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Francis Elvis Ray 1919–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1919

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 DEC 2001

Death Location: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Father: Charles Ray

Mother: Edna Felkel

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Francis Elvis Ray was born in 1919 in Illinois, United States, the child of Charles Cleveland Ray And Edna Belle Felkel. Francis Elvis Ray passed away in 2001 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Elvis Ray was born in 1919 in Illinois, United States, the child of Charles Cleveland Ray And Edna Belle Felkel.
  • Francis Elvis Ray passed away in 2001 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.

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Francis Ray's Ancestors

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Francis Ray
1919–2001
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
Charles Cleveland Ray
1891–1959
Donnellson, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States
Edna (Belle) Felkel
1896–1968
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States
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Francis Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1919
16 MAR 1919
Birth of Francis Elvis Ray in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
2001
29 DEC 2001
Age 82
Death of Francis Elvis Ray in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottonwood Cemetary, Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1919
    Event Place: Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 DEC 2001
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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