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James Garland Ray 1798 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1798

Birth Location: Edmonson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 12 Apr 1881

Death Location: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States

Father: Andrew Rae\Ray

Mother: Henrietta Grubbs

Spouse(s): Sarah Lee

Children(s): Clarinda Ray

The story of James Garland Ray began in 1798 in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States. James Garland Ray married Sarah “Sallie” Lee, and had children including Clarinda Jane Ray. James Garland Ray passed away in 1881 in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Garland Ray began in 1798 in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States.
  • James Garland Ray married Sarah “Sallie” Lee, and had children including Clarinda Jane Ray.
  • James Garland Ray passed away in 1881 in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Rae\Ray
1763 – 1835
Birth Location: Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
AR
Henrietta Grubbs
1766 – 1843
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
HG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Lee
1795 – 1868
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky
SL

Children(s)

Clarinda Ray
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Edmonson Co., Kentucky
CR

James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1798 – 1881
Birth Place: Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Andrew J Rae\Ray
1763 – 1835
Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Henrietta Grubbs
1766 – 1843
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jane (R) Maupin
1738 – 1827
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
William (Thomas) GRUBBS
1723 – 1775
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Susanna HEARNE
1729 – 1817
Albemarle, Albemarle County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Grubbs
1705 – 1779
Wm Hearne
1688 – 1756
Elizabeth Sandcroft
1695 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
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 (“Sallie”) Lee (12 July 1795 – 24 Feb 1868)
  1. 1. Clarinda (Jane) Ray (16 Apr 1835 – 16 Sep 1907) m. John (T.) Shirley (1 Jan 1828 – 11 Jul 1868)
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shirley (3 Jul 1852 – 30 Apr 1937) m. Robert (Atem) ELLIOTT (08 Jan 1849 – 26 May 1936)
      1. 1. Helen (Anna) Elliott (07 Mar 1879 – 15 Aug 1937) m. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 7 Aug 1938)
        1. 1. Leland Brooks m. Mae Snell (March 11 1906 – May 31 1962)

James Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1798
11 Oct 1798
Birth of James Garland Ray in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
1881
12 Apr 1881
Age 83
Death of James Garland Ray in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States
Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Edmonson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, United States
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