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Minnie Ray 1909–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1985

Death Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Ray

Mother: Georgia Pruden

Spouse(s): Burnice Collier

Children(s): Josephine Collier, Erma Tedford, Burnice Collier, Eva Collier

Minnie Ray was born in 1909 in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Ephriam Ray And Georgia Lee Pruden. Minnie Ray married Burnice Ellison Bunk Collier, and had children including Burnice Ephram Collier, Erma Jean Collier Tedford, Eva Mae Collier, Josephine W Collier, Mary Alice Collier. Minnie Ray passed away in 1985 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Minnie Ray was born in 1909 in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Ephriam Ray And Georgia Lee Pruden.
  • Minnie Ray married Burnice Ellison Bunk Collier, and had children including Burnice Ephram Collier, Erma Jean Collier Tedford, Eva Mae Collier, Josephine W Collier, Mary Alice Collier.
  • Minnie Ray passed away in 1985 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.

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Minnie Ray's Ancestors

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Minnie Ray
1909–1985
Birth Place: Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Ephriam Ray
1881–1950
Mississippi, USA
Georgia (Lee) Pruden
1885–1964
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Emily (J Emelie Sweet* (not proven yet)) Ray
1856–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minnie Ray's Descendants

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Minnie Ray (23 Jul 1909–18 Apr 1985) m. Burnice (Ellison "Bunk") Collier (10 Jun 1908–5 May 2000)
  1. 1. Josephine (W) Collier 1931–1995
  2. 2. Erma (Jean Collier) Tedford 1933–2021
  3. 3. Burnice (Ephram) Collier 1938–2012
  4. 4. Eva (Mae) Collier 1941–2011

Minnie Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1909
23 Jul 1909
Birth of Minnie Ray in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
1985
18 Apr 1985
Age 76
Death of Minnie Ray in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1985
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

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