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John L Wray 1863–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1863

Birth Location: Wirtz, Virginia

Death Date: 28 March 1935

Death Location: Miami County, Ohio, USA

Father: Benjamin Wray

Mother: Mary Angle

Spouse(s): Eliza Eller

Children(s): John Wray, Bessie Wray, Mary Wray, Daniel Wray, Joel Wray, Oren Wray

John L Wray was born in 1863 in Wirtz, Virginia, the child of Benjamin Wray And Mary Angle. In 1870, John L Wray resided in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA. In 1880, John L Wray resided in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA. John L Wray married Eliza Jane Eller, and had children including Bessie H Wray, Daniel Forest Wray, Joel Benjamin Wray, John Hartzell Wray, Mary E Wray, Oren Edmond Wray. John L Wray passed away in 1935 in Miami County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • John L Wray was born in 1863 in Wirtz, Virginia, the child of Benjamin Wray And Mary Angle.
  • In 1870, John L Wray resided in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, John L Wray resided in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • John L Wray married Eliza Jane Eller, and had children including Bessie H Wray, Daniel Forest Wray, Joel Benjamin Wray, John Hartzell Wray, Mary E Wray, Oren Edmond Wray.
  • John L Wray passed away in 1935 in Miami County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wray
1820–1891
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia
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Mary Angle
1830–1900
Birth Location: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Eliza Eller
1862–1935
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia
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Children(s)

John Wray
1894–1960
Birth Location: Wintz, Virginia, United States
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Bessie Wray
1892–1975
Birth Location: Wirtz, Franklin, Virginia
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Mary Wray
1887–1969
Birth Location: Virginia
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Daniel Wray
1890–1961
Birth Location: Virginia
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Joel Wray
1886–1968
Birth Location: New Carlisle, Ohio
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Oren Wray
1889–1937
Birth Location: Wirtz, VA
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John Wray's Ancestors

Self
John Wray
1863–1935
Birth Place: Wirtz, Virginia
Parents
Benjamin Wray
1820–1891
Franklin County, Virginia
Mary Angle
1830–1900
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Chesley Wray
1785–1872
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lehman
1792–1880
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wray
1757–1849
Susannah Poteet
1767–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Wray
1727–1802
Elizabeth Morris
1735–1805

John Wray's Descendants

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John (L) Wray (6 June 1863–28 March 1935) m. Eliza (Jane) Eller (13 August 1862–10 February 1935)
  1. 1. John (Hartzell) Wray 1894–1960 m. Nellie (B) Munyan 1895–1968
  2. 2. Bessie (H) Wray 1892–1975
  3. 3. Mary (E) Wray 1887–1969
  4. 4. Daniel (Forest) Wray 1890–1961
  5. 5. Joel (Benjamin) Wray 1886–1968
  6. 6. Oren (Edmond) Wray 1889–1937

John Wray's Timeline

8 Records

1863
6 June 1863
Birth of John L Wray in Wirtz, Virginia
Wirtz, Virginia
1870
1870
Age 7
John L Wray resided here in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 17
John L Wray resided here in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1884
1884
Age 21
John L Wray was married
None
1900
1900
Age 37
John L Wray resided here in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 47
John L Wray resided here in Bethel, Clark, Ohio, USA
Bethel, Clark, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 57
John L Wray resided here in Bethel, Miami, Ohio, USA
Bethel, Miami, Ohio, USA
1935
28 March 1935
Age 72
Death of John L Wray
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1863
    Event Place: Wirtz, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Bethel, Miami, Ohio; Roll: T625_1418; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 595
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1366; Family History Film: 1255366; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 101
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M593_1647; Page: 295A; Image: 69; Family History Library Film: 553146
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241709
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Bethel, Clark, Ohio; Roll: T624_1158; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375171
    [6] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241709

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M593_1647; Page: 295A; Image: 69; Family History Library Film: 553146

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1366; Family History Film: 1255366; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 101

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1709; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241709

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bethel, Clark, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Bethel, Clark, Ohio; Roll: T624_1158; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375171

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bethel, Miami, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Bethel, Miami, Ohio; Roll: T625_1418; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 595

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: M593_1647; Page: 295A; Image: 69; Family History Library Film: 553146

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1935
    Record Source: Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Miami County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
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