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James Ulysses Ray 1830 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1830

Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 March 1901

Death Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Father: Shanon Ray

Mother: Elizabeth Sanders

Spouse(s): Mary Collins

Children(s): James Ray

James Ulysses Ray was born in 1830 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, the child of Shanon George Ray and Elizabeth Sanders. James Ulysses Ray later married Mary Magdalene Collins, and together they raised children including James Robert Ray. In 1901, James Ulysses Ray passed away in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Shanon Ray
1798 – 1867
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
SR
Elizabeth Sanders
1800 – 1849
Birth Location: Orangeburg Dist South, later Barnwell Dist, SC, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Mary Collins
1836 – 1907
Birth Location: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA
MC

Children(s)

James Ray
1856 – 1911
Birth Location: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 November 1830
    Event Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 March 1901
    Event Place: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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