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Sanford Venor Ray 1825–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Greenville District, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Pickens County, Georgia, USA

Father: William Ray

Mother: Hannah Berryhill

Spouse(s): Rachel Corbin

Children(s): Thomas Ray, Martha Ray, Delilah Ray, William Ray, Benjamin Ray

In 1825, Sanford Venor Ray entered the world in Greenville District, South Carolina, USA, born to William Houston Billy Ray And Hannah Jane Jencie Berryhill. Sanford Venor Ray married Rachel Corbin, and had children including Benjamin Ray, Delilah Victoria Ray, Martha Jane Ray, Thomas Benjamin Ray, William Hulett Ray. Sanford Venor Ray passed away in 1869 in Pickens County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Sanford Venor Ray entered the world in Greenville District, South Carolina, USA, born to William Houston Billy Ray And Hannah Jane Jencie Berryhill.
  • Sanford Venor Ray married Rachel Corbin, and had children including Benjamin Ray, Delilah Victoria Ray, Martha Jane Ray, Thomas Benjamin Ray, William Hulett Ray.
  • Sanford Venor Ray passed away in 1869 in Pickens County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ray
1795–1885
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Hannah Berryhill
1797–1875
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Corbin
1832–1901
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Ray
1860–1932
Birth Location: –
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Martha Ray
1854–1926
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
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Delilah Ray
1857–1921
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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William Ray
1855–1921
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
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Benjamin Ray
1866–1890
Birth Location: Pickens, Georgia, United States
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Sanford Ray's Ancestors

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Sanford Ray
1825–1869
Birth Place: Greenville District, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Houston (Billy) Ray
1795–1885
South Carolina, United States of America
Hannah (Jane “Jencie”) Berryhill
1797–1875
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sanford Ray's Descendants

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Sanford (Venor) Ray (1825–1869) m. Rachel Corbin (1832–1901)
  1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Ray 1860–1932 m. Nell Rakestraw 1884–1967
    1. 1. Edward Ray 1884–1967 m. Mary Carter 1888–1965
      1. 1. Carter (James) Ray 1915–1970 m. Jewell Kirby 1918–1965
        1. 1. Ray 1938–2020 m. Neal (Francis) Armstrong 1936–2003
  2. 2. Martha (Jane) Ray 1854–1926 m. David (Rueben) Hitt 1852–1918
    1. 1. Mary (Arminda Elizabeth) Hitt 1877–1942 m. William (Thomas) Sawyer 1870–1959
      1. 1. Letha (Lucinda) Sawyer 1908–1990
  3. 3. Delilah (Victoria) Ray 1857–1921 m. James (Lemuel) Edwards 1857–1932
    1. 1. Marion (Monroe) Edwards 1890–1932 m. Fannie Edwards 1903–
      1. 1. Joe (lee) Edwards 1920–1993 m. Margaret (Lorraine) Earwood 1924–1994
  4. 4. William (Hulett) Ray 1855–1921 m. Julia (A) Edwards 1861–1936
    1. 1. Wardlaw Ray 1900–1973 m. Lillian (Ida) vaughn 1902–1933
      1. 1. Ruth (Gladys) Ray 1921–2015 m. James (Sion) Record 1917–1974
        1. 1. Darlene (Gloria) Record 1944–2020
  5. 5. Benjamin Ray 1866–1890

Sanford Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Sanford Venor Ray in Greenville District, South Carolina, USA
Greenville District, South Carolina, USA
1869
1869
Age 44
Death of Sanford Venor Ray in Pickens County, Georgia, USA
Pickens County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Greenville District, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Pickens County, Georgia, USA
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