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Raymond Ferril Bales (1920 - 2014)

Raymond Ferril (Ray) "Tailspin Bales" Bales
Born in Burkburnett, Texasmap
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Husband of — married 23 Mar 1968 in Knox County, Texasmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 94 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United Statesmap
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Research Notes

Nickname Tailspin Bales from obituary.

Biography

Ray Bales served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 3 Apr 1941
Unit(s): paratrooper in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division
Service ended: 16 Jul 1945

Raymond Ferill Bales, son of Thomas Watson Bales and Ora A Isabel, was born in Texas in 1920. He married Mattie Bell Clark in 1968. The couple had 3 children.

Children: Steve Bales of Aledo, TX; daughter, Lori Whitney of Cambridge, MN; stepdaughter, Toni Nelson of Cambridge, MN; granddaughter, Kristi Ibarra of North Richland Hills; and grandson, Eric Bowes of Azle.

The 1930 U.S. census lists Thomas W Bales, 33, pumper, oil field; Ora Bales, 34; and son Ferrill Bales, 10; living On Golden Lane Road in Limestone, Texas.

The 1940 U.S. census lists T W Bales, 42, pumper, oil production; Ora Bales, 44, exas; Ferril Bales, 20, son; and Dolores Jean Bales 8, daughter; in Limestone, Texas.

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Raymond Bales
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1917
Death Date: 25 Jun 1998
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 449241199
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 3 Apr 1941
Release Date 1: 16 Jul 1945

Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 Name: Raymond Bales
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1917
Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1968
Marriage Place: Knox, Texas, USA
Spouse: Mattie Bell Clark
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 56

Sources

  • Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002. 18:57, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
  • Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. 21:55, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 21:55, 10 July 2017 (EDT)




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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ray by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
  • John Bales Find Relationship : Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT12689, MitoYDNA ID T11518 [compare]
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