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Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray 1924–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1924

Birth Location: Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 August 1998

Death Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Father: Oren Owens

Mother: Zora Messer

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In 1924, Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray entered the world in Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States, born to Oren Hurbert Hub Owens And Zora Queen Messer. Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray passed away in 1998 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray entered the world in Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States, born to Oren Hurbert Hub Owens And Zora Queen Messer.
  • Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray passed away in 1998 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Willie Ray's Ancestors

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Willie Ray
1924–1998
Birth Place: Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Oren Hurbert Hub Owens
1898–1974
Wilkes, North Carolina
Zora (Queen) Messer
1896–1926
Jonathan's Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Rhuda 'Rudy' Owens - a farmer - WW) I
1877–1948
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
Addie (Cornelia Nellie) Calloway
1879–1955
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Smith Powell
1843–1897
Mary Owens
1836–1877
Joseph Calloway
1856–1931
Susan Anderson
1854–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Powell
1815–1888
Nancy Lenderman
1811–1888
Larkin Owens
1804–1894
NANCY GREER
1803–1850
Elijah Jr.
1803–1866
Nancy Sutherland
1825–1913

Willie Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1924
30 April 1924
Birth of Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray in Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
1998
10 August 1998
Age 74
Death of Willie Boone Owens Corley Ray Maples Ray in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1924
    Event Place: Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1998
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

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