Ray Challacombe

Male7 July 1928–10 July 1997

Brief Life History of Ray

When Ray Challacombe was born on 7 July 1928, in Edwards, Peoria, Illinois, United States, his father, Wilbur Challacombe, was 26 and his mother, Leta Mae Allen, was 25. He married Dorothy Mae Felton in January 1949, in Dunlap, Peoria, Illinois, United States. He lived in New Haven, Adams, Wisconsin, United States in 1950. He died on 10 July 1997, in Dunlap, Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Dunlap, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ray Challacombe
1928–1997
Dorothy Mae Felton
1927–1994
Marriage: January 1949

Sources (6)

  • Ray A Challacombe, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ray Archie Challacombe, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ray Challacombe, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    January 1949Dunlap, Peoria, Illinois, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1929

    Age 1

    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    1932 · The Miners Union

    Age 4

    After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.

    1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

    Age 19

    The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Challacombe in Devon.

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

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