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Mae Francis Ray 1901–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1901

Birth Location: Rains County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 8 December 1985

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Oscar Kerr

Mother: Julia Hamor

Spouse(s): Forest Ray

Children(s): Edith Hooker, Vernon Ray, Julia Ray, Vernon Ray

Mae Francis Ray was born in 1901 in Rains County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Oscar Franklin Kerr And Julia Ann Hamor. Mae Francis Ray married Forest Clinton Ray, and had children including Edith Odeen Hooker, Julia Mae Paulene Ray, Vernon Eugene Ray. Mae Francis Ray passed away in 1985 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mae Francis Ray was born in 1901 in Rains County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Oscar Franklin Kerr And Julia Ann Hamor.
  • Mae Francis Ray married Forest Clinton Ray, and had children including Edith Odeen Hooker, Julia Mae Paulene Ray, Vernon Eugene Ray.
  • Mae Francis Ray passed away in 1985 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mae Ray's Ancestors

Self
Mae Ray
1901–1985
Birth Place: Rains County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Oscar Franklin Kerr
1876–1970
Tennessee
Julia (Ann) Hamor
1881–1955
Missouri
Grandparents
WILLIAM (HENRY) KERR
1844–1878
Tennessee, United States
Laura (Alice) Maddux
1850–
13th District,Jackson,TN
Great-Grandparents
James Kerr
1811–1901
Caroline Allen
1825–1871
Silas Maddux
1822–1899
Jane Simmons
1824–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Kerr
1785–1841
Naomi Jared
1791–1881
William Allen
1800–1833
Eliza Marshall
1803–1884

Mae Ray's Descendants

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Mae (Francis) Ray (9 January 1901–8 December 1985) m. Forest (Clinton) Ray (14 Feb 1899–1974)
  1. 1. Edith (Odeen) Hooker 1922–2015 m. Euzeal (Vashner) Hooker 1912–1957 m. Garland (F.) Leonhart 1918–1987
  2. 2. Vernon (Eugene) Ray 1926–
  3. 3. Julia (Mae Paulene) Ray 1919–1994
  4. 4. Vernon (Eugene) Ray 1926–

Mae Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1901
9 January 1901
Birth of Mae Francis Ray in Rains County, Texas, United States of America
Rains County, Texas, United States of America
1985
8 December 1985
Age 84
Death of Mae Francis Ray in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1901
    Event Place: Rains County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1985
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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