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John Ray 1804 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1910

Death Location: Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA

Father: Moses Ray

Mother: Polly Wilson

Spouse(s): Clarissa Biggerstaff

Children(s): Elizabeth Ray, Arden Ray, Wesley Ray, Alfred Ray, Mary Ray, Lenora Ray, Sarah Ray, Josephine Ray

John Ray was born in 1804 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Moses Ray and Polly Wilson. John Ray married Clarissa Cassandra Biggerstaff, and had children including Elizabeth Emily Ray, Arden William Ray, Wesley Ray, Alfred M Ray, Mary Jane Ray, Lenora E Ray, Sarah B Ray, Josephine Ray. John Ray passed away in 1910 in Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John Ray was born in 1804 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Moses Ray and Polly Wilson.
  • John Ray married Clarissa Cassandra Biggerstaff, and had children including Elizabeth Emily Ray, Arden William Ray, Wesley Ray, Alfred M Ray, Mary Jane Ray, Lenora E Ray, Sarah B Ray, Josephine Ray.
  • John Ray passed away in 1910 in Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Ray
1775 – 1826
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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Polly Wilson
1775 – 1826
Birth Location: N.C.
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Biggerstaff
1813 – 1860
Birth Location: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Ray
1830 – 1896
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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Arden Ray
1833 – 1905
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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Wesley Ray
1835 – 1921
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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Alfred Ray
1836 – 1904
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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Mary Ray
1840 –
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
MR
Lenora Ray
1845 – 1928
Birth Location: Logansport, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
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Sarah Ray
1847 –
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
SR
Josephine Ray
1853 –
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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John Ray's Ancestors

Self
John Ray
1804 – 1910
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Moses Ray
1775 – 1826
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Polly Wilson
1775 – 1826
N.C.
Grandparents
John Ray
1746 – 1798
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Jennie Ray
1745 – 1807
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Ann) Robinson
1750 – 1785
Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ray's Descendants

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John Ray (1804 – 1910) m. Clarissa (Cassandra) Biggerstaff (1813 – 1860)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Emily) Ray (30 Dec 1830 – 06 Aug 1896)
  2. 2. Arden (William) Ray (18 Apr 1833 – 29 Nov 1905)
  3. 3. Wesley Ray (09 Sep 1835 – 15 Oct 1921)
  4. 4. Alfred (M) Ray (1836 – 14 Dec 1904)
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Ray (1840 – )
  6. 6. Lenora (E) Ray (15 Jan 1845 – 17 November 1928) m. Michael (Marion) Mayberry (1 Sep 1839 – 1 Jan 1892)
    1. 1. Louisa (Eliza) Mayberry (29 Jan 1862 – 03 May 1910)
    2. 2. John (Marion) Mayberry (24 Oct 1866 – 22 Aug 1946)
    3. 3. John (Marion) Mayberry (24 October 1866 – 22 August 1946)
    4. 4. Arden (William) Mayberry (05 Jun 1869 – 15 Oct 1892)
    5. 5. William Maybery (5 June 1869 – 16 October 1892)
    6. 6. Arden (William) Mayberry (5 June 1869 – 16 October 1892)
    7. 7. Matthew Maybery (Oct 1872 – )
    8. 8. Cassa ("Caz" Josphine) Mayberry (08 Nov 1872 – 1958)
    9. 9. Josephine (Cazza) Mayberry (8 Nov 1872 – 30 Oct 1958) m. John (Prince) Moore (5 Mar 1866 – 14 Nov 1940)
      1. 1. Albert (Lucas) Moore (18 Oct 1894 – 21 Jan 1965) m. Lela Hutcherson (7 April 1901 – 18 April 1938)
        1. 1. Norma (Jean) Griswold
      2. 2. Gracie (Ruth) Moore (26 Sept 1900 – 11 Sep 1974) m. Ray Hampton (abt 1897 – )
        1. 1. Edward Hampton (abt 1920 – )
      3. 3. John (Allen) Moore (1905 – )
      4. 4. Walter (Joseph) Moore (1 Dec 1906 – 8 Mar 1981) m. Florence (Helen) Moore (abt 1908 – )
        1. 1. Peggy (S) Moore (7 Sep 1928 – 18 Apr 2002) m. Paul McKinney m. Hoover (J) Haynes (24 June 1924 – 20 February 2008)
        2. 2. Patrick (J) Moore (abt 1936 – )
      5. 5. Bertha (Opal Moore) Smith (17 Feb 1907 – 11 Jan 1998)
      6. 6. Madison (Henry) Moore (25 January 1914 – 14 Mar 1943) m. Lorine (Mildred) Roberts (18 Jan 1914 – 2 December 2006)
        1. 1. Jo (Ann) Moore (abt 1936 – )
        2. 2. Marjorie (L) Moore (abt 1937 – )
        3. 3. Betty (Rose) Moore (14 Oct 1938 – 2 Jun 2011) m. Donald (Roy) Ehrhart (19 June 1935 – 10 August 1969)
        4. 4. Lyle (Franklin) Moore (23 May 1940 – 19 Oct 2019)
        5. 5. Henry (Madison Moore) II (04 Apr 1943 – ) m. Alice Higley (11 Nov 1945 – )
        6. 6. Ernest (Ray) Jamerson (abt 1947 – )
        7. 7. Michael (Frederick) Smith
        8. 8. Edward (Dale) Jamerson
        9. 9. Mary (R.) Craig
        10. 10. Donald (Eugene) Jamerson
    10. 10. Malissa Mayberry (Abt 1874 – )
    11. 11. Ertis ("Ert" Gertrude) Mayberry (04 Jan 1874 – 2 Mar 1941)
    12. 12. Oscar Mayberry (3 February 1876 – 15 Mar 1902)
    13. 13. Effie (Ann) Mayberry (10 May 1878 – 19 May 1878)
    14. 14. Margaret ("Marg" Ellen) Mayberry (18 Aug 1879 – 27 May 1966)
    15. 15. Henry ("Matt" Madison) Mayberry (10 Jan 1883 – 10 Apr 1968)
    16. 16. Albert (Walter "Allie") Mayberry (12 May 1884 – 24 Apr 1965)
  7. 7. Sarah (B) Ray (1847 – )
  8. 8. Josephine Ray (1853 – )

John Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of John Ray in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 106
Death of John Ray in Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA
Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA
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