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James Ray 1822 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Bastrop County, Texas

Father: Wilson Ray

Mother: Polly Weathers

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In 1822, James Ray entered the world in Georgia, born to Wilson William Ray and Polly RAY Weathers. James Ray passed away in 1855 in Bastrop County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1822, James Ray entered the world in Georgia, born to Wilson William Ray and Polly RAY Weathers.
  • James Ray passed away in 1855 in Bastrop County, Texas.

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James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1822 – 1855
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Wilson William Ray
1792 – 1860
Columbus South, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
Polly (RAY) Weathers
1800 – 1845
Barbour County, Alabama, USA or Georgia
Grandparents
Isham (Thomas) Weathers
1780 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" WEATHERS Weathers or) Terry?
1783 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Weathers
1748 – 1826
Mildred Horne
Jesse Weathers
1759 – 1815
Mildred Horne
1754 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Weathers
1726 – 1804
SARAH (BABARY)
1728 – 1767
James Horne
1720 – 1793
Jean Hood
1725 – 1790

James Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of James Ray in Georgia
Georgia
1855
1855
Age 33
Death of James Ray in Bastrop County, Texas
Bastrop County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Bastrop County, Texas

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