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John Ray 1831 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Huron, Lawrence Co., IN

Death Date: 25 Jun 1911

Death Location: Tekamah, Burt County, NE

Father: William Ray

Mother: Matilda Etchison

Spouse(s): Prudence Gaether

Children(s): Mary Ray

John Ray was born in 1831 in Huron, Lawrence Co., IN, the child of William Martin Ray and Matilda Millie Etchison. John Ray married Prudence Caroline Gaether, and had children including Mary Jane Ray. John Ray passed away in 1911 in Tekamah, Burt County, NE.

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Biography

  • John Ray was born in 1831 in Huron, Lawrence Co., IN, the child of William Martin Ray and Matilda Millie Etchison.
  • John Ray married Prudence Caroline Gaether, and had children including Mary Jane Ray.
  • John Ray passed away in 1911 in Tekamah, Burt County, NE.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ray's Ancestors

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John Ray
1831 – 1911
Birth Place: Huron, Lawrence Co., IN
Parents
William Martin Ray
1810 – 1884
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Matilda (Millie) Etchison
1810 – 1884
, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Rae
1784 – 1862
, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Betsy) Connelly
1787 – 1855
North Carolina
James (Filmore) Etchison
1775 – 1852
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonies
Christina Miller
1775 – 1817
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Rea
1767 – 1801
Jean Cochran
1770 – 1840
Edmund Etchison
1757 – 1845
Edith Richardson
1752 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Atchison
1719 – 1789
Sarah Shipley
1702 – 1759

John Ray's Descendants

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John Ray (09 Dec 1831 – 25 Jun 1911) m. Prudence (Caroline) Gaether (16 Aug 1841 – 11 Jan 1925)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Ray (1864 – 13 January 1922) m. John (P) Robinson (abt 1855 – ) m. John (S) Robinson (1856 – Bef 1890)
    1. 1. Cora (I.) Robinson (Abt 1879 – )
    2. 2. Absolom Robinson (May Abt 1880 – )
    3. 3. Amy (E) Robinson (Jan 1884 – )
    4. 4. Gertrude Robinson (1886 – )
    5. 5. Nolan (S) Robinson (Dec 1887 – )
    6. 6. Laben (L) Robinson (Nov 1889 – 18 Sep 1949)
    7. 7. Eva Robinson (1892 – )
    8. 8. Van (T) Robinson (1893 – )
    9. 9. Vandiver (F) Robinson (Jan 1893 – )
    10. 10. O (B) Robinson (1895 – )
    11. 11. Glen (D) Robinson (1897 – )
    12. 12. Clarence (A) Robinson (1898 – )
    13. 13. Merlin Robinson (1900 – )
    14. 14. Adolph Robinson (abt 1900 – )
    15. 15. Alice (Ethel) Robinson (1 Feb 1902 – 21 Dec 1984) m. Fredric (Rex) Allen (22 May 1900 – 9 January 1968)
      1. 1. John (William) Allen (26 Apr 1925 – 1 Nov 1989) m. Helen (Eileen) Jones (01 09 1925 – 08 18 2016)
        1. 1. Sheryl Allen (abt 1946 – )
        2. 2. William Allen (abt 1947 – )
        3. 3. Jack Allen (abt 1950 – )
        4. 4. Martha (Lynn) Allen (23 Jul 1955 – 10 Nov 2012) m. Robert ("Rob" Edward) Limbaugh (15 January 1955 – 17 December 2021)
      2. 2. Raymond (Lloyd) Allen (2 Aug 1927 – )
      3. 3. Fredrick (L) Allen (abt 1930 – )
    16. 16. Daisy (M) Robinson (1904 – )
    17. 17. Bella (I) Robinson (1906 – )
    18. 18. Birdie (B) Robinson (1907 – )

John Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1831
09 Dec 1831
Birth of John Ray in Huron, Lawrence Co., IN
Huron, Lawrence Co., IN
1911
25 Jun 1911
Age 80
Death of John Ray in Tekamah, Burt County, NE
Tekamah, Burt County, NE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Huron, Lawrence Co., IN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Tekamah, Burt County, NE

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