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Jesse Ray 1833–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Missouri, USA

Father: Benjamin Ray

Mother: Susan Hamby

Spouse(s): Sarah Davis

Children(s): Samsa Ray, Louisa Ray, Mary Ray, Lucy Ray, William Ray, Joshua Ray, William Ray

In 1833, Jesse Ray entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, born to Benjamin William Ray And Susan Hamby. Jesse Ray married Sarah Ann Davis, and had children including Joshua Iron Ray, Louisa Ray, Lucy Ellen Ray, Mary Jane Ray, Samsa Ray, William Clark Ray, William Robert Ray. Jesse Ray passed away in 1868 in Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Jesse Ray entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, born to Benjamin William Ray And Susan Hamby.
  • Jesse Ray married Sarah Ann Davis, and had children including Joshua Iron Ray, Louisa Ray, Lucy Ellen Ray, Mary Jane Ray, Samsa Ray, William Clark Ray, William Robert Ray.
  • Jesse Ray passed away in 1868 in Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ray
1800–1864
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
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Susan Hamby
1802–1846
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Davis
1834–1914
Birth Location: Pike, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Samsa Ray
1852–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Louisa Ray
1852–
Birth Location: Pulaski, Missouri, United States
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Mary Ray
1859–1928
Birth Location: Pulaski Co., MO
MR
Lucy Ray
1869–1890
Birth Location: Stone Co., Missouri
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William Ray
1852–1929
Birth Location: Pulaski, Missouri, United States
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Joshua Ray
1857–1934
Birth Location: Stone, Missouri, USA
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William Ray
1853–1900
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Ray's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Ray
1833–1868
Birth Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin William Ray
1800–1864
Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
Susan Hamby
1802–1846
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (George) Ray
1774–1837
, Columbia, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Langston
1776–1860
, Columbia, Georgia, USA
William Hamby
1790–1857
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Wilson
1785–1824
Great-Grandparents
George Ray
1752–1804
Catherine Stewart
1750–1801
William Hamby
1770–1835
Mary Hamby
1770–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1705–1782
Anne Poutney
1707–1778
Isaac Hamby
1744–1847
Ellenor
1767–1834

Jesse Ray's Descendants

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Jesse Ray (1833–1868) m. Sarah (Ann) Davis (13 Dec 1834–07 Dec 1914)
  1. 1. Samsa Ray 1852–
  2. 2. Louisa Ray 1852–
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Ray 1859–1928
  4. 4. Lucy (Ellen) Ray 1869–1890
  5. 5. William (Clark) Ray 1852–1929
  6. 6. Joshua (Iron) Ray 1857–1934
  7. 7. William (Robert) Ray 1853–1900 m. Harriet (Elizabeth "Bettie") Watson 1854–1920
    1. 1. Henry (Lee) Ray 1877–1910 m. Corilla Fletcher 1881–
      1. 1. Maggie (Ann) Ray 1901–1935 m. William (Irey) Davis 1888–1964
        1. 1. Floyd (Leonard) Davis 1930–2010 m. Lola (Pearl) Shockley 1935–2020
        2. 2. Mary (Lou) Davis 1928–2002
        3. 3. Irene (A.) Davis 1925–1994
        4. 4. Gayle Davis 1922–2008
      2. 2. Minnie (R.) Ray 1904–
      3. 3. Bertha Patterson 1900–
      4. 4. Owen Patterson 1902–

Jesse Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1833
1833
Birth of Jesse Ray in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1868
1868
Age 35
Death of Jesse Ray in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
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