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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, Sarah Lee

Children(s): Clarinda Pickard

1798 marked the beginning of James Garland Ray's life in Warren County, Kentucky, USA, to parents Andrew Ray* and Henrietta Grubbs. Eventually, James Garland Ray married Sarah Lee and Sarah “Sallie” Lee, and they welcomed Clarinda Jane Ray Shirley Pickard. James Garland Ray passed in 1881 at Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA.

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

Children(s)

Clarinda Pickard
1832 – 1907
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
CP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Source number: 2250.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Lenox Township, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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