Mildred Elaine Ray

Brief Life History of Mildred Elaine

When Mildred Elaine Ray was born on 25 February 1916, in Jerome, Yavapai, Arizona, United States, her father, Milton James Ray, was 23 and her mother, Myrtle Slade, was 21. She married Raymond Monroe Cloer on 24 December 1938, in Jerome, Yavapai, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Supervisorial District 3, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 14 February 1982, in Cottonwood, Yavapai, Arizona, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Cottonwood, Yavapai, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Monroe Cloer
1915–1969
Mildred Elaine Ray
1916–1982
Marriage: 24 December 1938
James Michael Cloer
1942–1943
Jacqueline Rae Cloer Davis
1944–2011
Richard Phil Cloer
1947–2015
Cleveland Andrew Cloer
1948–1993
Sharon Lee Cloer
1949–1997

Sources (33)

  • Mildred E Cloer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mildred Elaine Ray, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
  • Mildred Elaine Ray, "Arizona Marriages, 1865-1949"

World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1917 · Joining the First World War

Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

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 , raa, rae, ray (Old English ) ‘roe deer’, perhaps for a timid person or swift runner. Compare Roe .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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