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Lela Vee Bray 1923–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 NOV 1923

Birth Location: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 19 FEB 2015

Death Location: Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA

Father: William Bray

Mother: Lillie Price

Spouse(s): Virgil Welch

Children(s):

In 1923, Lela Vee Bray entered the world in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA, born to William Henry Bray And Lillie Price. In 1930, Lela Vee Bray resided in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Lela Vee Bray resided in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA. Lela Vee Bray married Virgil George Welch, and had children including Beverly Suebrown, Carolynwelch, Virgil Eugene Welch. Lela Vee Bray passed away in 2015 in Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Lela Vee Bray entered the world in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA, born to William Henry Bray And Lillie Price.
  • In 1930, Lela Vee Bray resided in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Lela Vee Bray resided in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • Lela Vee Bray married Virgil George Welch, and had children including Beverly Suebrown, Carolynwelch, Virgil Eugene Welch.
  • Lela Vee Bray passed away in 2015 in Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bray
1876–1949
Birth Location: New Hope, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
WB
Lillie Price
1884–1965
Birth Location: Larue, Kentucky, USA
LP

Spouses(s)

Virgil Welch
1922–1999
Birth Location: Birkbeck, De Witt, Illinois, USA
VW

Children(s)

Lela Bray's Ancestors

Self
Lela Bray
1923–2015
Birth Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Henry Bray
1876–1949
New Hope, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Lillie Price
1884–1965
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
JamesBay
1851–1929
Otter Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Ellen) Morris
1853–1921
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Bray
1811–1871
Sarah White
1818–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierce White
1762–1850
Polly McLean
1777–1860

Lela Bray's Timeline

13 Records

1923
18 NOV 1923
Birth of Lela Vee Bray in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 17
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 17
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 17
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1941
ABT 1941
Age 18
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1945
1945
Age 22
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1983
1983
Age 60
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1994
1994
Age 71
Lela Vee Bray resided here in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
2015
19 FEB 2015
Age 92
Death of Lela Vee Bray in Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1923
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.63347757,0.4977982,0.9916963&xid=3355
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.63347757,0.4977982,0.9916963&xid=3355
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 FEB 2015
    Event Place: Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.63347757,0.4977982,0.9916963&xid=3355
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: ABT 1941
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 27 Aug 1991; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.29624963,0.97862464,0.5728292&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 22 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.63347757,0.4977982,0.9916963&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Lela Vee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
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