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James Garland Ray 1798 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1798

Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Apr 1881

Death Location: Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA

Father: Andrew Ray*

Mother: Grubbs None

Spouse(s): Sarah Lee, Sarah Lee

Children(s): Clarinda Pickard

The story of James Garland Ray began in 1798 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA. James Garland Ray married Sarah Lee, Sarah Lee, and had children including Clarinda Jane Ray Shirley Pickard. James Garland Ray passed away in 1881 in Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Garland Ray began in 1798 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Garland Ray married Sarah Lee, Sarah Lee, and had children including Clarinda Jane Ray Shirley Pickard.
  • James Garland Ray passed away in 1881 in Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Ray*
1763 – 1835
Birth Location: Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Grubbs None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lee
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Lee
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Clarinda Pickard
1832 – 1907
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
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James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1798 – 1881
Birth Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Andrew Ray*
1763 – 1835
Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grubbs
Grandparents
Samuel Ray*
Jean\Jane (M) Maupin
1734 – 1827
James City, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
William (Thomas) Grubbs*
1723 – 1775
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Susannah Hearne
1727 – 1817
Albemarle, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ray
1710 – 1757
Ursula Smith
1716 – 1783
Daniel Maupin
1700 – 1788
Margaret Vias
1701 – 1789
Emanuel Grubb
1682 – 1767
Anna Hedgecock
1691 – 1772
Wm Hearne
1688 – 1756
Elizabeth Sandcroft
1695 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rea\Ray
1684 – 1718
Sarah Christmas
1684 – 1730
Joseph SMITH
1682 – 1764
Sarah Gwyn
1695 – 1734
Gabriel Army
1666 – 1720
Marie Hersent
1664 – 1748
Pierre Via
1661 – 1725
Margaret Rains-Spencer
1660 – 1716
John Grubb
1652 – 1708
Peter Cock
1658 – 1708
Ann Johnson
1650 – 1736
William Hearne
1627 – 1691
Mary Cuthbert
1648 – 1691
William Sandcroft
1664 – 1718
Christine Brown
1666 – 1729

James Ray's Descendants

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James (Garland) Ray (11 Oct 1798 – 12 Apr 1881) m. Sarah Lee m. Sarah Lee
  1. 1. Clarinda (Jane Ray Shirley) Pickard (16 Apr 1832 – 08 Sep 1907) m. John Shirley (01 Jan 1826 – 11 Jul 1868)
    1. 1. Sarah Shirley (abt 1853 – ) m. Robert (A) Elliott (8 January 1849 – 26 May 1936)
      1. 1. Anna (H) Elliott (7 March 1879 – 17 August 1937) m. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938)
        1. 1. George (L) Brooks (1902 – 1981) m. Mae Snell (1906 – 1962)

James Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1798
11 Oct 1798
Birth of James Garland Ray in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
1881
12 Apr 1881
Age 83
Death of James Garland Ray in Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA
Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA
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