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Ray David Bolton 1887–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAR 1887

Birth Location: Mills County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 JUL 1966

Death Location: Benedict, York County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Henry Bolton

Mother: Sarah Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Blanch Shaw

Children(s): Bernice Bolton, Leora Bolton, Dean Bolton, Leigh Bolton

Ray David Bolton was born in 1887 in Mills County, Iowa, USA, the child of Henry Wise Bolton And Sarah Jane Sallie Wilkinson. In 1920, Ray David Bolton resided in Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA. Ray David Bolton married Blanch Valentine Shaw, and had children including Bernice Floy Bolton, Dean Elroy Bolton, Leigh R Bolton, Leora Maxine Bolton. Ray David Bolton passed away in 1966 in Benedict, York County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ray David Bolton was born in 1887 in Mills County, Iowa, USA, the child of Henry Wise Bolton And Sarah Jane Sallie Wilkinson.
  • In 1920, Ray David Bolton resided in Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA.
  • Ray David Bolton married Blanch Valentine Shaw, and had children including Bernice Floy Bolton, Dean Elroy Bolton, Leigh R Bolton, Leora Maxine Bolton.
  • Ray David Bolton passed away in 1966 in Benedict, York County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Ray Bolton's Ancestors

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Ray Bolton
1887–1966
Birth Place: Mills County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Henry Wise Bolton
1859–1959
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Wilkinson
1867–1952
Cedar, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
James (Ichabod) Wilkinson
1833–1912
New Hampshire, United States
Christina Bolton
1840–1917
Giles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Wilkinson
1790–1854
Nancy Peavy
1793–1857
George Bolton
1804–1848
Margaret Duncan
1800–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wilkinson
1753–1827
Mary Barber
1755–1797
Daniel Peavey
1753–1836
Mary Durgin
1766–1856

Ray Bolton's Descendants

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Ray (David) Bolton (23 MAR 1887–20 JUL 1966) m. Blanch (Valentine) Shaw (14 FEB 1888–19 JUN 1974)
  1. 1. Bernice (Floy) Bolton 1912–1995 m. Eldon (F) Davis 1905–1971
  2. 2. Leora (Maxine) Bolton 1916–2012 m. George (Morris) Law 1913–
  3. 3. Dean (Elroy) Bolton 1919–2014 m. Margaret (Mazie) Dillon 1917–2005
  4. 4. Leigh (R) Bolton 1925–2011 m. Marjorie (Ellen) Doremus 1929–2014

Ray Bolton's Timeline

3 Records

1887
23 MAR 1887
Birth of Ray David Bolton in Mills County, Iowa, USA
Mills County, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
Ray David Bolton resided here in Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA
Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA
1966
20 JUL 1966
Age 79
Death of Ray David Bolton in Osceola, Polk, Nebraska, USA
Osceola, Polk, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1887
    Event Place: Mills County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1725; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 242

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1966
    Event Place: Osceola, Polk, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benedict, York County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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