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Joseph C. Bray 1856–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 20, 1856

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: December 18, 1904

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Father:

Mother: Cynthia Mills

Spouse(s): Nancy Franklin

Children(s): Mollie Bray, William Bray

In 1856, Joseph C. Bray entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Joseph C Bray And Cynthia Ann Mills. Joseph C. Bray married Nancy Adeline Franklin, and had children including Mollie Estalee Bray, William Haskell Bray. Joseph C. Bray passed away in 1904 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Joseph C. Bray entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Joseph C Bray And Cynthia Ann Mills.
  • Joseph C. Bray married Nancy Adeline Franklin, and had children including Mollie Estalee Bray, William Haskell Bray.
  • Joseph C. Bray passed away in 1904 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cynthia Mills
1828–1880
Birth Location: –
CM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Franklin
1858–1937
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
NF

Children(s)

Mollie Bray
1882–1908
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
MB
William Bray
1891–1958
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
WB

Joseph Bray's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Bray
1856–1904
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Cynthia (Ann) Mills
1828–1880
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Bray's Descendants

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Joseph (C.) Bray (May 20, 1856–December 18, 1904) m. Nancy (Adeline) Franklin (November 8, 1858–January 14, 1937)
  1. 1. Mollie (Estalee) Bray 1882–1908 m. John (Thomas) Price 1878–1958
  2. 2. William (Haskell) Bray 1891–1958 m. Addie (Mae) Randolph 1891–1925 m. Josie (Clementine) West 1894–1983
    1. 1. William (Esker) Bray 1918–1989 m. Amanda (Rowena) McCulley 1922–1988
      1. 1. Rosa (Lee) Bray 1948–2022 m. Gerald (Walter) Haynes 1941–2013
    2. 2. Gladys (Parazetta) Bray 1916–2003 m. Claudie (Edward) Sherrell 1915–1976
      1. 1. Brenda (Carolyn) Sherrell 1946–2015 m. John (Thomas) Lyles 1945–2016
      2. 2. Glynn (Allen) Sherrell 1939–2018 m. Dian (Louise) Paynter 1943–2021
    3. 3. Jean (Evelyn) Bray 1934–2022 m. William (Lesley) Officer 1928–2016

Joseph Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1856
May 20, 1856
Birth of Joseph C. Bray in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1904
December 18, 1904
Age 48
Death of Joseph C. Bray in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 20, 1856
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 18, 1904
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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