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Mack Ray 1893–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1960

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

Father: Josiah Sr.

Mother: Sarah Mckelvey

Spouse(s): Ruby Hedenberg

Children(s): Robert Ray, Willard Ray, Ruth Ray, Leonard Ray, Earl Ray

The story of Mack Ray began in 1893 in Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States. Mack Ray married Ruby Hedenberg, and had children including Earl Stanley Ray, Leonard Mack Ray, Robert Lemuel Ray, Ruth Ray, Willard James Ray. Mack Ray passed away in 1960 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mack Ray began in 1893 in Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States.
  • Mack Ray married Ruby Hedenberg, and had children including Earl Stanley Ray, Leonard Mack Ray, Robert Lemuel Ray, Ruth Ray, Willard James Ray.
  • Mack Ray passed away in 1960 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Sr.
1855–1934
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
JS
Sarah Mckelvey
1856–1933
Birth Location: Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
SM

Spouses(s)

Ruby Hedenberg
1898–1974
Birth Location: Illinois
RH

Children(s)

Robert Ray
1916–1973
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
RR
Willard Ray
1917–1952
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
WR
Ruth Ray
1927–1999
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
RR
Leonard Ray
1921–1989
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
LR
Earl Ray
1923–1941
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
ER

Mack Ray's Ancestors

Self
Mack Ray
1893–1960
Birth Place: Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States
Parents
Josiah Ray Sr.
1855–1934
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Jane) Mckelvey
1856–1933
Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (M) McKelvey
1802–1880
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Jane) Mathews
1815–1881
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mathews
1779–1855
Jennie Guthrie
1791–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Mathews
1736–1816
Martha Crawford
1746–1815

Mack Ray's Descendants

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Mack Ray (15 Feb 1893–10 Mar 1960) m. Ruby Hedenberg (1898–1 December 1974)
  1. 1. Robert (Lemuel) Ray 1916–1973
  2. 2. Willard (James) Ray 1917–1952
  3. 3. Ruth Ray 1927–1999
  4. 4. Leonard (Mack) Ray 1921–1989
  5. 5. Earl (Stanley) Ray 1923–1941

Mack Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1893
15 Feb 1893
Birth of Mack Ray in Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States
Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States
1960
10 Mar 1960
Age 67
Death of Mack Ray in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Turpin Station, Macon, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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