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Nicholas Swan Ray 1894–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1894

Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 September 1918

Death Location: Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Ray

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Nicholas Swan Ray was born in 1894 in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Patterson Ray Sr And Mary Ann Gosnell Ray. Nicholas Swan Ray passed away in 1918 in Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Swan Ray was born in 1894 in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Patterson Ray Sr And Mary Ann Gosnell Ray.
  • Nicholas Swan Ray passed away in 1918 in Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Nicholas Ray's Ancestors

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Nicholas Ray
1894–1918
Birth Place: Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Patterson Ray Sr
1859–1911
Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Ann Gosnell) Ray
1863–1934
Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Patterson) Ray
1835–1862
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Lucinda ("Cinda") Rice
1840–1880
North Carolina
William ("Morris") Gosnell
1830–1906
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Betsy" RAMSEY) GOSNELL
1841–1907
Buncombe Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Gosnell
1800–1881
Elizabeth Gosnell
1803–1871
John Rev
1820–1888
Rachel Ramsey
1820–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Gosnell
1772–1864
Sarah Gosnell
1774–1810
Jobe Ramsey
1797–1880
Mary Ramsey
1802–1863
James Payne
1784–1870
Rachel Payne
1784–1860

Nicholas Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1894
5 July 1894
Birth of Nicholas Swan Ray in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
1918
29 September 1918
Age 24
Death of Nicholas Swan Ray in Bellicourt, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
Bellicourt, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1894
    Event Place: Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1918
    Event Place: Bellicourt, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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