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Thomas J. Ray 1862–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1862

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 21 Sep 1930

Death Location: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Neil Ray

Mother: Mary Rowe

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Thomas J. Ray was born in 1862 in South Carolina, the child of Neil Ray And Mary M Rowe. In 1870, Thomas J. Ray resided in Wateree, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, Thomas J. Ray resided in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. Thomas J. Ray passed away in 1930 in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas J. Ray was born in 1862 in South Carolina, the child of Neil Ray And Mary M Rowe.
  • In 1870, Thomas J. Ray resided in Wateree, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Thomas J. Ray resided in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas J. Ray passed away in 1930 in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA.

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Thomas Ray's Ancestors

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Thomas Ray
1862–1930
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Neil Ray
1827–1920
Cumberland Co., SC
Mary (M.) Rowe
1835–1892
Lugoff, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Tailor) Ray
1800–1825
Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Ray
1795–1870
North Carolina, United States
William (Conner) Rowe
1805–1880
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Lydia (Ann) Frazier
1810–1880
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Ray's Timeline

4 Records

1862
2 Mar 1862
Birth of Thomas J. Ray in South Carolina
South Carolina
1870
1870
Age 8
Thomas J. Ray resided here in Wateree, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Wateree, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Thomas J. Ray resided here in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
1930
21 Sep 1930
Age 68
Death of Thomas J. Ray in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1862
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina; Roll: 1232; Page: 195a; Enumeration District: 075
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1499; Page: 286A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wateree, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1499; Page: 286A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina; Roll: 1232; Page: 195a; Enumeration District: 075

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

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