 1921–
  2. 2. Leroy Rutherford 1887–1912
  3. 3. Claude (Robert) Rutherford 1890–1947 m. Effie (Olive) Cole 1892–1959
    1. 1. Ruth Rutherford 1934–2019 m. Joseph Haynes 1932–1998
    2. 2. Paul Rutherford 1920–1973
    3. 3. Claudine (Mary) Rutherford 1913–1989 m. Joseph (Weldon) German 1908–1984
      1. 1. Benton (Ray) German 1934–2008
    4. 4. Gertrude (Elvira) Rutherford 1917–1995 m. Ernest (Ward) Fletcher 1904–1979
    5. 5. Mildred Rutherford 1915–1997
  4. 4. Ellis (Burnic) Rutherford 1892–1946 m. Helen (Gould Tyner Cordell Rutherford) Jones 1909–1989
    1. 1. Robert ("Bobby" Gene) Rutherford 1931–1981 m. Katie (Virginia Nelson) Rutherford 1931–2014
    2. 2. Ladell Rutherford 1930–1998
    3. 3. Burnis Rutherford 1935–1998 m. Margaret (E) Blades 1936–2019
  5. 5. Pearl Rutherford 1893–
  6. 6. Iva Rutherford 1897– m. Earl (Austin) Dean 1883–
  7. 7. Guy (Daniel) Rutherford 1899–1964 m. Olive (Odessa "Ollie") Potter 1904–2000
    1. 1. Helen (Lacretia) Rutherford 1928– m. Raymond (Leslie) Wayland 1921–1988
    2. 2. Noel (Glenn) Rutherford 1930–1988 m. Margaret (Mary) Brennan 1934–2003
      1. 1. Susan Rutherford –2006
  8. 8. Jewell (Ann) Rutherford 1905–1986 m. William (Leroy "Roy") Williams 1903–1989
    1. 1. William (Leroy Williams) Jr 1927–2016 m. Betty (Lois) Leath 1927–2015
      1. 1. William (Leroy "Billy" Williams) III 1949–1972
    2. 2. Richard (Lee) Williams 1930–1970
    3. 3. Iva (Jean) Williams 1925–1993 m. Floyd (Raymond) Pruitt 1925–2013 m. Dale (Lewis) Kenton –1993
    4. 4. Sally (Ann) Williams 1940–2019
  9. 9. Dewey (H) Rutherford 1909–1989 m. Lena (E) Bush 1908–1991
    1. 1. Emma (Lucretia "Lu") Rutherford 1931–2006 m. George (Edward) Middleton 1926–
    2. 2. Marguerite (LaDell) Rutherford 1930–1995
  10. 10. Alva (Pleasant) Rutherford 1904–1979 m. Cassie (Marie) Taylor 1908–
    1. 1. Dale (Victor) Rutherford 1928–1991
    2. 2. Doris (Alvena) Rutherford 1931–1988 m. Larry (B.) Woods 1928–2003
    3. 3. Ronald (Wayne Rutherford) Sr 1927–1998 m. Frankie (Lou) Thompson 1930–2015
      1. 1. Ronald (Wayne Rutherford) Jr 1947–1952

Elvira Ray's Timeline

7 Records

1868
7 Oct 1868
Birth of Elvira Lucretia Ray in Missouri
Missouri
1870
1870
Age 2
Elvira Lucretia Ray resided here in Jefferson, Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, USA
Jefferson, Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Elvira Lucretia Ray resided here in Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri, USA
Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri, USA
1886
abt 1886
Age 18
Elvira Lucretia Ray resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 32
Elvira Lucretia Ray resided here in Center, Hickory, Missouri, USA
Center, Hickory, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Elvira Lucretia Ray resided here in Saline, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
Saline, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
1947
20 Jun 1947
Age 79
Death of Elvira Lucretia Ray in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jefferson, Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: M593_768; Page: 49A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Cedar, Missouri; Roll: 680; Page: 341D; Enumeration District: 252

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1886
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Center, Hickory, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Hickory, Missouri; Roll: 858; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240858

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Saline, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saline, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1262; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1375275

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1947
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
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