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Richard Elias Ray 1831–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1831

Birth Location: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1897

Death Location: Spencer County, IN or Starke, Bradford, Florida, USA

Father: James Ray

Mother: Mary Erskins

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Richard Elias Ray was born in 1831 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Royal Ray And Mary Ellen Erskins. Richard Elias Ray passed away in 1897 in Spencer County, IN or Starke, Bradford, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Elias Ray was born in 1831 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Royal Ray And Mary Ellen Erskins.
  • Richard Elias Ray passed away in 1897 in Spencer County, IN or Starke, Bradford, Florida, USA.

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Richard Ray's Ancestors

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Richard Ray
1831–1897
Birth Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Royal Ray
1802–1883
Washington, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ellen) Erskins
1807–1863
Washington, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (B) Ray
1760–1820
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Royal
1771–1852
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt I
1733–1814
MARY BRASHEARS
1729–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1705–1782
Anne Poutney
1707–1778
John Brashear
1702–1733
Mary Dowell
1701–1777

Richard Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1831
10 Oct 1831
Birth of Richard Elias Ray in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
1897
31 Aug 1897
Age 66
Death of Richard Elias Ray in Spencer County, IN or Starke, Bradford, Florida, USA
Spencer County, IN or Starke, Bradford, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Spencer County, IN or Starke, Bradford, Florida, USA

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