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James Peyton Ray 1849 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1849

Birth Location: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 29 August 1902

Death Location: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Ray

Mother: Eleanor Ray

Spouse(s): Catherine Bailey

Children(s): Elizabeth Ray, Virginia Ray, America Ray, John Ray, Milton Ray, Thomas Ray, Cenia Ray, Oliver Ray, Hancy Ray

James Peyton Ray was born in 1849 in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Hardin Ray and Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray. James Peyton Ray married Catherine Kate Bailey, and had children including Elizabeth Ray, Virginia Jennie Ray, America Ray, John William Ray, Milton L Ray, Thomas Harvey Tom Ray, Cenia E Ray, Oliver Hazard Ray, Hancy Ray. James Peyton Ray passed away in 1902 in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Peyton Ray was born in 1849 in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Hardin Ray and Eleanor Ellen Speers Ray.
  • James Peyton Ray married Catherine Kate Bailey, and had children including Elizabeth Ray, Virginia Jennie Ray, America Ray, John William Ray, Milton L Ray, Thomas Harvey Tom Ray, Cenia E Ray, Oliver Hazard Ray, Hancy Ray.
  • James Peyton Ray passed away in 1902 in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ray
1830 – 1905
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Ray
1830 – 1857
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Bailey
1852 – 1926
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ray
1872 – 1938
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio
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Virginia Ray
1873 – 1924
Birth Location: Ohio
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America Ray
1874 – 1941
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
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John Ray
1876 – 1948
Birth Location: Ohio
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Milton Ray
1879 – 1964
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Thomas Ray
1886 – 1918
Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia
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Cenia Ray
1889 – 1966
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Oliver Ray
1891 – 1970
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Hancy Ray
1894 – 1989
Birth Location: West Virginia
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James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1849 – 1902
Birth Place: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Hardin Ray
1830 – 1905
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Eleanor (Ellen Speers) Ray
1830 – 1857
Washington, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Larkin Ray
1796 – 1834
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Hardin
1800 – 1870
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
JAMES (Orr) Speers
1790 – 1872
Washington, Virginia
Elizabeth (A Shoun) (Speer)
1796 – 1881
Shouns, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
JAMES Speer
1759 – 1836
Elizabeth Orr
1761 – 1841
Barbara Schlemp
1775 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ray's Descendants

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James (Peyton) Ray (11 April 1849 – 29 August 1902) m. Catherine (Kate) Bailey (2 July 1852 – 1 August 1926)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ray (abt 1872 – 30 Jul 1938)
  2. 2. Virginia (Jennie) Ray (Abt 1873 – 14 Sep 1924)
  3. 3. America Ray (12 September 1874 – 18 April 1941) m. David Gibson (29 Jan 1871 – 29 December 1939)
    1. 1. Levee Gibson (Jun 1891 – 8 AUG 1929)
    2. 2. Letha Gibson (12 Apr 1894 – 5 August 1967)
    3. 3. Harrison Gibson (3 October 1894 – 18 June 1976)
    4. 4. Ada (Catherine) Gibson (28 January 1900 – 18 November 1946)
    5. 5. Goldie Gibson (20 Sep 1906 – 20 May 1951)
    6. 6. Ira (Edward) Gibson (15 January 1909 – 25 September 1969) m. Bertha (Marie) Thompson (15 Mar 1912 – 3 Jun 1990)
      1. 1. Carl (Edward) Gibson (14 Jul 1928 – 4 October 2016)
      2. 2. Mildred (Pauline) Gibson (18 Aug 1932 – 18 October 2012) m. Joseph (C) Oxley (5 Jul 1939 – ) m. Clovis Walker (5 August 1927 – 18 July 1990)
        1. 1. Toney (G) Walker (09 Jan 1975 – ) m. Autumn (M) Meadows (12 Jan 1981 – ) m. Kathy (R) Langdon (06 Jun 1975 – )
        2. 2. Tina (L) Walker (Oct 1978 – ) m. nathan edmonds (21 Apr 1977 – )
        3. 3. Danny (Ray) Walker (30 August 1948 – 7 December 2005)
        4. 4. Clyde (Edward) Walker (abt 1950 – ) m. Janice (L) Turton (abt 1961 – )
        5. 5. Lois (Ann) Walker (7 September 1955 – 30 October 1986) m. Robert (H.) Lanham (1951 – 1986)
        6. 6. Jeffery (Allen) Walker (11 Sep 1960 – 27 Oct 1997)
        7. 7. John (David) Walker (8 Dec 1969 – 7 Aug 2021)
        8. 8. Mary (M) Walker
        9. 9. Teddy Walker
      3. 3. Boyd (William) Gibson (17 April 1934 – 22 Jul 1994)
      4. 4. Sherman (Lee) Gibson (18 October 1935 – 10 Jan 2017) m. Marjorie (Poole) Gibson (9 January 1937 – 14 August 2021)
        1. 1. Teresa Gibson
        2. 2. Cyndi (Gibson) Jarvis
        3. 3. Sherry Harden
      5. 5. Leona (Marie) Gibson (22 December 1936 – 25 December 2019) m. Sidney Morgan (26 December 1933 – 25 February 2021)
        1. 1. Carol (Jean) Rogers (10 May 1958 – 3 March 2022)
      6. 6. Rhetta (B) Gibson (23 Apr 1938 – ) m. Roscoe (Whitney) Skaggs (9 Aug 1934 – 2003)
        1. 1. Roscoe (Whitney) Skaggs (29 Apr 1958 – )
        2. 2. Timothy (Edward) Skaggs (13 Feb 1964 – )
        3. 3. Allen Skaggs
        4. 4. Mary Davis
        5. 5. Bertha Scarberry
        6. 6. Sandy Collins
        7. 7. Sharon Belcher
        8. 8. Michael Skaggs
      7. 7. Janet (Louise) Gibson (25 Jul 1941 – 26 Sep 2022) m. Clark Shepherd (3 May 1931 – 13 Apr 1996)
        1. 1. Tammy (Sue) Shepherd (10 Feb 1964 – 6 Oct 2022)
        2. 2. Jo Selbe
      8. 8. Charles (Ira) Gibson (2/27/1944 – 10/15/1992)
      9. 9. Thelma (Jean) Gibson (18 Dec 1965 – )
      10. 10. Donald Gibson
      11. 11. Glenn Gibson
    7. 7. Pearl (Leona) Gibson (4 June 1911 – 16 July 1992) m. Boyd (E.) Thompson
    8. 8. Irene (Mable) Gibson (1 FEB 1914 – 22 July 1996)
    9. 9. Lucy Gibson (14 FEB 1917 – 18 August 1981)
  4. 4. John (William) Ray (4 Jun 1876 – 26 Sep 1948)
  5. 5. Milton (L) Ray (13 October 1879 – 26 April 1964)
  6. 6. Thomas (Harvey Tom) Ray (24 Nov 1886 – 1918)
  7. 7. Cenia (E) Ray (22 April 1889 – 12 April 1966)
  8. 8. Oliver (Hazard) Ray (24 November 1891 – September 1970)
  9. 9. Hancy Ray (9 November 1894 – 8 September 1989)

James Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1849
11 April 1849
Birth of James Peyton Ray in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1902
29 August 1902
Age 53
Death of James Peyton Ray in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1849
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1902
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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