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Hester Leola Ray 1916 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1916

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 16 June 2006

Death Location: Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Charles Ray

Mother: Syntha Ray

Spouse(s): Stuart Harmon, Vernon Sumner

Children(s): Bobby Harmon

The story of Hester Leola Ray began in 1916 in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1930, Hester Leola Ray resided in Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA. Hester Leola Ray married Stuart Harmon, Vernon Wilburn Sumner, and had children including Bobby Lee Harmon. Hester Leola Ray passed away in 2006 in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester Leola Ray began in 1916 in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1930, Hester Leola Ray resided in Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • Hester Leola Ray married Stuart Harmon, Vernon Wilburn Sumner, and had children including Bobby Lee Harmon.
  • Hester Leola Ray passed away in 2006 in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hester Ray's Ancestors

Self
Hester Ray
1916 – 2006
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Charles Ray
1872 –
Virginia
Syntha (E) Ray
1885 –
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Ray's Descendants

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Hester (Leola) Ray (1 Jan 1916 – 16 June 2006) m. Stuart Harmon (17 September 1910 – 29 October 1984) m. Vernon (Wilburn) Sumner (6 Mar 1911 – )
  1. 1. Bobby (Lee) Harmon (30 September 1932 – 30 April 1990) m. Doris Nylind (abt 1929 – ) m. Elizabeth (Faye Edmonds) Whitlock (abt 1935 – ) m. Vb Harmon

Hester Ray's Timeline

3 Records

1916
1 Jan 1916
Birth of Hester Leola Ray in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 14
Hester Leola Ray resided here in Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
2006
16 June 2006
Age 90
Death of Hester Leola Ray in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 2006
    Event Place: Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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