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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

According to available records, John Ray was born in 1804 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Moses Ray and Polly Wilson. Following those early years, John Ray married Clarissa Cassandra Biggerstaff, and their family grew to include Elizabeth Emily Ray, Arden William Ray, Wesley Ray, Alfred M Ray, Mary Jane Ray, Lenora E Ray, Sarah B Ray and Josephine Ray. In the later years of life, John Ray died in 1910 in Hamilton Co, Illinois, USA.

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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
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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
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Josephine Ray
1853 –
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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Sources

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

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