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Willie B Ray 1917–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1917

Birth Location: Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas

Death Date: 18 Apr 1979

Death Location: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas

Father: Thomas Ray

Mother: Ella Brackin

Spouse(s): William Merritt

Children(s):

Willie B Ray was born in 1917 in Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas, the child of Thomas Mauldin Ray And Ella Mae Brackin. In 1930, Willie B Ray resided in Hickman, Hickman, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. In 1950, Willie B Ray resided in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Willie B Ray married William Vernon Merritt, and had children including William Dwayne Merritt. Willie B Ray passed away in 1979 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Willie B Ray was born in 1917 in Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas, the child of Thomas Mauldin Ray And Ella Mae Brackin.
  • In 1930, Willie B Ray resided in Hickman, Hickman, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1950, Willie B Ray resided in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • Willie B Ray married William Vernon Merritt, and had children including William Dwayne Merritt.
  • Willie B Ray passed away in 1979 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Ray's Ancestors

Self
Willie Ray
1917–1979
Birth Place: Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas
Parents
Thomas Mauldin Ray
1886–1925
Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Ella (Mae) Brackin
1886–1968
Eloise, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Leonard (Blackburn "Buddy" or "Lonnie") Ray
1847–1900
Alabama
Mary (Permelia) Lucy
1861–1897
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
James (Turner Sr) Brackin
1842–1912
Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Tennessee) Perkins
1862–1945
Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ray
1818–1880
Martha Childress
1809–1896
Ferdinand Lucy
1827–1870
Francis Briggs
1825–1870
Henry Brackin
1808–1850
Lucinda Pinkston
1818–
Jesse Perkins
1835–
C Herron
1835–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rea
1790–1857
Robert Childress
1744–1801
Rebecca Bradley
1755–1801
Hartwell Lucey
1797–1880
Martha Evans
1797–1866
Henry Briggs
1786–1860
Nancy Briggs
1802–1845
Henry Brackin
1772–1832
Mary Gilliam
1774–1845
James Pinkston
1776–1845
Lydia Clark
1798–1850
Edward Perkins
1795–1840
Margaret Anglin
1800–1860
Joseph Herron
1804–
Nancy McDANIEL
1805–

Willie Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1917
18 May 1917
Birth of Willie B Ray in Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas
Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 13
Willie B Ray resided here in Hickman, Hickman, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Hickman, Hickman, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Willie B Ray resided here in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Willie B Ray resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1979
18 Apr 1979
Age 62
Death of Willie B Ray in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas
Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1917
    Event Place: Huffman, Mississippi, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hickman, Hickman, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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