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William J. Ray 1900 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1900

Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 9 June 1970

Death Location: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: James Ray

Mother: Candace Sinkey

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William J. Ray was born in 1900 in Iowa, United States of America, the child of James Crawford Ray and Candace I. Sinkey. William J. Ray passed away in 1970 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William J. Ray was born in 1900 in Iowa, United States of America, the child of James Crawford Ray and Candace I. Sinkey.
  • William J. Ray passed away in 1970 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America.

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William Ray's Ancestors

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William Ray
1900 – 1970
Birth Place: Iowa, United States of America
Parents
James Crawford Ray
1854 – 1942
Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Candace (I.) Sinkey
1859 – 1880
Jackson, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Sinkey
1808 – 1894
, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy Houston
1817 – 1890
, Licking, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sinkey
1765 – 1850
Mary McCartney
1770 – 1850
Andrew Huston
1776 – 1848
Elizabeth Green
1780 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sinkey
1745 – 1814
Bridget Lnu
1746 – 1816
Regnal Green
1740 – 1819
Sarah Duncan
1744 – 1787

William Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1900
2 March 1900
Birth of William J. Ray in Iowa, United States of America
Iowa, United States of America
1970
9 June 1970
Age 70
Death of William J. Ray in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1900
    Event Place: Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1970
    Event Place: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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