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Ray Porter Small 1887–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAY 1887

Birth Location: Orange, Orange County, California

Death Date: 16 MAR 1979

Death Location: RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Father: Henry Small

Mother: Emma Carr

Spouse(s): Lucy Kingston

Children(s): Waldo Small

The story of Ray Porter Small began in 1887 in Orange, Orange County, California. In 1900, Ray Porter Small resided in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United S. Ray Porter Small married Lucy Renuia Kingston, and had children including Beverly Jean Small, Waldo Kingston Small. Ray Porter Small passed away in 1979 in RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Porter Small began in 1887 in Orange, Orange County, California.
  • In 1900, Ray Porter Small resided in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United S.
  • Ray Porter Small married Lucy Renuia Kingston, and had children including Beverly Jean Small, Waldo Kingston Small.
  • Ray Porter Small passed away in 1979 in RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Small
1847–1924
Birth Location: Rumford Corner Oxford County, Maine
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Emma Carr
1851–1929
Birth Location: Penobscot County, Maine
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Kingston
1887–1962
Birth Location: PERRIS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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Children(s)

Waldo Small
1911–1989
Birth Location: RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
WS

Ray Small's Ancestors

Self
Ray Small
1887–1979
Birth Place: Orange, Orange County, California
Parents
Henry Kimball Small
1847–1924
Rumford Corner Oxford County, Maine
Emma (Maria) Carr
1851–1929
Penobscot County, Maine
Grandparents
Henry (Dyson) Carr
1820–1905
Buucksport, Kennebec County, Maine
Sabrina (Rogers) Billington
1828–1920
Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine, V.R.
Great-Grandparents
Asa Billington
1802–1882
Eunice Ward
1803–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Billington
1770–1849
Hannah Burrell
1778–1849

Ray Small's Descendants

1.
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Ray (Porter) Small (25 MAY 1887–16 MAR 1979) m. Lucy (Renuia) Kingston (9 APR 1887–26 OCT 1962)
  1. 1. Waldo (Kingston) Small 1911–1989 m. Lorraine (Gertrude) Hagen 1914–1997

Ray Small's Timeline

25 Records

1887
25 MAY 1887
Birth of Ray Porter Small in Orange, Orange County, California
Orange, Orange County, California
1887
25 MAY 1887
Birth of Ray Porter Small
None
1900
1900
Age 13
Ray Porter Small resided here in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
1900
1900
Age 13
Ray Porter Small resided here in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
1900
1900
Age 13
Ray Porter Small resided here in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
1900
1900
Age 13
Ray Porter Small resided here in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
1900
1900
Age 13
Ray Porter Small resided here in Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
1910
1910
Age 23
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
1910
1910
Age 23
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
1910
1910
Age 23
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
1910
1910
Age 23
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
1910
1910
Age 23
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
1920
1920
Age 33
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
1920
1920
Age 33
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
1920
1920
Age 33
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
1920
1920
Age 33
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
1920
1920
Age 33
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
1930
1930
Age 43
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
1930
1930
Age 43
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
1930
1930
Age 43
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
1930
1930
Age 43
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
1930
1930
Age 43
Ray Porter Small resided here in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
1940
1940
Age 53
Ray Porter Small resided here in Ward 5, Riverside, Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States
Ward 5, Riverside, Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States
1979
20 MAR 1979
Age 92
Burial of Ray Porter Small in Olivewood Cemetary, Riverside, Riverside County, California
Olivewood Cemetary, Riverside, Riverside County, California
1979
16 MAR 1979
Age 92
Death of Ray Porter Small in RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1887
    Event Place: Orange, Orange County, California
    Record Source:
    [1] 617.FTW
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 139, Ed. 1, Tree #0746
    [3] 746.FTW
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 March 2018), Ray P Small, Ward 5, Riverside, Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-49, sheet 12B, line 51, family 282, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 278.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 5 March 2019), Ray P Small, Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 1B, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 91; FHL microfilm 1,374,104.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Ray P Small, ; Burial, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Olivewood Cemetery; citing record ID 137164341, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2018), Ray P Small, 1917-1918; citing Imperial County, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,530,793.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Ray Small, Mar 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 November 2017), Ray Porter Small, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 5 March 2019), Ray P Small in household of Henry K Small, Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 217, sheet 2A, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,096.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 November 2014), Ray Porter Small, 16 Mar 1979; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 5 March 2019), Ray P Small, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 10A, line 46, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 184; FHL microfilm 2,339,919.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 December 2017), Ray Porter Small and Lucy Renuia Kingston, 03 Jul 1908; citing Riverside, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,249,949.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 5 March 2019), Ray P Small, Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States; citing ED 114, sheet 6A, line 32, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 125; FHL microfilm 1,820,125.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1979
    Event Place: Olivewood Cemetary, Riverside, Riverside County, California
    Record Source:
    [1] 617.FTW
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 139, Ed. 1, Tree #0746
    [3] 746.FTW
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Ray P Small, ; Burial, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Olivewood Cemetery; citing record ID 137164341, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 5, Riverside, Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1979
    Event Place: RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
    Record Source:
    [1] 617.FTW
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 139, Ed. 1, Tree #0746
    [3] 746.FTW
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Ray P Small, ; Burial, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Olivewood Cemetery; citing record ID 137164341, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Ray Small, Mar 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 November 2014), Ray Porter Small, 16 Mar 1979; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1887
    Record Source:
    [1] 617.FTW
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 139, Ed. 1, Tree #0746
    [3] 746.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Imperial County, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Imperial County, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 July 2018, 23:52), entry for Ray Porter Small(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZXC-VF7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census." Ray P Small in the 1900 United States Federal Census. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2018. <

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Imperial County, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Imperial County, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Murrieta Township, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 4, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Imperial County, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
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