Joseph Smith Ray was born on 3 August 1811, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. He married Rachel Wheeler Dawson on 20 September 1835, in Mason, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Murphysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 20 July 1883, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Shannon Cemetery, Shannon, Mason, Kentucky, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Ray or Rey, perhaps a pet form of names beginning in Ray or Rey, especially Raymond .
English: nickname from Old French rei ‘king’, denoting someone who behaved in a regal fashion, one with the bearing of a king, or referring to the mock king or lord in festive games and pageants, e.g. at Christmas, May Day, or harvest. Compare Roy and King .
English: nickname from Middle English ræghe (Old English rǣge) ‘female roe deer’ or in northern England more likely northern Middle English rā, raa, rae, ray (Old English rā) ‘roe deer’, perhaps for a timid person or swift runner. Compare Roe .
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