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Thomas Eli Wray 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 28 Sep 1940

Death Location: Texarkana Miller, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Wray

Mother: Caroline Dyson

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The story of Thomas Eli Wray began in 1856 in Mississippi. In 1870, Thomas Eli Wray resided in Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Thomas Eli Wray passed away in 1940 in Texarkana Miller, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Eli Wray began in 1856 in Mississippi.
  • In 1870, Thomas Eli Wray resided in Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • Thomas Eli Wray passed away in 1940 in Texarkana Miller, Arkansas, USA.

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Thomas Wray's Ancestors

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Thomas Wray
1856–1940
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
John Booker Woodson Wray
1831–1917
Georgia, USA
Caroline (Matilda) Dyson
1837–1915
Poinsett County, Arkansas
Grandparents
Dr. (Thomas J. Wray) (Thomas)
1805–1860
Clark, Dodge, Georgia, United States
Theodosia (\ Theodocia W. Cardwell - Wray (GGM-MMMMMM) {Sarah})
1812–1865
Virginia
Abraham Dyson
1814–1850
South Carolina
Jane (Smith - Dyson - Martin (- Reeves) {MS) (GGM-MMMMPM)
1814–1887
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wray
1785–1805
Ishopnarth Foster
1785–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wray's Timeline

3 Records

1856
26 Jul 1856
Birth of Thomas Eli Wray in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 14
Thomas Eli Wray resided here in Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1940
28 Sep 1940
Age 84
Death of Thomas Eli Wray in Texarkana Miller, Arkansas, USA
Texarkana Miller, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 260B; Family History Library Film: 552245

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 260B; Family History Library Film: 552245

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Texarkana Miller, Arkansas, USA

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