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James Edgar Ray 1890–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12/28/1890

Birth Location: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 10/19/1959

Death Location: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Ray

Mother: Louvernia Wise

Spouse(s): Dovie Tapscott

Children(s): Marjorie Ray, James Ray, Luther Ray, Hansel Ray, Dewel Ray, Charlene Ray

James Edgar Ray was born in 1890 in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Elmore Elm Ray And Louvernia Valentine Wise. In 1900, James Edgar Ray resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, James Edgar Ray resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. James Edgar Ray married Dovie Lesta Tapscott, and had children including Charlene Ray, Dewel Ray, Hansel Theodore Ray, James Edgar Ray, Luther F Ray, Marjorie Elizabeth Ray, Mary Aline Ray, Patsy Ruth Ray. James Edgar Ray passed away in 1959 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edgar Ray was born in 1890 in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Elmore Elm Ray And Louvernia Valentine Wise.
  • In 1900, James Edgar Ray resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, James Edgar Ray resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • James Edgar Ray married Dovie Lesta Tapscott, and had children including Charlene Ray, Dewel Ray, Hansel Theodore Ray, James Edgar Ray, Luther F Ray, Marjorie Elizabeth Ray, Mary Aline Ray, Patsy Ruth Ray.
  • James Edgar Ray passed away in 1959 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ray
1861–1942
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Louvernia Wise
1866–1929
Birth Location: Gravel Hill, McNairy Co., Tennessee
LW

Spouses(s)

Dovie Tapscott
1896–1975
Birth Location: Arkansas
DT

Children(s)

Marjorie Ray
1926–2004
Birth Location: Bingen, Hempstead, Arkansas
MR
James Ray
1918–1998
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Luther Ray
1924–
Birth Location: Arkansas
LR
Hansel Ray
1911–1958
Birth Location: Arkansas
HR
Dewel Ray
1915–
Birth Location: Arkansas
DR
Charlene Ray
1917–
Birth Location: Arkansas
CR

James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1890–1959
Birth Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Elmore (Elm) Ray
1861–1942
Tennessee, USA
Louvernia (Valentine) Wise
1866–1929
Gravel Hill, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
Stanton (Brown) Wise
1845–1904
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Rebecca Armstrong
1846–1933
Gravel Hill, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Brice Prather
1815–1880
Nancy Wise
1821–1888
John Armstrong
1798–1859
Annie Patterson
1810–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prather
1784–1860
Rachel Jeanes
1786–1850
John Wise
1789–1855
Mary Hill
1800–1861

James Ray's Descendants

1.
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James (Edgar) Ray (12/28/1890–10/19/1959) m. Dovie (Lesta) Tapscott (12/28/1896–3/10/1975)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Elizabeth) Ray 1926–2004 m. Perry (Chester (Happy)) Young 1922–2003
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Young 1944–1999
  2. 2. James (Edgar) Ray 1918–1998 m. Nora (A.) Ray 1925–2007
    1. 1. Charles (Wayne) Ray 1943–1992
  3. 3. Luther (F) Ray 1924–
  4. 4. Hansel (Theodore) Ray 1911–1958
  5. 5. Dewel Ray 1915–
  6. 6. Charlene Ray 1917–

James Ray's Timeline

8 Records

1890
12/28/1890
Birth of James Edgar Ray in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
James Edgar Ray resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
James Edgar Ray resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
James Edgar Ray resided here in Moore, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Moore, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
James Edgar Ray resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
James Edgar Ray resided here in Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas
Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 50
James Edgar Ray resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1959
10/19/1959
Age 69
Death of James Edgar Ray in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12281890
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T627_140; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-14
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moore, Muskogee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1477; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 259
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 76; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 902.0; FHL microfilm: 2339811
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 60; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240060
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T624_52; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374065
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 60; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240060

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T624_52; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1374065

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Moore, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moore, Muskogee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1477; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 259

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 76; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 902.0; FHL microfilm: 2339811

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T627_140; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T627_140; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bengin, Hempstead, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10191959
    Event Place: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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