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Laura Serena Ray 1815–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1815

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1887

Death Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Father: Ryland Ray

Mother: Elvira Bletcher

Spouse(s): Isaac Stuart

Children(s): Thoma Stwart, Jacob Stuard, Edward Stuard, Milvin Stuard, Lonas Stuard, Margaret Stuard, Minera Stuard

Laura Serena Ray was born in 1815 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Ryland Ray And Elvira Minerva Bletcher. Laura Serena Ray married Isaac Stuart, and had children including Edward Stuard, Jacob Stuard, Lear Stuard, Lonas J Stuard, Margaret Stuard, Milvin Stuard, Minera Stuard, Rouda Stuard, Thoma M Stwart. Laura Serena Ray passed away in 1887 in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Laura Serena Ray was born in 1815 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Ryland Ray And Elvira Minerva Bletcher.
  • Laura Serena Ray married Isaac Stuart, and had children including Edward Stuard, Jacob Stuard, Lear Stuard, Lonas J Stuard, Margaret Stuard, Milvin Stuard, Minera Stuard, Rouda Stuard, Thoma M Stwart.
  • Laura Serena Ray passed away in 1887 in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Laura Ray's Ancestors

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Laura Ray
1815–1887
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ryland Ray
1788–
South Carolina, United States
Elvira (Minerva) Bletcher
1795–
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Ray's Descendants

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Laura (Serena) Ray (10 Feb 1815–15 Apr 1887) m. Isaac Stuart (abt 1873–)
  1. 1. Thoma (M) Stwart 1844–1927 m. Martha Stewart 1849–1925 m. Elizabeth Reed 1855–
    1. 1. Carrie (A) Stuart 1889–
    2. 2. Lowe (Bertie) Stewart 1881–1937
    3. 3. Pearl (Gilian) Bowen 1893–1978
    4. 4. Judson (Baily) Stuart 1884–1965
    5. 5. Margarett Justice 1873–1940
    6. 6. Cora (Lee Stuart) Hunter 1869–1927 m. T (C) Hunter 1857–
    7. 7. Charles (A) Stuart 1886–1936
    8. 8. Connie (Stuart) Teague 1889–1963
    9. 9. Ellen Stuart 1878–1952
    10. 10. Mary (Jane) Ingram 1876–1956
    11. 11. Ellafare Stuart 1879–
    12. 12. Mggie Justus 1873–
    13. 13. Martha (Edna) Bryson 1896–1896
    14. 14. Clarence (F) Moore 1893–
    15. 15. Ellis (T) STUART 1878–
    16. 16. Maggie (N) STUART 1874–
    17. 17. Mollie (J) STUART 1876–
    18. 18. Ella (Fay Stuart) Cole 1877–1952
    19. 19. Canney (A) Stuart 1889–
  2. 2. Jacob Stuard 1853–
  3. 3. Edward Stuard 1851–
  4. 4. Milvin Stuard 1842–
  5. 5. Lonas (J) Stuard 1856–
  6. 6. Margaret Stuard 1856–
  7. 7. Minera Stuard 1849–

Laura Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1815
10 Feb 1815
Birth of Laura Serena Ray in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1815
10 Feb 1815
Birth of Laura Serena Ray in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1831
1831
Age 16
Laura Serena Ray was married in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 45
Laura Serena Ray resided here in Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1887
15 Apr 1887
Age 72
Death of Laura Serena Ray in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1815
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_901; Page: 714; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1815
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_901; Page: 714; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

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