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Joel Benjamin Wray 1886–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1886

Birth Location: New Carlisle, Ohio

Death Date: 28 May 1968

Death Location: New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Father: John Wray

Mother: Eliza Eller

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Joel Benjamin Wray was born in 1886 in New Carlisle, Ohio, the child of John L Wray And Eliza Jane Eller. In 1900, Joel Benjamin Wray resided in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA. Joel Benjamin Wray passed away in 1968 in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Benjamin Wray was born in 1886 in New Carlisle, Ohio, the child of John L Wray And Eliza Jane Eller.
  • In 1900, Joel Benjamin Wray resided in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • Joel Benjamin Wray passed away in 1968 in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA.

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Joel Wray's Ancestors

Self
Joel Wray
1886–1968
Birth Place: New Carlisle, Ohio
Parents
John L Wray
1863–1935
Wirtz, Virginia
Eliza (Jane) Eller
1862–1935
Franklin, Virginia
Grandparents
Benjamin Wray
1820–1891
Franklin County, Virginia
Mary Angle
1830–1900
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chesley Wray
1785–1872
Elizabeth Lehman
1792–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wray
1757–1849
Susannah Poteet
1767–1832

Joel Wray's Timeline

3 Records

1886
14 Mar 1886
Birth of Joel Benjamin Wray in New Carlisle, Ohio
New Carlisle, Ohio
1900
1900
Age 14
Joel Benjamin Wray resided here in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1968
28 May 1968
Age 82
Death of Joel Benjamin Wray in Tipp City, Miami, Ohio, USA
Tipp City, Miami, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1886
    Event Place: New Carlisle, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 275-05-1915; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 031760; Volume: 19241
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1832189; Draft Board: 2
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241709
    [6] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241709

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1832189; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Miami, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 031760; Volume: 19241

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1968
    Event Place: Tipp City, Miami, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 275-05-1915; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 031760; Volume: 19241
    [3] Web: Preble County, Ohio, Death Index, 1835-2010
    [4] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

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