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Jessie Bell Ray 1912–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1912

Birth Location: Sanford, N. C.

Death Date: 25 Nov 1998

Death Location: Story, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Elias Smith

Mother: Mary Magill

Spouse(s): Jno Ray, Fred Ray, Ward Smith

Children(s): Darlene Ray, Millie Ray, Wesley Hilltop, Arboy Burch, Irene Ray

Jessie Bell Ray was born in 1912 in Sanford, N. C., the child of Elias Smith And Mary A Magill. Jessie Bell Ray married Fred Ray, Jno F Ray, Ward J Smith, and had children including Arboy Eulene Burch, Darlene Ray, Irene L Ray, Millie Ray, Wesley Hilltop. Jessie Bell Ray passed away in 1998 in Story, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jessie Bell Ray was born in 1912 in Sanford, N. C., the child of Elias Smith And Mary A Magill.
  • Jessie Bell Ray married Fred Ray, Jno F Ray, Ward J Smith, and had children including Arboy Eulene Burch, Darlene Ray, Irene L Ray, Millie Ray, Wesley Hilltop.
  • Jessie Bell Ray passed away in 1998 in Story, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jessie Ray's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Ray
1912–1998
Birth Place: Sanford, N. C.
Parents
Elias Smith
1872–1939
Georgia
Mary (A) Magill
1893–1944
Georgia
Grandparents
John (B. G.) Smith
1830–1902
Tennessee
Mary Gilbert
1842–1923
Tennessee
Jim (W) Mcgill
1864–1958
Tennessee
Arby (Zena) MaGill
1869–1961
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Nat Smith
1818–
Eliza Goode
1820–
Eliza Goode
1815–
Nathaniel Smith
1818–
John Magill
1838–1902
Martha Magill
1845–
James Phillips
1849–1920
Nancy Richie
1845–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JACKSON SMITH
1777–1852
Elizabeth Bowles
1783–1849
JACKSON SMITH
1777–1852
Elizabeth Clowers
1777–1854
Joseph Phillips
1804–1900
Ruth Phillips
1807–1900
John Richie
1820–1901
Margaret Ritchie
1823–1882

Jessie Ray's Descendants

1.
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Jessie (Bell) Ray (9 Sep 1912–25 Nov 1998) m. Jno (F) Ray (8 May 1910–22 Apr 1988) m. Fred Ray (Apr 1887–) m. Ward (J) Smith (22 Sep 1912–)
  1. 1. Darlene Ray 1930– m. Joe Breashears 1914–1999
    1. 1. Georgia (A.) Sveda 1942–2015
    2. 2. Marsha (Ruth) Breashears 1950–1950
  2. 2. Millie Ray 1937–1969
  3. 3. Wesley Hilltop 1939–2010
  4. 4. Arboy (Eulene) Burch 1932– m. Clarence (C.) Biervian 1919– m. Wiley (Gooden) Burch 1906–1974
    1. 1. Wiley (Dwight) Burch 1951–2009
  5. 5. Irene (L) Ray 1934–2020 m. Carroll Fogg –1991 m. John (L) Hammans 1921–1989
    1. 1. Johnny (Lee) Hammons 1950–1982

Jessie Ray's Timeline

23 Records

1912
May 29, 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
1912
19 Jul 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Johnson County, Tenn
Johnson County, Tenn
1912
9 Sep 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Sanford, N. C.
Sanford, N. C.
1912
19 Jul 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Johnson County, Tenn
Johnson County, Tenn
1912
9 Sep 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Sanford, N. C.
Sanford, N. C.
1912
May 29, 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
1912
19 Jul 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Johnson County, Tenn
Johnson County, Tenn
1912
May 29, 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
1912
19 Jul 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Johnson County, Tenn
Johnson County, Tenn
1912
May 29, 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
1912
19 Jul 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Johnson County, Tenn
Johnson County, Tenn
1912
9 Sep 1912
Birth of Jessie Bell Ray in Sanford, N. C.
Sanford, N. C.
1917
1917-1918
Age 5
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Potterville, Potterville, Taylor, Georgia, USA
Potterville, Potterville, Taylor, Georgia, USA
1934
Abt 1934
Age 22
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Little Rock
Little Rock
1935
1935
Age 23
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas
Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 28
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Leverney Twp, Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
Leverney Twp, Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
1942
1942
Age 30
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Graham, North Carolina, USA
Graham, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Sulphur Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
Sulphur Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1990
15 Jun 1990
Age 78
Jessie Bell Ray resided here in Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Niagara Falls, New York, United States
1998
25 Nov 1998
Age 86
Death of Jessie Bell Ray in Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA
Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 29, 1912
    Event Place: Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico; Roll: 2449; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 5-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tenn
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Sanford, N. C.
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tenn
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Sanford, N. C.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 29, 1912
    Event Place: Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tenn
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 29, 1912
    Event Place: Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tenn
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 29, 1912
    Event Place: Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [8] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Johnson County, Tenn
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Sanford, N. C.
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 May 1919
    Event Place: Brest, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 May 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Potterville, Potterville, Taylor, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1934
    Event Place: Little Rock
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Leverney Twp, Leverney, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Graham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico; Roll: 2449; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 5-12
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1990
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Record of Award Medal, 1920-1991

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alameda, California
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooklyn, New York
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hinds, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montgomery, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Olivehurst, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards
    [2] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pulaski, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Story, Montgomery, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walnutridge, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ward, Ark
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1998
    Event Place: Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Story, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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