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James Marshall Wray 1913–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 NOV 1913

Birth Location: Parker Johnston, Texas, USA

Death Date: 12 SEP 2002

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

Father: Evan Wray

Mother: Chellie Johnson

Spouse(s): Betty Maddox

Children(s): Robert Wray, Paul Wray, Janet Frakes

James Marshall Wray was born in 1913 in Parker Johnston, Texas, USA, the child of Evan Lawrence Wray And Chellie Lissel Johnson. In 1920, James Marshall Wray resided in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA. In 1940, James Marshall Wray resided in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. James Marshall Wray married Betty Jane Wilkinson Wray Maddox, and had children including Janet Sue Wray Frakes, Paul Newman Eugene Wray, Robert E Wray. James Marshall Wray passed away in 2002 in Johnson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Marshall Wray was born in 1913 in Parker Johnston, Texas, USA, the child of Evan Lawrence Wray And Chellie Lissel Johnson.
  • In 1920, James Marshall Wray resided in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1940, James Marshall Wray resided in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • James Marshall Wray married Betty Jane Wilkinson Wray Maddox, and had children including Janet Sue Wray Frakes, Paul Newman Eugene Wray, Robert E Wray.
  • James Marshall Wray passed away in 2002 in Johnson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wray's Ancestors

Self
James Wray
1913–2002
Birth Place: Parker Johnston, Texas, USA
Parents
Evan Lawrence Wray
1870–1952
Greene, Georgia, United States
Chellie (Lissel) Johnson
1871–1952
Danville, Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Johnson
1827–1910
Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth (L "Betsy") Aldridge
1829–1903
Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wray's Descendants

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James (Marshall) Wray (19 NOV 1913–12 SEP 2002) m. Betty (Jane Wilkinson Wray) Maddox (2 SEP 1920–9 DEC 1989)
  1. 1. Robert (E.) Wray 1948–1989
  2. 2. Paul ((Newman) Eugene) Wray 1949–1999
  3. 3. Janet (Sue Wray) Frakes 1946–2018

James Wray's Timeline

6 Records

1913
19 NOV 1913
Birth of James Marshall Wray in Parker Johnston, Texas, USA
Parker Johnston, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
James Marshall Wray resided here in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
James Marshall Wray resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1996
1 DEC 1996
Age 83
James Marshall Wray resided here
None
2002
1 MAR 2002
Age 89
James Marshall Wray resided here
None
2002
12 SEP 2002
Age 89
Death of James Marshall Wray in Garfield, Pawnee, Kansas, United States of America
Garfield, Pawnee, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1913
    Event Place: Parker Johnston, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1668
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas; Roll: T625_1821; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 43
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas; Roll: T625_1821; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 43

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1668

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1996

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 MAR 2002

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEP 2002
    Event Place: Garfield, Pawnee, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    88

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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