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Kenneth Ray 1913–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 September 1913

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 14 June 2005

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Ray

Mother: Eliza Ray

Spouse(s): Marcena Ray

Children(s):

The story of Kenneth Ray began in 1913 in Kentucky. In 1935, Kenneth Ray resided in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kent. In 1940, Kenneth Ray resided in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Kenneth Ray married Marcena Douglas Ray, and had children including Norci Lynn Ray. Kenneth Ray passed away in 2005 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Kenneth Ray began in 1913 in Kentucky.
  • In 1935, Kenneth Ray resided in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kent.
  • In 1940, Kenneth Ray resided in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Kenneth Ray married Marcena Douglas Ray, and had children including Norci Lynn Ray.
  • Kenneth Ray passed away in 2005 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kenneth Ray's Ancestors

Self
Kenneth Ray
1913–2005
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

Kenneth Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1913
4 September 1913
Birth of Kenneth Ray in Kentucky
Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 22
Kenneth Ray resided here in Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Saxton, Whitley, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 27
Kenneth Ray resided here in Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist No 5, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Kenneth Ray resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
2005
14 June 2005
Age 92
Death of Kenneth Ray
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1913
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, 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: Knoxville, Knox, Ten

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 2005
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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