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William Billy Ray 1824 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1824

Birth Location: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Apr 1881

Death Location: Fayette County, Texas

Father: Wilson Ray

Mother: Polly Weathers

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The story of William Billy Ray began in 1824 in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America. William Billy Ray passed away in 1881 in Fayette County, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of William Billy Ray began in 1824 in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • William Billy Ray passed away in 1881 in Fayette County, Texas.

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William Ray's Ancestors

Self
William Ray
1824 – 1881
Birth Place: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Wilson William Ray
1792 – 1860
Columbus South, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
Polly (RAY) Weathers
1800 – 1845
Barbour County, Alabama, USA or Georgia
Grandparents
Isham (Thomas) Weathers
1780 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" WEATHERS Weathers or) Terry?
1783 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Weathers
1748 – 1826
Mildred Horne
Jesse Weathers
1759 – 1815
Mildred Horne
1754 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Weathers
1726 – 1804
SARAH (BABARY)
1728 – 1767
James Horne
1720 – 1793
Jean Hood
1725 – 1790

William Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1824
30 Jan 1824
Birth of William Billy Ray in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
1881
24 Apr 1881
Age 57
Death of William Billy Ray in Fayette County, Texas
Fayette County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1824
    Event Place: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Fayette County, Texas

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