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Melba P. Ray 1920–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1920

Birth Location: Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Dec 2001

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Averette Ray

Mother: Virgie G.

Spouse(s): Robert Estes

Children(s):

The story of Melba P. Ray began in 1920 in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA. Melba P. Ray married Robert Jackson Estes. Melba P. Ray passed away in 2001 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melba P. Ray began in 1920 in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
  • Melba P. Ray married Robert Jackson Estes.
  • Melba P. Ray passed away in 2001 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melba Ray's Ancestors

Self
Melba Ray
1920–2001
Birth Place: Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
Averette William Ray
1895–1978
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Virgie G.
1896–1993
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Wellington (Louis) Rea
1857–1925
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Cranwell
1862–1906
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Tucker (Franklin) Gibson
1851–1917
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Betty (Elizabeth Dottie) Kirby
1857–1921
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Cranwell
1821–
Julia Morris
1834–
William Gibson
1825–1897
Diana Sprouse
1820–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sterling Morris
1800–1865
Eliza Norvell
1805–1849
Randolph III
1777–1847
Dicey Sprouse
1780–1862
Henry Sprouse
1775–1863
Dicey Thacker
1780–1862

Melba Ray's Timeline

8 Records

1920
9 Aug 1920
Birth of Melba P. Ray in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1920
9 Sep 1920
Birth of Melba P. Ray
None
1921
Abt. 1921
Age 1
Birth of Melba P. Ray in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Melba P. Ray resided here in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
Melba P. Ray resided here in Ivy District, Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Ivy District, Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Melba P. Ray resided here in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Melba P. Ray resided here in Nueces, Texas, USA
Nueces, Texas, USA
2001
21 Dec 2001
Age 81
Death of Melba P. Ray in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1921
    Event Place: Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 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: Nueces, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1920

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ivy District, Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nueces, Texas, 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: Nueces, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 2001
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

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