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Howard Ellis Bray 1916–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 DEC 1916

Birth Location: WA

Death Date: 28 APR 1985

Death Location: Union Mills, Thurston Co., WA

Father: James Bray

Mother: Matty Cheadle

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Howard Ellis Bray was born in 1916 in WA, the child of James Henry Bray And Matty Bell Cheadle. Howard Ellis Bray passed away in 1985 in Union Mills, Thurston Co., WA.

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Biography

  • Howard Ellis Bray was born in 1916 in WA, the child of James Henry Bray And Matty Bell Cheadle.
  • Howard Ellis Bray passed away in 1985 in Union Mills, Thurston Co., WA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bray
1875–1958
Birth Location: Plato, Texas, Missouri, USA
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Matty Cheadle
1884–1947
Birth Location: Pike Co., MO
MC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Howard Bray's Ancestors

Self
Howard Bray
1916–1985
Birth Place: WA
Parents
James Henry Bray
1875–1958
Plato, Texas, Missouri, USA
Matty (Bell) Cheadle
1884–1947
Pike Co., MO
Grandparents
Eli (Manley) Bray
1849–1933
Bowers Mills, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Eliza (Jane) Lingo
1851–1918
Bradley, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Bray
1813–1893
Mary Branson
1824–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli Bray
1778–1855
Mary Cox
1783–1850

Howard Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1916
10 DEC 1916
Birth of Howard Ellis Bray in WA
WA
1985
28 APR 1985
Age 69
Death of Howard Ellis Bray in Union Mills, Thurston Co., WA
Union Mills, Thurston Co., WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1916
    Event Place: WA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 APR 1985
    Event Place: Union Mills, Thurston Co., WA
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