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Leonard E. Ray 1902–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1981

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Ray

Mother: Bettie Preyer

Spouse(s): Ida Smithson

Children(s): John Ray, Leonard 2nd, Lois Ray

Leonard E. Ray was born in 1902 in Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Dorhan Ray And Bettie Preyer. Leonard E. Ray married Ida Swint Smithson, and had children including John D Ray, Leonard E Babe Ray 2Nd, Lois Jane Ray, Unknownxx12 Ray. Leonard E. Ray passed away in 1981 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Leonard E. Ray was born in 1902 in Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Dorhan Ray And Bettie Preyer.
  • Leonard E. Ray married Ida Swint Smithson, and had children including John D Ray, Leonard E Babe Ray 2Nd, Lois Jane Ray, Unknownxx12 Ray.
  • Leonard E. Ray passed away in 1981 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Leonard Ray's Ancestors

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Leonard Ray
1902–1981
Birth Place: Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Dorhan Ray
1872–1946
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Bettie Preyer
1880–1915
Green County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Puyer
1859–1892
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Jane Blevins
1851–1924
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Leonard Ray's Descendants

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Leonard (E.) Ray (11 Jul 1902–18 Feb 1981) m. Ida (Swint) Smithson (1 Jan 1908–6 Jul 1988)
  1. 1. John (D) Ray 1926–2015 m. Doris (Allyn) Mueller 1929–2020
  2. 2. Leonard (E “Babe” Ray) 2nd 1927–2008
  3. 3. Lois (Jane) Ray 1934–2021

Leonard Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1902
11 Jul 1902
Birth of Leonard E. Ray in Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA
Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA
1981
18 Feb 1981
Age 79
Death of Leonard E. Ray in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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