Hubert Ray Massey

Brief Life History of Hubert Ray

When Hubert Ray Massey was born on 13 March 1893, in Acme, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, his father, Lewis Ward Massey, was 25 and his mother, Rosa Belle Cadle, was 24. He married Artemeia May "Artie" Bragg on 19 December 1916, in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in London, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Loudon District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 1 December 1944, in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Hubert Ray Massey
1893–1944
Artemeia May "Artie" Bragg
1894–1958
Marriage: 19 December 1916
Herbert Ray Jr. Massey
1918–1918
Davis Lee Massey
1919–1984
Charles Eugene Massey
1930–1952

Sources (19)

  • H Massie, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Hubert Ray Massey, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Hubert Massey, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew . Compare Mace .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more of several places in Normandy, such as Macey (Manche), Massy (Seine-Maritime), Macé-sur-Orne (Orne), and La Ferté Macé (Orne).

English: variant of Marsay (see Marcey ).

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

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