John
Benjamin
Ray
aka Raye
Born in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Gertrude Amelia (Smith) Nicewarner
— married
25 Dec 1874 in Piedmont, Mineral, West Virginia, United States
Father of
Unnamed Ray, Rachel Virginia Pearl (Ray) Floyd, Charles Perkins Harry (Ray) Raye and Walter P. Ray
Died
at age 44
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2021
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Biography
John was a son of William Ray. He married Amelia G. Smith in 1874.[1] They had four children. John passed away in 1892.
Sources
- ↑ Mineral County, West Virginia, Marriage Registration of John B. Ray and Amelia G. Smith, 25 December 1874, page 18, line 42, Piedmont]
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGH-JRZ : 29 May 2021), Benjamin Ray in entry for Taywell Mowbry, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR3-LGG : 20 February 2021), John B Ray, Central, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 73, sheet 305A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,388.
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