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Silas Ray 1852–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Russell Co., VA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1938

Death Location: Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA

Father: John Ray

Mother: Malinda Dye

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The story of Silas Ray began in 1852 in Russell Co., VA. Silas Ray passed away in 1938 in Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Ray began in 1852 in Russell Co., VA.
  • Silas Ray passed away in 1938 in Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Silas Ray's Ancestors

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Silas Ray
1852–1938
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA
Parents
John Silas Ray
1822–1862
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Malinda Dye
1826–1881
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Ray
1788–1865
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betty" "Betsy") Hess
1786–1880
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
John Dye
1795–1870
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (J Little\Snead) -Cherokee
1806–1870
Caswell County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ray
1756–1841
Nancy Sutherland
1770–1830
John Jr
1760–1832
Susannah Cryte
1771–1853
William Dye
1770–1820
Letticia Coleston
1770–
David Little\Johnson?-Cherokee
1771–1810
Sarah Snead
1769–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Sr
1698–1775
Edith Wray
1736–1810
John Sutherland
1735–1817
Mary Germond
1733–1791
Jacob (Hays)
1720–1760
Hetty Hess
1720–1783
Jacob Dye
1700–1784
Mary Randolph
1723–1789

Silas Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Silas Ray in Russell Co., VA
Russell Co., VA
1938
8 Jun 1938
Age 86
Death of Silas Ray in Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA
Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Russell Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Honaker, Russell, Virginia, USA

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