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Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray 1920–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1920

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1965

Death Location: Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: William Ray

Mother: Eliza Ray

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Children(s):

In 1920, Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray entered the world in Kentucky, born to William Wesley Ray And Eliza Griffits Ray. In 1935, Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kent. In 1940, Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray passed away in 1965 in Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray entered the world in Kentucky, born to William Wesley Ray And Eliza Griffits Ray.
  • In 1935, Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kent.
  • In 1940, Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray passed away in 1965 in Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Joseph Ray's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ray
1920–1965
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William Wesley Ray
1882–1959
Kentucky
Eliza (Griffits) Ray
1883–1962
Kentucky
Grandparents
Joseph (H.) Ray
1849–1921
Stokes Co. , North Carolina
Mary Osborne
1851–1914
Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia
Andrew (Craig) Griffitts
1848–1936
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Griffitts
1856–1906
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Griffith
1811–1888
Sarah Griffith
1815–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1920
abt 1920
Birth of Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray in Kentucky
Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 15
Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided here in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 20
Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided here in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1965
1965
Age 45
Death of Joseph Talmer "Joe" Ray
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118-17
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01363; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1965
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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