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Nancy Elizabeth Ray 1872 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1872

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 1930

Death Location: Mississippi, United States

Father: William Abel

Mother: Ephana James

Spouse(s): John Abel

Children(s): Mattie Burne, Mattie Ables, Mattie Ables, George Ables, Emmett Ables, Ida Ables, Alvin Abel, Ethel Abel, Helon Ables

The story of Nancy Elizabeth Ray began in 1872 in Mississippi, United States, with parents William Elijah Green Abel and Ephana “Fannie” James. As an adult, Nancy Elizabeth Ray wed John William Abel. Their household included Mattie Burne, Mattie S Ables, Mattie S Ables, George Whitson Ables, Emmett Ables, Ida C Ables, Alvin Abel, Ethel Abel and Helon B. Ethel Ables. Nancy Elizabeth Ray's life came to an end in 1930 in Mississippi, United States.

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Parents

William Abel
1826 – 1899
Birth Location: Neshoba County, , Mississippi, USA
WA
Ephana James
1838 – 1902
Birth Location: Alabama
EJ

Spouses(s)

John Abel
1865 – 1920
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
JA

Children(s)

Mattie Burne
1887 – 1910
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
MB
Mattie Ables
1887 – 1969
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, USA
MA
Mattie Ables
1889 – 1910
Birth Location: Mississippi
MA
George Ables
1894 – 1970
Birth Location: Ebenezer MS
GA
Emmett Ables
1897 – 1910
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
EA
Ida Ables
1900 –
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
IA
Alvin Abel
1903 – 1986
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
AA
Ethel Abel
1908 – 2002
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
EA
Helon Ables
1910 – 1949
Birth Location: Mississippi
HA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Aug 1872
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    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: Holmes, Miss

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1886
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, 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: Holmes, Miss

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
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