James Ray Rasco (1939 - 2017)

Born 11 Mar 1939 in Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of John Carl Rasco and Edna Mae Kenney

Died 4 Sep 2017 at age 78 in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1939. He was the son of John Rasco and Edna Kenney. He passed away in 2017. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [1]

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Don Ray Rasco Rasco-181, FTDNA kit #58781, and his 4th cousin, James Ray Rasco Rasco-191, FTDNA kit #68215, match at a Genetic Distance of 3 on 111 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA William Rasco b1750-d1806. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 7 generations is 81.76% and within the last 9 generations is 92.77%.

• note: James Ray Rasco connects to William Rasco b1750-d1806 via two lines starting at his great grandfather John Hampton Rasco & great grandmother Mary Elizabeth Darlisca Rasco, they were 1st cousin, who were married to each other.

• THE RASCO FAMILY TREE ROOTS AND BRANCHES - The Descendants of Rachel Harrell and William Rasco, Tennessee Valley Publishing, PO Box, 52527, Knoxville, TN 37950-2527, 1994, ISBN 94-67988

The Rasco Family Tree Knoxville, TN: Tennessee Valley Publishing, 1994.