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James Wilford Ray 1861–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1861

Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 30 Oct 1920

Death Location: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: John Ray

Mother: Elizabeth Tibbets

Spouse(s): Elsie Mortensen

Children(s): Milton Ray, James Jr., Edna Ray, John Ray, Della Ray, Sims Ray, Milo Ray, Dorothy Ray, Ferneth Ray, Elsie Ray, Clifton Ray, Marguerite Ray, Waldo Ray

James Wilford Ray was born in 1861 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, the child of John Alexander Ray And Elizabeth Tibbets. James Wilford Ray married Elsie Margaret Mortensen, and had children including Clifton Ray, Della Ray, Dorothy Ray, Edna Ray, Elsie Ray, Ferneth Eveline Ray, James Wilford Ray Jr, John Alexander Ray, Marguerite Ray, Milo Eugene Ray, Milton W Ray, Sims Flood Ray, Waldo M Ray. James Wilford Ray passed away in 1920 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Wilford Ray was born in 1861 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, the child of John Alexander Ray And Elizabeth Tibbets.
  • James Wilford Ray married Elsie Margaret Mortensen, and had children including Clifton Ray, Della Ray, Dorothy Ray, Edna Ray, Elsie Ray, Ferneth Eveline Ray, James Wilford Ray Jr, John Alexander Ray, Marguerite Ray, Milo Eugene Ray, Milton W Ray, Sims Flood Ray, Waldo M Ray.
  • James Wilford Ray passed away in 1920 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ray's Ancestors

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James Ray
1861–1920
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
John Alexander Ray
1817–1862
Whitesand Creek, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Elizabeth Tibbets
1836–1888
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ray's Descendants

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James (Wilford) Ray (19 Aug 1861–30 Oct 1920) m. Elsie (Margaret) Mortensen (16 August 1854–29 July 1918)
  1. 1. Milton (W) Ray 1911– m. Gwendolyn Fenn 1916–
  2. 2. James (Wilford Ray) Jr. 1885–1919
  3. 3. Edna Ray 1887–1922 m. Micajah Sadler 1879–1973
    1. 1. Hattie (Margaret) Sadler 1918–2008
    2. 2. Maxine Sadler 1922–2008
    3. 3. Micajah (Ray) Sadler 1920–2004
  4. 4. John (Alexander) Ray 1888–1952 m. Juanita Stout 1891–1954
    1. 1. Winona Ray 1920–2005
    2. 2. Donetta (Pearl) Ray 1933–1941
    3. 3. Irving (J) Ray 1924–2005
    4. 4. Ila (Valeria) Ray 1928–2011
    5. 5. Verda Ray 1918–2003
    6. 6. Kathleen Ray 1926–2013
    7. 7. John (Alexander Ray) Jr 1915–1918
    8. 8. Kennard Ray 1931–2018
    9. 9. Lurline Ray 1921–
  5. 5. Della Ray 1891–1969 m. Jonathan (Henry) Webb 1886–1975
    1. 1. Louise McDowell 1927–2008
    2. 2. Junius (Edson) Webb 1918–1985
    3. 3. Maurice (Eugene) Webb 1916–2014
    4. 4. Karl (Albert) Webb 1914–2006
    5. 5. Gwen Penrod 1919–2001
    6. 6. Henry (Ray) Webb 1911–1999
    7. 7. Zola (Margaret) Webb 1923–1992
    8. 8. Thora (Webb) Webb 1909–1974
    9. 9. James (Wilford) Webb 1924–2014
    10. 10. Velmer (June) Webb 1930–2022 m. Cherie Cluff 1930–2013
  6. 6. Sims (Flood) Ray 1893–1965 m. Nellie Ray 1890–1974
    1. 1. Norman (Earl) Ray 1927–1962
    2. 2. Ellsworth (Sims) Ray 1918–2010
    3. 3. Gerald (F.) Ray 1923–2016
    4. 4. Georgia (Myrle) Ray 1932–2022
    5. 5. Oakley (J.) Ray 1920–2022
    6. 6. Albert Ray 1911–
  7. 7. Milo (Eugene) Ray 1895–1989 m. Thora (Lenore) Johnson 1906–1939 m. Opal (Elizabeth) Albertson 1909–1988 m. Dora (Jane) Bingham 1898–1988
    1. 1. Margaret Ray 1921–1921
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Ray 1922–1922
    3. 3. Norma (Jean) Ray 1926–1992
  8. 8. Dorothy Ray 1898–1899
  9. 9. Ferneth (Eveline) Ray 1900–1991 m. Warren (Chester) Willis 1902–1986
    1. 1. Nathel Willis 1929–2012
    2. 2. Lloyd (Chester) Willis 1923–1949
    3. 3. Ilene Willis 1924–2016
  10. 10. Elsie Ray 1902–1986 m. John (William) Willis 1895–1949
    1. 1. Ray (Tellman) Willis 1921–2001
  11. 11. Clifton Ray 1904–1904
  12. 12. Marguerite Ray 1907–1991 m. Donald (Leo) Thomas 1903–1977
  13. 13. Waldo (M) Ray 1909–1993 m. Mary Ray 1916–2006
    1. 1. Margaret Ray 1948–2006
    2. 2. Mary (Joan) Ray 1939–1997
    3. 3. Lorin (Waldo) Ray 1950–1950

James Ray's Timeline

3 Records

1861
19 Aug 1861
Birth of James Wilford Ray in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1920
28 Oct 1920
Age 59
Death of James Wilford Ray in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
1920
30 Oct 1920
Age 59
Burial of James Wilford Ray in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1861
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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