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George Washington Ray 1854 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1854

Birth Location: Hickman, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 September 1936

Death Location: United States of America

Father: William Ray

Mother: Martha Tarpley

Spouse(s): Sarah Hicks

Children(s): Dalton Ray, Myrtle Ray, Hicks Ray, Jettie Ray, Roy Ray, Ruby Ray, Jerry Ray, Mattie Ray, Calvin Ray

George Washington Ray was born in 1854 in Hickman, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Jasper Ray and Martha Tarpley. George Washington Ray later married Sarah Eliza Hicks, and together they raised children including Dalton Harbard Ray, Myrtle Ray, Hicks Ray, Jettie Ray, Roy Ray, Ruby Ray, Jerry Curtis Ray, Mattie E Ray and Calvin K Ray. In 1936, George Washington Ray passed away in United States of America.

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Parents

William Ray
1828 – 1862
Birth Location: Hickman County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Martha Tarpley
1829 – 1917
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
MT

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hicks
1860 – 1940
Birth Location: Water Valley, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
SH

Children(s)

Dalton Ray
1883 – 1948
Birth Location: Fulton County, Kentucky, United States of America
DR
Myrtle Ray
1885 – 1960
Birth Location: Beelertown H, Kentucky
MR
Hicks Ray
1887 – 1965
Birth Location: –
HR
Jettie Ray
1891 – 1918
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JR
Roy Ray
1893 – 1962
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RR
Ruby Ray
1895 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RR
Jerry Ray
1897 – 1979
Birth Location: Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America
JR
Mattie Ray
1901 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MR
Calvin Ray
1903 – 1978
Birth Location: Hickman County, Kentucky, USA
CR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 November 1854
    Event Place: Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Potatoe Patch, Wesley, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: McAlister, Wesley, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Mccalister, Hickman, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 7, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 523; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240523

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 7, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: T624_475; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374488

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Pottsville, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pottsville, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: T625_572; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 98

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 7, District 7, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 7, Graves, Kentucky; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340482

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 September 1936
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cunningham, Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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