When Calista Maxwell Ray was born on 21 January 1853, in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States, her father, Joseph Ray, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Catherine Stanford, was 16. She married John Carroll Ferguson Jr. on 8 January 1871, in Carrollton, Carroll, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1900 and Speegleville, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 15 February 1933, in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States.
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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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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