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James Ellis Bray 1909–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1909

Birth Location: Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1980

Death Location: Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Bray

Mother: Clemie Dillard

Spouse(s): Bernice Mccarty, Annie Dean

Children(s): Elizabeth Bray

James Ellis Bray was born in 1909 in Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA, the child of Thomas Tom Newton Bray And Clemie Tennie Dillard. In 1910, James Ellis Bray resided in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA. In 1920, James Ellis Bray resided in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA. James Ellis Bray married Annie Lee Vivian Dean, Bernice Jewett Mccarty, and had children including Dean Alan Bray, Elizabeth Ruth Bray, Nora Bray. James Ellis Bray passed away in 1980 in Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Ellis Bray was born in 1909 in Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA, the child of Thomas Tom Newton Bray And Clemie Tennie Dillard.
  • In 1910, James Ellis Bray resided in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1920, James Ellis Bray resided in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA.
  • James Ellis Bray married Annie Lee Vivian Dean, Bernice Jewett Mccarty, and had children including Dean Alan Bray, Elizabeth Ruth Bray, Nora Bray.
  • James Ellis Bray passed away in 1980 in Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bray
1885–1931
Birth Location: Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA
TB
Clemie Dillard
1887–1937
Birth Location: Clark County, Arkansas, USA
CD

Spouses(s)

Bernice Mccarty
1917–2003
Birth Location: Texas
BM
Annie Dean
1903–1999
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ouachita, Arkansas
AD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bray
1930–
Birth Location: Monette, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
EB

James Bray's Ancestors

Self
James Bray
1909–1980
Birth Place: Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Thomas Tom Newton Bray
1885–1931
Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA
Clemie (Tennie) Dillard
1887–1937
Clark County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (W) Bray
1854–1942
De Soto, Mississippi, United States
S. (Henrietta) Bray
1862–1920
Mississippi, United States of America
William (B) Dillard
1822–1908
Tennessee, USA
Mary (k) Smith
1850–1929
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bray
1835–1865
Catherine Hicks
1837–1917
William Allen
1827–1905
Angeline Allen
1848–1905
Thomas Dillard
1785–1860
Hanah Dillard
1794–1860
Daniel Smith
1822–
Sarah Smith
1833–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bray
1809–1850
Permila Aiken
1812–1870
WILLIAM HICKS
1803–1860
Elizabeth Proctor
1810–1860
William Dillard
1765–1850
Sarah Brownlow
1765–1830

James Bray's Descendants

1.
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James (Ellis) Bray (15 July 1909–15 November 1980) m. Bernice (Jewett) Mccarty (12 December 1917–21 December 2003) m. Annie (Lee " Vivian") Dean (18 Jul 1903–19 Apr 1999)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ruth) Bray 1930– m. Steve (Marion) Griffin 1928–2017

James Bray's Timeline

9 Records

1909
15 July 1909
Birth of James Ellis Bray in Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA
Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
James Ellis Bray resided here in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
James Ellis Bray resided here in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
James Ellis Bray resided here in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
James Ellis Bray resided here in Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas
Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 31
James Ellis Bray resided here in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
James Ellis Bray resided here in Wake Village, Bowie, Texas, USA
Wake Village, Bowie, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
James Ellis Bray resided here in Texas
Texas
1980
15 November 1980
Age 71
Death of James Ellis Bray in Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1909
    Event Place: Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 164
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04045; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92-16
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: T625_56; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2339802
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: T624_45; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374058
    [8] Texas Divorce Index, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1909
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wake Village, Bowie

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: T624_45; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374058

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: T625_56; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2339802

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04045; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 164
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04045; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 92-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wake Village, Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wake Village, Bowie

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1980
    Event Place: Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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