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Oliver Wendall Ray 1894–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1894

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Mar 1963

Death Location: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States

Father: Rufus Ray

Mother: Carrie Roper

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Oliver Wendall Ray was born in 1894 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Rufus S Ray And Carrie Ann Roper. Oliver Wendall Ray passed away in 1963 in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Oliver Wendall Ray was born in 1894 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Rufus S Ray And Carrie Ann Roper.
  • Oliver Wendall Ray passed away in 1963 in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States.

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Oliver Ray's Ancestors

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Oliver Ray
1894–1963
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Rufus S Ray
1870–1940
Burningtown, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Carrie (Ann) Roper
1865–1936
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Wilburn Ray
1844–1876
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Eunice Wilson
1844–1928
Yancy co, North Carolina, United States
Daniel Roper
1836–1909
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Susan (Caroline) Fouts
1839–1926
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John RAY
1813–1903
Nancy Sumner
1817–1885
Samuel WILSON
1804–1860
Elizabeth Hensley
1807–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Fouts
1795–1860
Samuel Sumner
1794–1824

Oliver Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1894
27 Jun 1894
Birth of Oliver Wendall Ray in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1963
19 Mar 1963
Age 69
Death of Oliver Wendall Ray in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1894
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1963
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States

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