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Melvin Eugene Bray 1937–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 APR 1937

Birth Location: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 JAN 1985

Death Location: McLean, Illinois, USA

Father: William Bray

Mother: Edna Gregory

Spouse(s): Shirley Arteman

Children(s): Rodney Bray

Melvin Eugene Bray was born in 1937 in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA, the child of William Carl Bray And Edna Mabel Gregory. In 1935, Melvin Eugene Bray resided in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Melvin Eugene Bray resided in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA. Melvin Eugene Bray married Shirley Ilene Arteman, and had children including Debrabenjamin, Rodney Eugene Bray, Sherry Lynn Bray. Melvin Eugene Bray passed away in 1985 in McLean, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Eugene Bray was born in 1937 in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA, the child of William Carl Bray And Edna Mabel Gregory.
  • In 1935, Melvin Eugene Bray resided in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Melvin Eugene Bray resided in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • Melvin Eugene Bray married Shirley Ilene Arteman, and had children including Debrabenjamin, Rodney Eugene Bray, Sherry Lynn Bray.
  • Melvin Eugene Bray passed away in 1985 in McLean, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bray
1904–1975
Birth Location: Larue, Kentucky, USA
WB
Edna Gregory
1908–1973
Birth Location: Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

Shirley Arteman
1937–1995
Birth Location: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
SA

Children(s)

Rodney Bray
1946–2006
Birth Location: –
RB

Melvin Bray's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Bray
1937–1985
Birth Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Carl Bray
1904–1975
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Edna (Mabel) Gregory
1908–1973
Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Bray
1876–1949
New Hope, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Lillie Price
1884–1965
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
JamesBay
1851–1929
Martha Morris
1853–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Bray
1811–1871
Sarah White
1818–1891

Melvin Bray's Descendants

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Melvin (Eugene) Bray (5 APR 1937–18 JAN 1985) m. Shirley (Ilene) Arteman (3 OCT 1937–21 MAY 1995)
  1. 1. Rodney (Eugene) Bray 1946–2006

Melvin Bray's Timeline

9 Records

1935
1935
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
1937
5 APR 1937
Birth of Melvin Eugene Bray in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 3
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 3
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1980
1980
Age 43
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
1980
1980
Age 43
Melvin Eugene Bray resided here in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
1985
18 JAN 1985
Age 48
Death of Melvin Eugene Bray in McLean, Illinois, USA
McLean, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 APR 1937
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1985; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.051952746,0.5019953,0.39004365&xid=3355
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellsworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1985; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.051952746,0.5019953,0.39004365&xid=3355
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JAN 1985
    Event Place: McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1985; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.051952746,0.5019953,0.39004365&xid=3355
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Melvin Eugene Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1985; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.051952746,0.5019953,0.39004365&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Wilson, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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