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Willard Alex Ray 1905–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1905

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 4 December 1974

Death Location: Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charles Ray

Mother: Aylie Ray

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Willard Alex Ray was born in 1905 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Charles Alexander Ray And Aylie Malissa Ray. Willard Alex Ray passed away in 1974 in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willard Alex Ray was born in 1905 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Charles Alexander Ray And Aylie Malissa Ray.
  • Willard Alex Ray passed away in 1974 in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Willard Ray's Ancestors

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Willard Ray
1905–1974
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Charles Alexander Ray
1866–1960
Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Aylie (Malissa) Ray
1860–1936
Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
David (Otto) Watson
1818–1902
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Hiley Hampton
1817–1893
Watauga County, NC
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS WATSON
1795–1860
Grace Watson
1796–1879
Jeremiah Hampton
1780–1838
Mary Waters
1785–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Watson
1760–1821
Mary Watson
1758–1830
Mary Rogers
1770–1823
Samuel Allen
1770–1827
Thomas Hampton
1755–1817
Thomas Hampton
1755–1817
Moses Waters
1753–1838
Betty Keyes
1759–1838

Willard Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1905
24 January 1905
Birth of Willard Alex Ray in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1974
4 December 1974
Age 69
Death of Willard Alex Ray in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1905
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1974
    Event Place: Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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