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Margaret Laura Ray 1855–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1855

Birth Location: , , Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1933

Death Location: Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas, USA

Father: Gabriel Ray

Mother: Mary Culp

Spouse(s): John I

Children(s): Annie Vaughan, Little\Kye Mings, Lonnie Mings

Margaret Laura Ray was born in 1855 in , , Alabama, USA, the child of Gabriel Ray And Mary Culp. In 1870, Margaret Laura Ray resided in Precinct 2, Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, USA. Margaret Laura Ray married John Mason Mings I, and had children including Annie Vaughan, Little Kye Mings, Lonnie Thomas Mings. Margaret Laura Ray passed away in 1933 in Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Laura Ray was born in 1855 in , , Alabama, USA, the child of Gabriel Ray And Mary Culp.
  • In 1870, Margaret Laura Ray resided in Precinct 2, Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, USA.
  • Margaret Laura Ray married John Mason Mings I, and had children including Annie Vaughan, Little Kye Mings, Lonnie Thomas Mings.
  • Margaret Laura Ray passed away in 1933 in Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Ray's Ancestors

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Margaret Ray
1855–1933
Birth Place: , , Alabama, USA
Parents
Gabriel Ray
1809–1884
, , Georgia, USA
Mary Culp
1816–1819
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Ray) *
1757–1851
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Thomas) *
1771–1857
Virginia, United States
John (Ferguson) Culp
1769–1855
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Anna Neely
1780–1862
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Culp
1746–1809
Anna* Ferguson
1745–1794
Nathan Neely
1750–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*Johann Culp\Kolb
1692–1770
Alcordas Phillis
1710–1764
James Ferguson
1720–1787
Sarah Hughes
1722–1761
Jackson Neely
1730–1789
Ann Calloway
1726–1789

Margaret Ray's Descendants

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Margaret (Laura) Ray (2 Apr 1855–4 Dec 1933) m. John (Mason Mings) I (14 February 1854–14 April 1923)
  1. 1. Annie Vaughan 1879–1958
  2. 2. Little\Kye Mings 1882–1888
  3. 3. Lonnie (Thomas) Mings 1891–

Margaret Ray's Timeline

6 Records

1855
2 Apr 1855
Birth of Margaret Laura Ray in Alabama, United States
Alabama, United States
1855
2 Apr 1855
Birth of Margaret Laura Ray in , , Alabama, USA
, , Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Margaret Laura Ray resided here in Precinct 2, Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 75
Margaret Laura Ray resided here in Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas
Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas
1933
4 Dec 1933
Age 78
Death of Margaret Laura Ray in Upshur, Texas, United States
Upshur, Texas, United States
1933
4 Dec 1933
Age 78
Death of Margaret Laura Ray in , Upshur, Texas, USA
, Upshur, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas; Roll: 2403; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 918.0; FHL microfilm: 2342137
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1855
    Event Place: , , Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas; Roll: M593_1607; Page: 77B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas; Roll: 2403; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 918.0; FHL microfilm: 2342137

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1933
    Event Place: Upshur, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1933
    Event Place: , Upshur, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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