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Rosa Ruth Ray 1914 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1914

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 9 Jun 1993

Death Location: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA

Father: William (Ray)

Mother: Myrtle Ray

Spouse(s): Archie Griffith

Children(s): Lyle Griffith, Graham Griffith, Betty Eberman, James Griffith, Emory Griffith, Harry Griffith

Rosa Ruth Ray was born in 1914 in Virginia, the child of William (Will) Reason Rhea (Ray) and Myrtle Farmer Ray. In 1930, Rosa Ruth Ray resided in Elk Garden, Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Rosa Ruth Ray resided in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia. Rosa Ruth Ray married Archie Graham Griffith, and had children including Lyle Lee (Lila) Griffith, Graham Griffith, Betty Jo Eberman, James Griffith, Emory Lowell Griffith, Harry Thomas (Tom) Griffith. Rosa Ruth Ray passed away in 1993 in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rosa Ruth Ray was born in 1914 in Virginia, the child of William (Will) Reason Rhea (Ray) and Myrtle Farmer Ray.
  • In 1930, Rosa Ruth Ray resided in Elk Garden, Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Rosa Ruth Ray resided in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia.
  • Rosa Ruth Ray married Archie Graham Griffith, and had children including Lyle Lee (Lila) Griffith, Graham Griffith, Betty Jo Eberman, James Griffith, Emory Lowell Griffith, Harry Thomas (Tom) Griffith.
  • Rosa Ruth Ray passed away in 1993 in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rosa Ray's Ancestors

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Rosa Ray
1914 – 1993
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William (Will) Reason Rhea (Ray)
1888 – 1974
Russell, Virginia, USA
Myrtle (Farmer) Ray
1894 – 1974
Virginia
Grandparents
Sarah Ray
Henry Farmer
Emma Warrick
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rosa Ray's Descendants

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Rosa (Ruth) Ray (8 May 1914 – 9 Jun 1993) m. Archie (Graham) Griffith (13 Feb 1911 – 13 Oct 1960)
  1. 1. Lyle (Lee (Lila)) Griffith (26 Jan 1933 – 22 Mar 2017)
  2. 2. Graham Griffith (abt 1934 – )
  3. 3. Betty (Jo) Eberman (21 Nov 1936 – 2 May 2013) m. John (Fowler) Eberman (2 Dec 1933 – 2016)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Eberman (1963 – ) m. Mark (Alan) Wiley (8 Dec 1954 – ) m. Dennis (Joseph) Galecki (2 Apr 1960 – )
      1. 1. James (Matthew) Galecki (15 Aug 1987 – ) m. Renee (Kendal) Burns (10 Dec 1988 – )
        1. 1. Logan (James) Galecki (19 Nov 2017 – )
        2. 2. William (John) Galecki (15 Feb 2019 – )
      2. 2. Catherine (Anne) Galecki (25 Apr 1990 – )
      3. 3. Caroline (Grace) Galecki (25 Apr 1990 – )
    2. 2. John (Mark) Eberman (2 Jul 1966 – )
  4. 4. James Griffith (abt 1938 – )
  5. 5. Emory (Lowell) Griffith (10 Jun 1940 – 20 Sep 2001)
  6. 6. Harry (Thomas (Tom)) Griffith (10 Dec 1945 – 28 Apr 2016)

Rosa Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1914
8 May 1914
Birth of Rosa Ruth Ray in Virginia
Virginia
1930
1930
Age 16
Rosa Ruth Ray resided here in Elk Garden, Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
Elk Garden, Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Rosa Ruth Ray resided here in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 26
Rosa Ruth Ray resided here in Copper Creek Mag D, Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Copper Creek Mag D, Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
1993
9 Jun 1993
Age 79
Death of Rosa Ruth Ray in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1914
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk Garden, Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Copper Creek Mag D, Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1993
    Event Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA

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