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Richard Lee Bray 1935–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUN 1935

Birth Location: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 OCT 2016

Death Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel Bray

Mother: Eva LaFollette

Spouse(s): Heidi Ruggles

Children(s):

In 1935, Richard Lee Bray entered the world in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA, born to Samuel Leonard Bray And Eva Kathryn Lafollette. In 1940, Richard Lee Bray resided in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA. In 1940, Richard Lee Bray resided in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA. Richard Lee Bray married Annette Bray, Heidi M Ruggles, Janice Anita Reeves, Maria Nelda San Martin, and had children including Adelina Miranda Bray, Richard Charles Bray. Richard Lee Bray passed away in 2016 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1935, Richard Lee Bray entered the world in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA, born to Samuel Leonard Bray And Eva Kathryn Lafollette.
  • In 1940, Richard Lee Bray resided in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1940, Richard Lee Bray resided in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • Richard Lee Bray married Annette Bray, Heidi M Ruggles, Janice Anita Reeves, Maria Nelda San Martin, and had children including Adelina Miranda Bray, Richard Charles Bray.
  • Richard Lee Bray passed away in 2016 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Bray
1914–2001
Birth Location: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
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Eva LaFollette
1914–2005
Birth Location: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Heidi Ruggles
1935–2016
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Richard Bray's Ancestors

Self
Richard Bray
1935–2016
Birth Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Parents
Samuel Leonard Bray
1914–2001
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Eva (Kathryn) LaFollette
1914–2005
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Bray
1876–1949
New Hope, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Lillie Price
1884–1965
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
JamesBay
1851–1929
Martha Morris
1853–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Bray
1811–1871
Sarah White
1818–1891

Richard Bray's Timeline

14 Records

1935
29 JUN 1935
Birth of Richard Lee Bray in Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 5
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 5
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 5
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
1951
1951
Age 16
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
1952
1952
Age 17
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
1953
1953
Age 18
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
1954
1954
Age 19
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
1958
1958
Age 23
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
1991
1991
Age 56
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
1991
1991
Age 56
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
1995
1995
Age 60
Richard Lee Bray resided here in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, USA
Plainfield, Will, Illinois, USA
2016
4 OCT 2016
Age 81
Death of Richard Lee Bray in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Joliet, Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976, Diocese of Joliet; Joliet, IL; Sacramental Records 1950-2011; Church: St Rose of Lima, Wilmington; Description: Marriage Register, 1950-1971; Volume: 2
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1935
    Event Place: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wilmington High School; Year: 1952
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1978
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Select Marriage Records, 1837-2015, Bexar Clerk's Office; San Antonio, Texas; Bexar , Texas, Marriage Records; The Book Series: 347; Pages: 356

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Record Source: Joliet, Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976, Diocese of Joliet; Joliet, IL; Sacramental Records 1950-2011; Church: St Rose of Lima, Wilmington; Description: Marriage Register, 1950-1971; Volume: 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Joliet, Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976, Diocese of Joliet; Joliet, IL; Sacramental Records 1950-2011; Church: St Rose of Lima, Wilmington; Description: Marriage Register, 1950-1971; Volume: 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 OCT 2016
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montgomery, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wilmington, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Wilmington High School; Year: 1952
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Wilmington, Greene, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Plainfield, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montgomery, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Richard Lee Bray
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
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