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James E. Ray 1919–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 2 April 1998

Death Location: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA

Father: J Ray

Mother: Lesta Ray

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James E. Ray was born in 1919 in Arkansas, the child of J Edgar Ray And Lesta Ray. In 1930, James E. Ray resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, James E. Ray resided in Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas. James E. Ray passed away in 1998 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James E. Ray was born in 1919 in Arkansas, the child of J Edgar Ray And Lesta Ray.
  • In 1930, James E. Ray resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, James E. Ray resided in Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas.
  • James E. Ray passed away in 1998 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ray's Ancestors

Self
James Ray
1919–1998
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
J Edgar Ray
1891–1959
Arkansas
Lesta Ray
1897–1975
Arkansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1919
abt 1919
Birth of James E. Ray in Arkansas
Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 11
James E. Ray resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
James E. Ray resided here in Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas
Rural, Hempstead, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
James E. Ray resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1998
2 April 1998
Age 79
Death of James E. Ray in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Arkansas
    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] 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
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    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 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1998
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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