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Nelson Ray 1834–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1834

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1914

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Ray

Mother: Amelia Holt

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Nelson Ray was born in 1834 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Dawkins Ray And Amelia Emily Holt. Nelson Ray passed away in 1914 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Ray was born in 1834 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Dawkins Ray And Amelia Emily Holt.
  • Nelson Ray passed away in 1914 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Nelson Ray's Ancestors

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Nelson Ray
1834–1914
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Dawkins Ray
1798–1858
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Amelia (Emily) Holt
1802–1858
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (Lockhart) Holt
1773–1823
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Letitia (Wales "Lettie") Scott
1777–1812
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jr.
1723–1799
Jean Lockhart
1746–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans (Hold)
1696–1767
Anna Scheible
1700–1765

Nelson Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1834
15 Sep 1834
Birth of Nelson Ray in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1914
17 May 1914
Age 80
Death of Nelson Ray in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1834
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1914
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

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