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Grace Dexter Ray 1897–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1897

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 15 JAN 1970

Death Location: Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Ray

Mother: Martha Morphew

Spouse(s): Lyman Burleson

Children(s): Nancy Burleson

The story of Grace Dexter Ray began in 1897 in North Carolina. Grace Dexter Ray married Lyman Eldridge Burleson, and had children including Nancy Louise Burleson. Grace Dexter Ray passed away in 1970 in Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Grace Dexter Ray began in 1897 in North Carolina.
  • Grace Dexter Ray married Lyman Eldridge Burleson, and had children including Nancy Louise Burleson.
  • Grace Dexter Ray passed away in 1970 in Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, USA.

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Grace Ray's Ancestors

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Grace Ray
1897–1970
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Ray
1873–1941
Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Cornelia Greer) Morphew
1876–1934
Riverside, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Silas Morphew
1823–1884
Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Louisa (Margaret) Greer
1832–1914
Ashe NC
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Capt
1785–1872
Sarah Church
1790–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790

Grace Ray's Descendants

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Grace (Dexter) Ray (17 Sep 1897–15 JAN 1970) m. Lyman (Eldridge) Burleson (6 JUL 1894–19 OCT 1952)
  1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Burleson 1921–1967 m. Charles (Thomas Grindstaff) Sr. 1918–1999 m. Robert (L) Stone 1918–2006 m. Charles (B.) Buchanan 1903–1971
    1. 1. Charles (Thomas Grindstaff) Jr. 1943–2006
    2. 2. Rose (Mary) GRINDSTAFF 1945–1945

Grace Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1897
17 Sep 1897
Birth of Grace Dexter Ray in North Carolina
North Carolina
1970
15 JAN 1970
Age 73
Death of Grace Dexter Ray in Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, USA
Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1897
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1970
    Event Place: Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, USA

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