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Sidney Reden Ray 1838–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1838

Birth Location: Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: May 1906

Death Location: Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Ray

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): James Drake

Children(s): Charles Drake

The story of Sidney Reden Ray began in 1838 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Sidney Reden Ray married James Charles Drake, and had children including Charles Wesley Drake. Sidney Reden Ray passed away in 1906 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sidney Reden Ray began in 1838 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA.
  • Sidney Reden Ray married James Charles Drake, and had children including Charles Wesley Drake.
  • Sidney Reden Ray passed away in 1906 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sidney Ray's Ancestors

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Sidney Ray
1838–1906
Birth Place: Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Ray
1800–1884
Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA
Mary (Polly) Taylor
1801–1887
Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Wray \ Ray) Jr
1770–1840
North Carolina, United States
Rebeccah (Fowler) Ray
1770–1860
Virginia, U.S.A.
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Scruggs
1760–1849
Israel Sr.
1756–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Feazel Scruggs
1740–1760
Rebecca Fleming
1730–1796
John Sr.
1720–

Sidney Ray's Descendants

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Sidney (Reden) Ray (17 June 1838–May 1906) m. James (Charles) Drake (1835–1864)
  1. 1. Charles (Wesley) Drake 1858–1949

Sidney Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1838
17 June 1838
Birth of Sidney Reden Ray in Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Fayette County, Alabama, USA
1906
May 1906
Age 68
Death of Sidney Reden Ray in Texas, Texas, USA
Texas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1838
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1906
    Event Place: Texas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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