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George Washington Ray 1880 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1880

Birth Location: Canton, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1959

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson Co., Iowa

Father: James Ray

Mother: Candace Sinkey

Spouse(s): Bertha Moore

Children(s): Louis Ray, Lloyd Ray, Leroy Ray, Leonard Ray, Max Ray

George Washington Ray was born in 1880 in Canton, Jackson, Iowa, USA, the child of James Crawford Ray and Candace I. Sinkey. George Washington Ray later married Bertha Mae Moore, and together they raised children including Louis L. Ray, Lloyd B. Ray, Leroy Baker Ray, Leonard Franklin Ray and Max Henry Ray. In 1959, George Washington Ray passed away in Maquoketa, Jackson Co., Iowa.

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Parents

James Ray
1854 – 1942
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
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Candace Sinkey
1859 – 1880
Birth Location: Jackson, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Moore
1880 – 1941
Birth Location: Onslow, IA
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Children(s)

Louis Ray
1907 – 1976
Birth Location: Iowa
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Lloyd Ray
1911 – 1988
Birth Location: Iowa
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Leroy Ray
1917 – 2004
Birth Location: Iowa
LR
Leonard Ray
1921 – 1983
Birth Location: Iowa
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Max Ray
1925 – 1946
Birth Location: Maquoketa, Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Canton, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Iowa State Census, 1895, Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992, S1467044956, S1467649569, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-13, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 194, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 266.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 440; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1240440, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maquoketa Ward 1, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1374420, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1895
    Event Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 440; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1240440

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Maquoketa Ward 1, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maquoketa Ward 1, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1374420

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 194

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 266.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-13

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-13

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1959
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson Co., Iowa
    Record Source: S1467649569, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: S1467649569, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia
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