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Willie James RAY 1926–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Okla

Death Date: 05 Dec 2011

Death Location: Grass Valley, California

Father: JOE RAY

Mother: Mary Evans

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Willie James RAY was born in 1926 in Okla, the child of Joe Ernest Ray And Mary Etter Evans. In 1935, Willie James RAY resided in Rural, Latimer, Oklahoma. In 1940, Willie James RAY resided in Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA. Willie James RAY passed away in 2011 in Grass Valley, California.

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Biography

  • Willie James RAY was born in 1926 in Okla, the child of Joe Ernest Ray And Mary Etter Evans.
  • In 1935, Willie James RAY resided in Rural, Latimer, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Willie James RAY resided in Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Willie James RAY passed away in 2011 in Grass Valley, California.

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Willie RAY's Ancestors

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Willie RAY
1926–2011
Birth Place: Okla
Parents
JOE ERNEST RAY
1893–1976
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Mary (Etter) Evans
1894–1982
Big Flat, Arkansas
Grandparents
L (Jack) Evans
1862–1900
Texas
Nancy (Paralee) Stevens
1873–1972
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Stevens
1839–1914
Martha Rorie
1848–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stevens
1814–1880
Sarah COX
1816–1882
Absalom Rorie
1798–1874
Sarah Meador
1801–1857

Willie RAY's Timeline

4 Records

1926
24 Jul 1926
Birth of Willie James RAY in Okla
Okla
1935
1935
Age 9
Willie James RAY resided here in Rural, Latimer, Oklahoma
Rural, Latimer, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 14
Willie James RAY resided here in Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
2011
05 Dec 2011
Age 85
Death of Willie James RAY in Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Okla
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03304; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 39-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Latimer, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03304; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 39-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cravens, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03304; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 39-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 2011
    Event Place: Grass Valley, California

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