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Gerald Anthony Ray 1889–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1889

Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1940

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Lloyd Ray

Mother: Rose Buckman

Spouse(s): Mary Yates

Children(s): Julia Ray, JOSEPH RAY, Gerald Ray, Thomas Ray, Francis Ray, Lucie Ray, Rosie Stone, Ernest Ray, Wilma Ray

In 1889, Gerald Anthony Ray entered the world in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, born to Lloyd Thomas Ray And Rose Eugenia Buckman. Gerald Anthony Ray married Mary Hallie Yates, and had children including Ernest Gregory Ray, Francis Gilbert Ray, Gerald Richard Ray, Joseph Hillary Ray, Julia Clarice Ray, Lucie Alleen Ray, Rosie Thelma Stone, Thomas Eugene Ray, Wilma E Ray. Gerald Anthony Ray passed away in 1940 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Gerald Anthony Ray entered the world in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, born to Lloyd Thomas Ray And Rose Eugenia Buckman.
  • Gerald Anthony Ray married Mary Hallie Yates, and had children including Ernest Gregory Ray, Francis Gilbert Ray, Gerald Richard Ray, Joseph Hillary Ray, Julia Clarice Ray, Lucie Alleen Ray, Rosie Thelma Stone, Thomas Eugene Ray, Wilma E Ray.
  • Gerald Anthony Ray passed away in 1940 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Gerald Ray's Ancestors

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Gerald Ray
1889–1940
Birth Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Lloyd Thomas Ray
1849–1920
Meade County, Kentucky, USA
Rose (Eugenia) Buckman
1850–1919
Stithton, Hardin, Kentucky
Grandparents
Absalom (Abner "Abb") Ray
1819–1894
Washington, Marion, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Ellen "Nellie") Peak
1822–1885
Marion County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Ray
1797–1837
Margaret Lamkin
1798–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Absalom Sr
1762–1812
"Anna" Mattingly
1768–1832
George Lamkin
1760–1824
Nancy Rutledge
1765–1855

Gerald Ray's Descendants

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Gerald (Anthony) Ray (7 Jul 1889–11 May 1940) m. Mary (Hallie) Yates (31 May 1893–25 Dec 1972)
  1. 1. Julia (Clarice) Ray 1923–1999 m. Leo (Joachim Shircliffe) Jr. 1917–1997
    1. 1. Lawrence (Joseph) Shircliff 1944–2002
  2. 2. JOSEPH (HILLARY) RAY 1921–1983
  3. 3. Gerald (Richard) Ray 1926–2009
  4. 4. Thomas (Eugene) Ray 1910–1986
  5. 5. Francis (Gilbert) Ray 1917–1991
  6. 6. Lucie (Alleen) Ray 1914–2006
  7. 7. Rosie (Thelma) Stone 1916–1980
  8. 8. Ernest (Gregory) Ray 1913–1989
  9. 9. Wilma (E) Ray 1919–

Gerald Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1889
7 Jul 1889
Birth of Gerald Anthony Ray in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
1940
11 May 1940
Age 51
Death of Gerald Anthony Ray in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1940
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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