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Emily Melissa Ray 1846–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAY 1846

Birth Location: Wilcox, AL USA

Death Date: 6 DEC 1891

Death Location: Texas, USA

Father: John Ray

Mother: Salina Wilkerson

Spouse(s): Dempsey Wilkerson

Children(s): Emily Wilkerson, Aaron Wilkinson, M. Wilkerson, Beaulah Wilkerson, Mary Wilkerson, John Wilkerson, James Wilkerson, Charles Wilkerson, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Stephen Wilkerson, Malissa Wilkerson

In 1846, Emily Melissa Ray entered the world in Wilcox, AL USA, born to John Hall Ray And Salina Wilkerson. Emily Melissa Ray married Dempsey Perry Wilkerson, and had children including Aaron Wilkinson, Beaulah Wilkerson, Charles Calvin Wilkerson, Elizabeth S Wilkerson, Emily Victoria Wilkerson, James Thomas Wilkerson, John Hall Wilkerson, M Ella Wilkerson, Malissa Wilkerson, Mary E Wilkerson, Stephen H Wilkerson. Emily Melissa Ray passed away in 1891 in Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Emily Melissa Ray entered the world in Wilcox, AL USA, born to John Hall Ray And Salina Wilkerson.
  • Emily Melissa Ray married Dempsey Perry Wilkerson, and had children including Aaron Wilkinson, Beaulah Wilkerson, Charles Calvin Wilkerson, Elizabeth S Wilkerson, Emily Victoria Wilkerson, James Thomas Wilkerson, John Hall Wilkerson, M Ella Wilkerson, Malissa Wilkerson, Mary E Wilkerson, Stephen H Wilkerson.
  • Emily Melissa Ray passed away in 1891 in Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Emily Ray's Ancestors

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Emily Ray
1846–1891
Birth Place: Wilcox, AL USA
Parents
John Hall Ray
1797–1871
Oglethorpe County, Georgia USA
Salina Wilkerson
1805–1883
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Ray
1770–1839
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Judith White
1774–1829
Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
John (Benjamin Wilkerson) II
1750–1837
Frederick County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Ann) Smith
1750–
Virginia Colony, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wilkinson, Wilkison
1730–1806
Judith Lee
1732–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilkinson
1703–1738
Mary Cary
1705–1739
Charles II
1683–1743
Eliza Pinkard
1690–1745

Emily Ray's Descendants

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Emily (Melissa) Ray (26 MAY 1846–6 DEC 1891) m. Dempsey (Perry) Wilkerson (16 MAY 1847–6 AUG 1914)
  1. 1. Emily (Victoria) Wilkerson 1881–1941 m. John (Andrew) Myers 1880–1966
    1. 1. Essie Myers 1904–1970
    2. 2. Irah (Beryl) Myers 1906–1986
    3. 3. John Myers
  2. 2. Aaron Wilkinson 1869–1872
  3. 3. M. (Ella) Wilkerson 1870–1935
  4. 4. Beaulah Wilkerson 1872–1885
  5. 5. Mary (E.) Wilkerson 1874–1975
  6. 6. John (Hall) Wilkerson 1876–1941
    1. 1. Ralph (Hall) Wilkerson 1917–
  7. 7. James (Thomas) Wilkerson 1877–1945 m. Edna (Permilia) McQueen 1891–1960
    1. 1. Infant Wilkerson 1908–
    2. 2. Rufus (Ray) Wilkerson 1909–1909
    3. 3. Claude (Perry) Wilkerson 1911–1981
  8. 8. Charles (Calvin) Wilkerson 1879–
  9. 9. Elizabeth (S.) Wilkerson 1887–1887
  10. 10. Stephen (H.) Wilkerson 1888–1889
  11. 11. Malissa Wilkerson 1891–1892

Emily Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1846
26 MAY 1846
Birth of Emily Melissa Ray in Wilcox, AL USA
Wilcox, AL USA
1891
6 DEC 1891
Age 45
Death of Emily Melissa Ray in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAY 1846
    Event Place: Wilcox, AL USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1891
    Event Place: Texas, USA

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