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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: Henrietta Grubbs

Spouse(s): Sarah Lee

Children(s): Harriet Ray

The story of James Garland Ray began in 1798 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA. James Garland Ray married Sarah Lee, and had children including Harriet E. Ray. 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, and had children including Harriet E. Ray.
  • 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
AR
Henrietta Grubbs
1764 – 1853
Birth Location: Berkley, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
HG

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Harriet Ray
1823 – 1878
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky
HR

James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1798 – 1881
Birth Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Andrew Ray*
1763 – 1835
Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Henrietta Grubbs
1764 – 1853
Berkley, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Ray) (Rea)
1734 – 1788
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
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
Andrew (Ray)
1710 – 1757
Ursula Smith
1716 – 1783
Daniel Maupin
1700 – 1788
Margaret Via
1702 – 1799
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
1696 – 1764
Katherine Smith
1695 – 1734
Gabriel Maupin
1664 – 1794
Maria Hersent
1664 –
Amer Via
1663 –
Margaaret Spencer
John Grubb
1652 – 1708
Peter Cock
1658 – 1708
Helena Helm
1666 – 1716
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 (12 Jul 1795 – 24 Feb 1868)
  1. 1. Harriet (E.) Ray (2 Dec 1823 – 22 Mar 1878) m. Thompson Brooks (03 Oct 1818 – 23 Apr 1871)
    1. 1. William (Harrison) Brooks (01 Jan 1846 – 28 Sep 1911) m. Amanda (Ellen Fort) Brooks (18 Apr 1846 – 08 Dec 1910)
      1. 1. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938) m. Anna (H) Elliott (7 March 1879 – 17 August 1937)
        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: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Monmouth, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Warren County Democrat - 28 Mar 1895 - Page 5, 28 Mar 1895

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA
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