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Jesse Ray 1876–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1876

Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1962

Death Location: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph Ray

Mother: Mary Osborn

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Jesse Ray began in 1876 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Jesse Ray resided in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1900, Jesse Ray resided in Jelico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Jesse Ray passed away in 1962 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Ray began in 1876 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Jesse Ray resided in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, Jesse Ray resided in Jelico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Jesse Ray passed away in 1962 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Ray's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Ray
1876–1962
Birth Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph H. Ray
1849–1921
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Pop") Osborn
1852–1914
Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Denton) Osburn
1815–1883
Woodway [Lee County] Virginia
Mary (Polly Ann) Massengale
1818–1881
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Osborne
1781–1877
Charity Reeves
1774–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enoch 💙
1745–1818
Mary 💙
1751–1822

Jesse Ray's Timeline

11 Records

1876
4 Sep 1876
Birth of Jesse Ray in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
Jesse Ray resided here in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 24
Jesse Ray resided here in Jelico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Jelico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1909
Abt 1909
Age 33
Jesse Ray resided here in Whitley
Whitley
1910
1910
Age 34
Jesse Ray resided here in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
Jesse Ray resided here in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Jesse Ray resided here in District 1, District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
District 1, District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
Jesse Ray resided here in McCreary, Kentucky
McCreary, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 64
Jesse Ray resided here in Magisterial District 3, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 3, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 74
Jesse Ray resided here in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1962
18 Feb 1962
Age 86
Death of Jesse Ray in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994058
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 74-9
    [5] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T625_602; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 276
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Whitley, Kentucky; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340516
    [9] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 267d; Enumeration District: 114
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T624_506; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0241; FHL microfilm: 1374519
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 4285; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 118-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 267d; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jelico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1909
    Event Place: Whitley
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994058

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T624_506; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0241; FHL microfilm: 1374519

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T625_602; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 276
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Whitley, Kentucky; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340516

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: McCreary, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 74-9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 74-9

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 4285; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 118-7

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mccreary
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1962
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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