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John William Ray 1876 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 26 Sep 1948

Death Location: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Ray

Mother: Catherine Bailey

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Children(s):

In 1876, John William Ray entered the world in Ohio, born to James Peyton Ray and Catherine Kate Bailey. John William Ray passed away in 1948 in O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1876, John William Ray entered the world in Ohio, born to James Peyton Ray and Catherine Kate Bailey.
  • John William Ray passed away in 1948 in O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Ray's Ancestors

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John Ray
1876 – 1948
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
James Peyton Ray
1849 – 1902
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Catherine (Kate) Bailey
1852 – 1926
Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Hardin) Ray
1830 – 1905
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Eleanor (Ellen Speers) Ray
1830 – 1857
Washington, Virginia, USA
Celia (Senia) Jackson
1828 – 1884
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Lemuel Bailey
1824 – 1906
Floyd County, KY
Great-Grandparents
Larkin Ray
1796 – 1834
Nancy Hardin
1800 – 1870
JAMES Speers
1790 – 1872
Elizabeth (Speer)
1796 – 1881
Elijah Jackson
1798 – 1875
Elizabeth Hall
1805 – 1865
Lemuel Bailey
1792 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES Speer
1759 – 1836
Elizabeth Orr
1761 – 1841
Barbara Schlemp
1775 – 1851
James Jackson
1769 – 1800

John Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1876
4 Jun 1876
Birth of John William Ray in Ohio
Ohio
1948
26 Sep 1948
Age 72
Death of John William Ray in O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1948
    Event Place: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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