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Norman Earl Ray 1927–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 September 1927

Birth Location: Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Death Date: 1 March 1962

Death Location: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Sims Ray

Mother: Nellie Ray

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Norman Earl Ray was born in 1927 in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America, the child of Sims Flood Ray And Nellie Ray. Norman Earl Ray passed away in 1962 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Norman Earl Ray was born in 1927 in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America, the child of Sims Flood Ray And Nellie Ray.
  • Norman Earl Ray passed away in 1962 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Norman Ray's Ancestors

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Norman Ray
1927–1962
Birth Place: Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Parents
Sims Flood Ray
1893–1965
Colonia Oaxaca, Bavispe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Nellie Ray
1890–1974
Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Wilford) Ray
1861–1920
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Elsie (Margaret) Mortensen
1854–1918
Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1817–1862
Elizabeth Tibbets
1836–1888
Morten Mortensen
1829–1891
Dorothe Mortensen
1834–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peder Mortensen
1806–1866
Lene Pedersen
1808–1890

Norman Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1927
6 September 1927
Birth of Norman Earl Ray in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
1962
1 March 1962
Age 35
Death of Norman Earl Ray in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 September 1927
    Event Place: Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1962
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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