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Leroy Baker Ray 1917–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1917

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 17 May 2004

Death Location: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

Father: George Ray

Mother: Bertha Moore

Spouse(s): Ella Teshak

Children(s): Richard Ray

Leroy Baker Ray was born in 1917 in Iowa, the child of George Washington Ray And Bertha Mae Moore. In 1920, Leroy Baker Ray resided in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Leroy Baker Ray resided in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa. Leroy Baker Ray married Ella Cecilia Teshak, and had children including Richard L Ray. Leroy Baker Ray passed away in 2004 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Leroy Baker Ray was born in 1917 in Iowa, the child of George Washington Ray And Bertha Mae Moore.
  • In 1920, Leroy Baker Ray resided in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Leroy Baker Ray resided in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa.
  • Leroy Baker Ray married Ella Cecilia Teshak, and had children including Richard L Ray.
  • Leroy Baker Ray passed away in 2004 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ray
1880–1959
Birth Location: Canton, Jackson, Iowa, USA
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Bertha Moore
1880–1941
Birth Location: Onslow, IA
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Spouses(s)

Ella Teshak
1919–1999
Birth Location: Maquoketa, Jackson, IA,
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Children(s)

Richard Ray
1895–
Birth Location: Iowa
RR

Leroy Ray's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Ray
1917–2004
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
George Washington Ray
1880–1959
Canton, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Bertha (Mae) Moore
1880–1941
Onslow, IA
Grandparents
James (Crawford) Ray
1854–1942
Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Candace (I.) Sinkey
1859–1880
Jackson, Iowa, USA
James (T.) Moore
1856–
Ohio
Mary (J.) Nichols
1853–
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Sinkey
1808–1894
Nancy Houston
1817–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinkey
1765–1850
Mary McCartney
1770–1850
Andrew Huston
1776–1848
Elizabeth Green
1780–1844

Leroy Ray's Descendants

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Leroy (Baker) Ray (6 Nov 1917–17 May 2004) m. Ella (Cecilia) Teshak (6 Jun 1919–29 Aug 1999)
  1. 1. Richard (L) Ray 1895–

Leroy Ray's Timeline

7 Records

1917
6 Nov 1917
Birth of Leroy Baker Ray in Iowa
Iowa
1920
1920
Age 3
Leroy Baker Ray resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 8
Leroy Baker Ray resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
1930
1930
Age 13
Leroy Baker Ray resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Leroy Baker Ray resided here in Clinton, IA
Clinton, IA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 23
Leroy Baker Ray resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
2004
17 May 2004
Age 87
Death of Leroy Baker Ray in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-13
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 484-09-3794; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 194
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 266.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 194

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 266.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clinton, IA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 2004
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 484-09-3794; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951
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