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Ray Hoyle Brown 1909–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1909

Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1982

Death Location: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Sr

Mother: Nerva Brown

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Children(s):

The story of Ray Hoyle Brown began in 1909 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA. Ray Hoyle Brown passed away in 1982 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Hoyle Brown began in 1909 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ray Hoyle Brown passed away in 1982 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Ray Brown's Ancestors

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Ray Brown
1909–1982
Birth Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Cleveland Brown Sr
1884–1966
Long Island, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Nerva (C Goodman) Brown
1888–1944
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Pinkney "Pink") Goodman
1863–1937
North Carolina, USA
Levia (or Leva M Jones) Goodman
1865–1934
Great-Grandparents
Franklin Goodman
1828–
Emeline JONES
1829–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram JONES
1810–1843

Ray Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1909
1 May 1909
Birth of Ray Hoyle Brown in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
1982
31 May 1982
Age 73
Death of Ray Hoyle Brown in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1909
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1982
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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