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Marion Brown Wray 1932–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1932

Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 18 February 1989

Death Location: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Claude Wray

Mother: Barbara Martin

Spouse(s): Octavia Burnette, Gail Dover

Children(s): Kathie Wray

The story of Marion Brown Wray began in 1932 in York County, South Carolina, United States of America. Marion Brown Wray married Gail Patricia Dover, Octavia Burnette, and had children including Kathie Geraldine Wray, Wanda Wray. Marion Brown Wray passed away in 1989 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Marion Brown Wray began in 1932 in York County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • Marion Brown Wray married Gail Patricia Dover, Octavia Burnette, and had children including Kathie Geraldine Wray, Wanda Wray.
  • Marion Brown Wray passed away in 1989 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marion Wray's Ancestors

Self
Marion Wray
1932–1989
Birth Place: York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Claude Marion Wray
1907–1961
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Barbara (Ellen) Martin
1909–1986
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Trude (Carlton) Martin
1884–1955
Cherokee Falls, York, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Etta) Pruitt
1888–1965
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Martin
1855–1928
Martha Bolin
1853–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Martin
1831–1882
Permelar Ramsey
1833–1912
Benjamin Bolin
1823–1862
Catherine Huffman
1806–1905

Marion Wray's Descendants

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Marion (Brown) Wray (28 March 1932–18 February 1989) m. Octavia Burnette (21 September 1934–23 December 2015) m. Gail (Patricia) Dover (27 February 1944–4 Oct 2014)
  1. 1. Kathie (Geraldine) Wray 1951–2005 m. Robert (Lee) Jenkins 1948–1991

Marion Wray's Timeline

8 Records

1932
28 March 1932
Birth of Marion Brown Wray in Hickory Grove, York, South Carolina, USA
Hickory Grove, York, South Carolina, USA
1932
abt 1932
Birth of Marion Brown Wray in South Carolina
South Carolina
1932
28 March 1932
Birth of Marion Brown Wray in York County, South Carolina, United States of America
York County, South Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 3
Marion Brown Wray resided here in Rural, York, South Carolina
Rural, York, South Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 8
Marion Brown Wray resided here in Broad River, York, South Carolina, United States
Broad River, York, South Carolina, United States
1950
1950
Age 18
Marion Brown Wray resided here in Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1989
18 February 1989
Age 57
Death of Marion Brown Wray in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1989
18 February 1989
Age 57
Death of Marion Brown Wray in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1932
    Event Place: Hickory Grove, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 246-48-1707; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1951
    [3] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1932
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Broad River, York, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3845; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 46-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1932
    Event Place: York County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, York, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Broad River, York, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3845; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 46-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Broad River, York, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Broad River, York, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3845; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 46-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rippys, Cleveland, N

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blacksburg, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1989
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 246-48-1707; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1951
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1989
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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