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Louis Elton Ray 1897–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1897

Birth Location: Hopkins, Texas, USA

Death Date: Mar 27, 1921

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Ray

Mother: Ira Kennington

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In 1897, Louis Elton Ray entered the world in Hopkins, Texas, USA, born to John Benjamin Franklin Ray And Ira Jane Kennington. Louis Elton Ray passed away in 1921 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Louis Elton Ray entered the world in Hopkins, Texas, USA, born to John Benjamin Franklin Ray And Ira Jane Kennington.
  • Louis Elton Ray passed away in 1921 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA.

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Louis Ray's Ancestors

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Louis Ray
1897–1921
Birth Place: Hopkins, Texas, USA
Parents
John Benjamin Franklin Ray
1876–1917
Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA
Ira (Jane) Kennington
1876–1939
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Demas (B) Ray
1847–
Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Delilah Green
1846–1879
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
James (Harvey Kennington - Pvt Co C, 57th Reg, AL) Inf
1829–1917
Georgia, USA
Mary ARRINGTON
1842–1887
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
William Ray
1819–1895
Linna Blake
1824–1859
Forest Green
1822–1882
Olivia Ward
1821–1879
William Kennington
1796–1856
Elisabeth Eubanks
1801–1856
William Sr
1814–1898
Cenie Dykes
1821–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1770–1835
John Eubanks
1740–1801
Barbara Miller
1750–

Louis Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1897
22 May 1897
Birth of Louis Elton Ray in Hopkins, Texas, USA
Hopkins, Texas, USA
1921
Mar 27, 1921
Age 24
Death of Louis Elton Ray in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1897
    Event Place: Hopkins, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 27, 1921
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

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