Mary Adeline (Ray) Whited (1877 - 1952)

Born 10 Apr 1877 in Swords Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Randolph Whited — married 18 Apr 1899 in Russell County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1952 at about age 74 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, United States

Biography

Mary Adeline Ray was born on April 10, 1877, in Swords Creek, Virginia. She was the daughter of Shadrack Ray and Malinda Delilah Hubbard. She married Larkin Jerome Lawson on August 9, 1894 in Russell County, Virginia, and they had two children during their marriage. After they divorced, she then married Randolph Whited on April 18, 1899 in Russell County. They were farmers and had at least 10 children during their marriage. Mary died in 1952 in Mount Vernon, Ohio, at the age of 75, and was buried in Chesterville, Ohio.

Records

Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 124B; Enumeration District: 071

Name: Mary Ray; Age: 3

Birth Date: Abt 1877; Birthplace: Virginia

Dwelling Number: 10

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: Shadric Ray; Father's Birthplace: Virginia

Mother's Name: Delily Ray; Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas

Household Members Age Relationship

Shadric Ray 28 Self (Head)

Delily Ray 26 Wife

Cosby Jane Ray 12 Daughter

Silas Ray 9 Son

William T. Ray 6 Son

Catherine Ray 4 Daughter

Mary Ray 3 Daughter

Alice Ray 2/12 Daughter

Year: 1899. Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Russell County, Virginia. FHL Film Number: 33850. Reference ID: p 116 line 56. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Name: Mary Ray; Gender: Female

Marital Status: Divorced

Age: 22

Birth Date: 1877; Birth Place: Russell Co.

Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1899; Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia

Bride Previous Husband's Name: Ray

Father: Shade

Mother: Lilla

Spouse: Randolph Whithed

Year: 1900; Census Place: Swords Creek, Russell, Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241727

Name: Mary Whited; Age: 23

Birth Date: Mar 1877; Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Sheet Number: 7; Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 190

Family Number: 122

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Randolph Whited

Marriage Year: 1898; Years Married: 2

Father's Birthplace: Virginia, USA; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Mother: number of living children: 1; Mother: How many children: 1

Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Randolph Whited 25 Head

Mary Whited 23 Wife

Chester Whited 4/12 Son

Rosy E Whited 9 Niece

Year: 1910; Census Place: New Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375661

Name: Mary Whitehead; Age in 1910: 33

Birth Date: 1877; Birthplace: Virginia

House Number: 23

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Randolph Whitehead

Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Native Tongue: English

Occupation: Cook; Industry: Boarding House

Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner

Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Years Married: 10

Number of Children Born: 6; Number of Children Living: 5

Out of Work: N; Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0

Household Members Age Relationship

Randolph Whitehead 36 Head

Mary Whitehead 33 Wife

Rosa Whitehead 13 Daughter

Chester Whitehead 9 Son

Minnie Whitehead 7 Daughter

Stella Whitehead 5 Daughter

Daily Whitehead 2 Son

Year: 1920; Census Place: New Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1913; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 88

Name: Mary Whited; Age: 42

Birth Year: abt 1878; Birthplace: Virginia

Street: Hed of Pins Creek Fork of Robinson Creek

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Randolph Whited

Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Able to Speak English: Yes

Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Randolph Whited 45 Head

Mary Whited 42 Wife

Chester Whited 19 Son

Minnie Whited 17 Daughter

Stella Whited 15 Daughter

Dalley Whited 11 Son

Aragie Whited 9 Daughter

Artemus Whited 7 Son

Dexter Whited 5 Son

Cohan Whited 4 Son

Elmore Whited 0 Son

Year: 1930; Census Place: Pike, Knox, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341560

Name: Mary Whited; Birth Year: abt 1878

Gender: Female; Race: White

Age in 1930: 52; Birthplace: Virginia

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Dwelling Number: 106; Family Number: 106

Age at First Marriage: 22

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Able to Speak English: Yes

Employment: No

Household Members Age Relationship

R W Whited 54 Head

Mary Whited 52 Wife

Daly Whited 21 Son

Aragi? Whited 18 Daughter

Aretmas Whited 17 Son

Dexter Whited 14 Son

Cohan Whited 13 Son

Elmer Whited 10 Son

Columbus Elswich 13 Grandson

U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Mary A. Whited

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1877

Birth Place: Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1952

Death Place: Ohio, United States of America

Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Shadrick W. Ray; Mother: Delilah H. Ray

Spouse: Randolph Whited

Children: Minnie Hawkins, Dale O. Whited, Cohan Leslie Whited, Ada Adams Irvine, Dexter T. Whited, Chester Albert Whited

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Sources

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 124B; Enumeration District: 071

• Year: 1899. Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Russell County, Virginia. FHL Film Number: 33850. Reference ID: p 116 line 56. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Swords Creek, Russell, Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241727

• Year: 1910; Census Place: New Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375661

• Year: 1920; Census Place: New Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1913; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 88

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Pike, Knox, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341560

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