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Margaret Martha Ray 1858–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 December 1858

Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 November 1939

Death Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Wiley Gosnell

Mother: Elizabeth Gosnell

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Children(s):

The story of Margaret Martha Ray began in 1858 in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America. Margaret Martha Ray passed away in 1939 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Martha Ray began in 1858 in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Margaret Martha Ray passed away in 1939 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Margaret Ray's Ancestors

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Margaret Ray
1858–1939
Birth Place: Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Wiley Joshua Gosnell
1799–1881
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Delilah) Gosnell
1803–1871
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles ((Jr.)) Gosnell
1772–1864
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lindsey
1774–1810
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Thomas (Bowers) Jr
1780–1871
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Nancy Owens
1755–1840
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Ward
1749–1831
Mary Black
1750–1788
Thomas Sr
1751–1831
Judea Senter
1761–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine White
1727–1787
George Bowers
1721–1770
Sarah Ward
1722–1768

Margaret Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1858
28 December 1858
Birth of Margaret Martha Ray in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
1939
15 November 1939
Age 81
Death of Margaret Martha Ray in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1858
    Event Place: Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1939
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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