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James Robert Ray 1856 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1856

Birth Location: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1911

Death Location: Barnwell, SC, USA

Father: James Ray

Mother: Mary Collins

Spouse(s): Ida Zorn

Children(s): James Ray

It was in 1856 that James Robert Ray was born in Barnwell Dist., SC, USA, a child of James Ulysses Ray and Mary Magdalene Collins. James Robert Ray went on to marry Ida Augusta Zorn and had children such as James R Ray. James Robert Ray was deceased by 1911 in Barnwell, SC, USA.

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Parents

James Ray
1830 – 1901
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Collins
1836 – 1907
Birth Location: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ida Zorn
1857 – 1918
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Ray
1883 – 1935
Birth Location: Georges Creek
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Barnwell, SC, USA
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