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Helen Irene Gray 1910–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 February 1910

Birth Location: Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma

Death Date: 16 February 1996

Death Location: Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Buddie Gray

Mother: Clara Avants

Spouse(s): Charles Kunkel

Children(s): Derrell Kunkel, Charles Kunkel

In 1910, Helen Irene Gray entered the world in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma, born to Buddie Reece Bunk Gray And Clara A Avants. Helen Irene Gray married Charles Ray Kunkel, and had children including Charles Kunkel, Charles Thomas Kunkel, Derrell Ray Kunkel, Patricia June Kunkel. Helen Irene Gray passed away in 1996 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Helen Irene Gray entered the world in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma, born to Buddie Reece Bunk Gray And Clara A Avants.
  • Helen Irene Gray married Charles Ray Kunkel, and had children including Charles Kunkel, Charles Thomas Kunkel, Derrell Ray Kunkel, Patricia June Kunkel.
  • Helen Irene Gray passed away in 1996 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Buddie Gray
1870–1917
Birth Location: Grayson County, Texas, USA
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Clara Avants
1878–1934
Birth Location: Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
CA

Spouses(s)

Charles Kunkel
1913–2005
Birth Location: Blansett, Scott, Arkansas, USA
CK

Children(s)

Derrell Kunkel
1936–2020
Birth Location: Saint Louis, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Charles Kunkel
1937–
Birth Location: St. Louis, Oklahoma
CK

Helen Gray's Ancestors

Self
Helen Gray
1910–1996
Birth Place: Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Parents
Buddie Reece "Bunk" Gray
1870–1917
Grayson County, Texas, USA
Clara (A) Avants
1878–1934
Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
Grandparents
James (Horace) Gray
1842–1899
Saline County, Missouri, United States
Irene (Serinie or Rena "Little Bird") Byrd
1844–1900
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Andrew (Jackson) Avants
1823–1889
Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Rebecca Welsh
1843–1882
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Avants
1779–1865
Mary Sharp
1796–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isham **
1744–1811
Mary **
1744–
Isaac Sharp
1766–1809
Elizabeth Ross
1782–1857

Helen Gray's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Irene) Gray (8 February 1910–16 February 1996) m. Charles (Ray) Kunkel (6 Nov 1913–16 May 2005)
  1. 1. Derrell (Ray) Kunkel 1936–2020
  2. 2. Charles (Thomas) Kunkel 1937–

Helen Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1910
8 February 1910
Birth of Helen Irene Gray in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
1996
16 February 1996
Age 86
Death of Helen Irene Gray in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 February 1910
    Event Place: Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1996
    Event Place: Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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