Brief Life History of Ray
When Ray Edgell was born on 12 October 1892, in Pine Grove, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Absolam Edgell, was 39 and his mother, Tabitha Jane Shreve, was 38. He married Lucy Cain on 29 September 1915, in New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grant District, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Winfield, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 1 August 1971, in Worthington, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Ray Edgell in household of Tabitha J Edgell, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ray Edgell, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Ray Edgell, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
Spouse and Children
1892–1971 Male
1895–1975 Female
Children (4)
1917– Female
1920–2016 Female
1927–2012 Male
1936–2010 Male
Parents and Siblings
1852–1905 Male
1854–1939 Female
Siblings (10)
1874–1901 Male
1875–1965 Male
1877–1939 Male
1880–1961 Female
1882–1951 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 6
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): variant of Edghill .
English: rarely from the Middle English personal name Eggell (Old English Ecgel), a diminutive of names beginning with Ecg- (from ecg ‘sword’), though this is rare. Alternatively, this name may also derive from the Middle English personal name Eggolf (Old English Ecgwulf, from ecg ‘sword’ + wulf ‘wolf’), though again this is rare.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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