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Ray Elsworth Brown 1905–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1905

Birth Location: Vinton County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1979

Death Location: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA

Father: Santford Brown

Mother: Sarah Gaskill

Spouse(s): Alice Rieder

Children(s):

Ray Elsworth Brown was born in 1905 in Vinton County, Ohio, USA, the child of Santford Elsworth Brown And Sarah Catherine Gaskill. In 1910, Ray Elsworth Brown resided in McArthur, Vinton, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Ray Elsworth Brown resided in Elk, Vinton, Ohio, USA. Ray Elsworth Brown married Alice Rieder. Ray Elsworth Brown passed away in 1979 in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Ray Elsworth Brown was born in 1905 in Vinton County, Ohio, USA, the child of Santford Elsworth Brown And Sarah Catherine Gaskill.
  • In 1910, Ray Elsworth Brown resided in McArthur, Vinton, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Ray Elsworth Brown resided in Elk, Vinton, Ohio, USA.
  • Ray Elsworth Brown married Alice Rieder.
  • Ray Elsworth Brown passed away in 1979 in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Santford Brown
1864–1943
Birth Location: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
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Sarah Gaskill
1866–1959
Birth Location: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alice Rieder
1905–1991
Birth Location: Ohio
AR

Children(s)

Ray Brown's Ancestors

Self
Ray Brown
1905–1979
Birth Place: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Santford Elsworth Brown
1864–1943
Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Gaskill
1866–1959
Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Charles Brown
1833–1920
Frankfort, Ross, Ohio, USA
Landria Wyckoff
1836–1909
Athens County, Ohio, USA
Alsines (Abbot) Gaskill
1834–1925
Medina County, Ohio, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Devault
1844–1903
Harrison County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Absalom Brown
1805–1859
Mary Burret
1806–1864
John Wyckoff
1795–1868
Anna Claypool
1801–1847
Samuel Gaskill
1804–1863
Maria Sears
1802–1893
Lewis Devault
1821–
Margaret Strausbaugh
1816–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wyckoff
1760–1842
Maria Berger
1757–1839

Ray Brown's Timeline

9 Records

1905
25 Aug 1905
Birth of Ray Elsworth Brown in Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Vinton County, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in McArthur, Vinton, Ohio, USA
McArthur, Vinton, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in Elk, Vinton, Ohio, USA
Elk, Vinton, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
1940
16 Oct 1940
Age 35
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio
Orrville, Wayne, Ohio
1950
1950
Age 45
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas, USA
Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas, USA
1979
10 Mar 1979
Age 74
Ray Elsworth Brown resided here in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
1979
10 Mar 1979
Age 74
Death of Ray Elsworth Brown in Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Vinton County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 173
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03167; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 85-2
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elk, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1446; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 149
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341621
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McArthur, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: T624_1229; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1375242
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas; Roll: 4712; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 205-26
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: McArthur, Vinton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McArthur, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: T624_1229; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1375242

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elk, Vinton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elk, Vinton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1446; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 149

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341621

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03167; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 85-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 173
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03167; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 85-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas; Roll: 4712; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 205-26

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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