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William Raymond (Ray) Way 1889–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1889

Birth Location: Gosper County, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1898

Death Location: Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA

Father: Jacob Way

Mother: Martha McDowell

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In 1889, William Raymond (Ray) Way entered the world in Gosper County, Nebraska, USA, born to Jacob Henan Jake Way And Martha Jane Mcdowell. William Raymond (Ray) Way passed away in 1898 in Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William Raymond (Ray) Way entered the world in Gosper County, Nebraska, USA, born to Jacob Henan Jake Way And Martha Jane Mcdowell.
  • William Raymond (Ray) Way passed away in 1898 in Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA.

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William Way's Ancestors

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William Way
1889–1898
Birth Place: Gosper County, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Jacob Henan (Jake) Way
1861–1951
Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Martha (Jane) McDowell
1861–1951
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Grandparents
John (Henry "Henry" Way) 1838
1838–1921
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Way's Timeline

2 Records

1889
28 Oct 1889
Birth of William Raymond (Ray) Way in Gosper County, Nebraska, USA
Gosper County, Nebraska, USA
1898
22 Feb 1898
Age 9
Death of William Raymond (Ray) Way in Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA
Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Gosper County, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA

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