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James Samuel WRAY 1940–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 June 1940

Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 2018

Death Location: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA

Father: Arthur WRAY

Mother: Thelma Wray

Spouse(s): Barbara Wray

Children(s):

James Samuel WRAY was born in 1940 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Arthur Floyd Wray And Thelma Lois Henderson Wray. In 1950, James Samuel WRAY resided in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. James Samuel WRAY married Barbara Cleo Bishop Wray, and had children including Karla Anne Wray Nave. James Samuel WRAY passed away in 2018 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Samuel WRAY was born in 1940 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Arthur Floyd Wray And Thelma Lois Henderson Wray.
  • In 1950, James Samuel WRAY resided in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Samuel WRAY married Barbara Cleo Bishop Wray, and had children including Karla Anne Wray Nave.
  • James Samuel WRAY passed away in 2018 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James WRAY's Ancestors

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James WRAY
1940–2018
Birth Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Arthur Floyd WRAY
1904–1984
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Thelma (Lois HENDERSON) Wray
1911–1970
Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Lee (Loenzo) HENDERSON
1880–1946
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Frances (Virginia McCain) HENDERSON
1887–1919
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McCAIN
1832–1910
Amanda McCain
1840–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McCAIN
1806–1890
Sarah McCain
1806–1869

James WRAY's Timeline

3 Records

1940
20 June 1940
Birth of James Samuel WRAY in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
James Samuel WRAY resided here in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
2018
25 Feb 2018
Age 78
Death of James Samuel WRAY in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 June 1940
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2018
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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