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John Harmon Ray 1855–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1855

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Pike, Kentucky

Father: JOHN Ray

Mother: REBECCA TACKETT

Spouse(s): Lorane Ray

Children(s): John Ray

The story of John Harmon Ray began in 1855 in Kentucky. John Harmon Ray married Lorane Ray, and had children including John H Ray. John Harmon Ray passed away in 1915 in Pike, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of John Harmon Ray began in 1855 in Kentucky.
  • John Harmon Ray married Lorane Ray, and had children including John H Ray.
  • John Harmon Ray passed away in 1915 in Pike, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ray's Ancestors

Self
John Ray
1855–1915
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
JOHN WATSON Ray
1805–1874
REBECCA (HANNAH) TACKETT
1806–1845
Grandparents
John (Watson Rhea) Sr
1760–1842
Virginia, USA
*Rutha Robertson\Robinson
1775–1827
Franklin City, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM RAY
1715–1802
ELIZABETH
1728–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Ray
1692–1763
Ann Guthrie
1690–1763

John Ray's Descendants

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John (Harmon) Ray (Mar 1855–1915) m. Lorane Ray (Abt 1843–1845)
  1. 1. John (H) Ray 1874–1968 m. Ludema (R) Johnson 1881–1967
    1. 1. Marvin (Foster) Ray 1909–1960 m. Flora Ray 1917–2017
      1. 1. GARLEN RAY –2023 m. LYDIA (ROSE) Ray 1939–2022
    2. 2. Robert (L) Ray 1920–2009
    3. 3. Noah Ray 1911–1985
    4. 4. Bessie (M) Ray 1905–2005
    5. 5. Virgie Ray 1901–1977
    6. 6. Draxie Owens 1915–2004

John Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Mar 1855
Birth of John Harmon Ray in Kentucky
Kentucky
1915
1915
Age 60
Death of John Harmon Ray in Pike, Kentucky
Pike, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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