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Ray Goodrich Cheney 1886–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1886

Birth Location: Iowa, USA

Death Date: 25 Jul 1917

Death Location: Grinnell, Gove, Kansas, USA

Father: Horace Cheney

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ralph Cheney

Ray Goodrich Cheney was born in 1886 in Iowa, USA, the child of Horace Omar Cheney And Mary Elizabeth Smith. Ray Goodrich Cheney had children including Ralph Russell Cheney. Ray Goodrich Cheney passed away in 1917 in Grinnell, Gove, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ray Goodrich Cheney was born in 1886 in Iowa, USA, the child of Horace Omar Cheney And Mary Elizabeth Smith.
  • Ray Goodrich Cheney had children including Ralph Russell Cheney.
  • Ray Goodrich Cheney passed away in 1917 in Grinnell, Gove, Kansas, USA.

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Ray Cheney's Ancestors

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Ray Cheney
1886–1917
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Parents
Horace Omar Cheney
1858–1932
North English, Iowa, Iowa, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Smith
1860–1933
Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Madison (J.) Smith
1827–1917
Richill, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Sara (Jane (Sally)) Brown
1836–1886
Chenango County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli Smith
1797–1874
Mary Grandon
1800–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1772–1807
Elizabeth Fuller
1776–1876

Ray Cheney's Descendants

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Ray (Goodrich) Cheney (8 Nov 1886–25 Jul 1917)
  1. 1. Ralph (Russell) Cheney 1916–1990 m. Candace (Leona) Orr 1919–2017

Ray Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1886
8 Nov 1886
Birth of Ray Goodrich Cheney in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1917
25 Jul 1917
Age 31
Death of Ray Goodrich Cheney in Idaho, USA
Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grinnell, Gove, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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