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James Harvey Ray 1799 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1799

Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1887

Death Location: ENGLISH, CRAWFORD, INDIANA

Father: William Ray

Mother: Rebecca O'Banion

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Ray

The story of James Harvey Ray began in 1799 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. James Harvey Ray had children including Mary Dorinda Ray. James Harvey Ray passed away in 1887 in ENGLISH, CRAWFORD, INDIANA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Harvey Ray began in 1799 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Harvey Ray had children including Mary Dorinda Ray.
  • James Harvey Ray passed away in 1887 in ENGLISH, CRAWFORD, INDIANA.

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James Ray's Ancestors

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James Ray
1799 – 1887
Birth Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Harvey Ray
1770 – 1820
Virginia
Rebecca O'Banion
1774 – 1829
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Polly) Mason
1756 – 1839
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ray's Descendants

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James (Harvey) Ray (1 Jan 1799 – 12 Jan 1887)
  1. 1. Mary (Dorinda) Ray (23 Sep 1846 – 1895) m. Andrew (Jackson) Byrd (18 Jul 1841 – 9 Nov 1913)
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Byrd (abt 1867 – ) m. George (W.) Bennett (1864 – )
      1. 1. Elsie (Dale) Bennett m. Noah McMahel (12 December 1893 – 20 March 1981)
        1. 1. Duane (Ronald) McMahel (07/19/1935 – 03-2023-04) m. Carolyn (J) McMahel (Dec 1946 – 20-2024-08)

James Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1 Jan 1799
Birth of James Harvey Ray in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1887
12 Jan 1887
Age 88
Death of James Harvey Ray in ENGLISH, CRAWFORD, INDIANA
ENGLISH, CRAWFORD, INDIANA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1887
    Event Place: ENGLISH, CRAWFORD, INDIANA

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