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Shannon George Ray 1798–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1867

Death Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Father: Rachel Jefcoat

Mother: Benjamin Ray

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sanders

Children(s): Nancy Ray

Shannon George Ray was born in 1798 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Rachel Jefcoat And Benjamin Ray. Shannon George Ray married Elizabeth Sanders, and had children including Nancy Anna Ray. Shannon George Ray passed away in 1867 in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Shannon George Ray was born in 1798 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Rachel Jefcoat And Benjamin Ray.
  • Shannon George Ray married Elizabeth Sanders, and had children including Nancy Anna Ray.
  • Shannon George Ray passed away in 1867 in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rachel Jefcoat
1763–1850
Birth Location: Barnwell South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Ray
1763–1815
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sanders
1800–1849
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Nancy Ray
1827–1900
Birth Location: Georges Creek, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
NR

Shannon Ray's Ancestors

Self
Shannon Ray
1798–1867
Birth Place: Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Rachel Jefcoat
1763–1850
Barnwell South Carolina, United States
Benjamin Ray
1763–1815
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Rachel (Zelphir) Bolin
1745–1791
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Benjamin ("Elam" Ray) Ray
1725–1787
Sarah (Bragg) Bragg
1743–1813
Great-Grandparents
John Bolin
1724–1756
Mary Zelphir
1723–1767
Samuell Jr
1687–1744
Miriam\Meriam Smith
1689–1746
Alexander Sr
1689–1749
Elizabeth Luther
1696–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ray
1662–1718
Mary Hale
1660–1750
John Smith
1648–1691
Mary(Marie)Elinor Horne
1657–1691
Henry Bragg
1657–1723
Nathanaell Luther
1665–1719
Ruth Cole
1666–1718

Shannon Ray's Descendants

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Shannon (George) Ray (1798–1 Jan 1867) m. Elizabeth Sanders (1800–12 Sep 1849)
  1. 1. Nancy (Anna) Ray 1827–1900 m. William (H.) Kennedy 1808–1854
    1. 1. Josephine (Josie Elizabeth "Lizzie") Kennedy 1851–1900 m. William (Henry) Hair 1852–1910
      1. 1. Mamie (Belle) Hair 1881–1922 m. Benjamin (L.) Zorn 1866–1929
        1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Zorn 1897–1961

Shannon Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Shannon George Ray in Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
1867
1 Jan 1867
Age 69
Death of Shannon George Ray in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1867
    Event Place: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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