When Elsie Ray was born in 1863, in Worth, Worth, Missouri, United States, her father, Willis Benjamin Ray, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Rowen, was 21. She married Prince Edward Weese in 1877. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Worth, Missouri, United States for about 60 years. She died on 14 September 1940, in Worth, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77.
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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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