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Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray 1841–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1841

Birth Location: Wilcox County Alabama, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1911

Death Location: Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Willis Sturdivant

Mother: Margaret Mims

Spouse(s): John Ray

Children(s): Margaret Ray, Emma Ray, Hall Ray, Camilla Ray, Samuel Ray, Walter Ray, Willis Ray, Estella Ray, John Ray, Martha Ray

The story of Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray began in 1841 in Wilcox County Alabama, USA. Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray married John Hall Ray, and had children including Camilla Ray, Emma Ray, Estella Ray, Hall Ray, John Paul Ray, Margaret Juanita Ray, Martha Ray, Samuel Ray, Walter E Ray, Willis Sturdivant Ray. Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray passed away in 1911 in Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray began in 1841 in Wilcox County Alabama, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray married John Hall Ray, and had children including Camilla Ray, Emma Ray, Estella Ray, Hall Ray, John Paul Ray, Margaret Juanita Ray, Martha Ray, Samuel Ray, Walter E Ray, Willis Sturdivant Ray.
  • Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray passed away in 1911 in Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Mary Ray's Ancestors

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Mary Ray
1841–1911
Birth Place: Wilcox County Alabama, USA
Parents
Willis Sturdivant
1788–1866
South Carolina, USA
Margaret Mims
1800–1862
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM (' Britton' (Booker) Mims - midway 13 slaves; 9N) 10E
1778–1845
Pittsborough, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
SUSANNAH ((Mims) Booker - midway,) ala
1778–1862
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Ray's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth Sturdivant) Ray (7 Dec 1841–7 Dec 1911) m. John (Hall) Ray (1834–bef 1900)
  1. 1. Margaret (Juanita) Ray 1862–1931
  2. 2. Emma Ray 1866–1926
  3. 3. Hall Ray 1867–1953
  4. 4. Camilla Ray 1876–
  5. 5. Samuel Ray 1877–1946
  6. 6. Walter (E) Ray 1879–1944
  7. 7. Willis (Sturdivant) Ray 1869–1945
  8. 8. Estella Ray 1874–1956
  9. 9. John (Paul) Ray 1881–1961
  10. 10. Martha Ray 1861–1934 m. Randolphus (B) Fewell 1850–1900 m. James (W) Terrell 1868–
    1. 1. Guy (Lee) Fewell 1890–1970 m. Martha (Louise) Tielsch 1891–1977
      1. 1. Ora (Lee) Fewell 1914–1974 m. Eldridge (Culbertson "Ep" Powell) Sr. 1907–1974
      2. 2. Clinton (B) Fewell 1919–2013
      3. 3. Wesley (Rudolph “Rudy”) Fewell 1923–1942
      4. 4. Irene Fewell 1916–2014
      5. 5. Charles (Glenn) Fewell 1925–2006
      6. 6. Wynona (Opal) Fewell 1921–1924

Mary Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1841
7 Dec 1841
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray in Wilcox County Alabama, USA
Wilcox County Alabama, USA
1911
7 Dec 1911
Age 70
Death of Mary Elizabeth Sturdivant Ray in Lometa, Lampasas, Texas, USA
Lometa, Lampasas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Wilcox County Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Lometa, Lampasas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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