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George Washington Ray 1823 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jun 1823

Birth Location: Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Aug 1888

Death Location: Cherry Tree, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Father: John Ray

Mother: Mary (Ray)

Spouse(s): Anna Lydick

Children(s): James Ray

George Washington Ray was born in 1823 in Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Ray and Mary Moore (Ray). George Washington Ray married Anna Lydick, and had children including James Moore Ray. George Washington Ray passed away in 1888 in Cherry Tree, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA.

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Biography

  • George Washington Ray was born in 1823 in Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Ray and Mary Moore (Ray).
  • George Washington Ray married Anna Lydick, and had children including James Moore Ray.
  • George Washington Ray passed away in 1888 in Cherry Tree, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ray
1781 – 1865
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary (Ray)
1785 – 1855
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Anna Lydick
1826 – 1907
Birth Location: West Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA
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Children(s)

James Ray
1855 – 1932
Birth Location: Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA
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George Ray's Ancestors

Self
George Ray
1823 – 1888
Birth Place: Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Ray
1781 – 1865
Ireland
Mary (Moore) (Ray)
1785 – 1855
Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
John RAE
1738 – 1790
Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Eleanor ((Nellie)) Hatton
1740 – 1817
Tyrone County, Ireland
Thomas Moore
1760 – 1850
Tyrone, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Agnes (Nancy) Cunningham
1760 – 1850
Tyrone, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Rea
1691 – 1758
Georges Hatton
Mary Harriott
1719 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rae
1677 –
Margaret Ramsay
1678 –

George Ray's Descendants

1.
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George (Washington) Ray (03 Jun 1823 – 14 Aug 1888) m. Anna Lydick (8 Apr 1826 – 21 Jun 1907)
  1. 1. James (Moore) Ray (28 Oct 1855 – 13 Mar 1932) m. Emma (Samantha) Lear (18 Dec 1869 – 7 Mar 1937)
    1. 1. Leonard (Nixon) Ray (26 Mar 1893 – 21 March 1978)
    2. 2. Goldie (Anna) Ray (1 Mar 1895 – 12 Jul 1954)
    3. 3. Nettie (Mabel) Ray (Oct 1896 – )
    4. 4. Mabel Ray (8 October 1896 – 1 November 1980)
    5. 5. Talmage (T) Ray (Sep 1898 – )
    6. 6. Charles (M.) Ray (1900 – )
    7. 7. Blair (Peter) Ray (27 Feb 1902 – 15 APR 1974) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fowler (14 May 1905 – 20 AUG 1983)
      1. 1. William (Edward) Ray (30 Sep 1928 – 19 Feb 2012) m. Rita Bonny m. Jocelyn Wilson (1936 – )
        1. 1. Kendal (Lee) Ray (abt 1958 – ) m. Hamby
        2. 2. Nora Ray (abt 1959 – ) m. Richards
        3. 3. Jennifer Ray (abt 1960 – ) m. Schnieder
        4. 4. Kajsa (Rays Dad) Ray m. Kajsa (Ray's) Mum
      2. 2. Darrell (Blair) Ray (23 May 1933 – 06 Jun 2018) m. Unknown
        1. 1. Ray
      3. 3. Joseph (Alton “Joe”) Ray (2 July 1935 – 27 August 2017)
      4. 4. John (N) Ray (1939 – 27 Oct 2022)
    8. 8. Robert (Banks) Ray (2 Nov 1903 – 16 October 1975)
    9. 9. Lydie Ray (2 Jun 1907 – 15 May 1994)

George Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1823
03 Jun 1823
Birth of George Washington Ray in Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1888
14 Aug 1888
Age 65
Death of George Washington Ray in Cherry Tree, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Cherry Tree, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1823
    Event Place: Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1888
    Event Place: Cherry Tree, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
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