Asa Rex McRay

Brief Life History of Asa Rex

When Asa Rex McRay was born on 24 October 1888, in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States, his father, James Elliot McRay, was 45 and his mother, Emma Jane McKeel, was 32. He married Mette Kirstine Caroline Sorensen on 20 February 1911, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 November 1918, in Dolores, Montezuma, Colorado, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Dolores, Montezuma, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asa Rex McRay
1888–1918
Mette Kirstine Caroline Sorensen
1894–1957
Marriage: 20 February 1911
Eva Bell McRay
1915–2002
James R McRay
1916–1939
Edith M McRay
1918–2005

Sources (9)

  • Rex A Mcray in household of James E Mcray, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Rex Mc Ray, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • Asa Rex Mcray, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1889

Historical Boundaries: 1889: Montezuma, Colorado, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McRae .

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

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