Brief Life History of Varina Lee
When Varina Lee Ray was born on 17 January 1864, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, her father, Thomas A Ray, was 34 and her mother, Sophia Byers, was 29. She lived in Montana, United States in 1870 and School District 1 Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States in 1940. She died on 27 June 1940, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Forest Vale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Varina L Ray, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
- Varina L Ray in household of Daisy Ray, "United States Census, 1940"
- Vararina Ray in household of Thos A Ray, "United States Census, 1900"
Parents and Siblings
1829–1905 Male
1835–1895 Female
Siblings (14)
1855–1855 Male
1856–1856 Male
1857–1931 Female
1857– Female
1858–1937 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1866 · Camp Cooke
Age 2
1886
Age 22
Name Meaning
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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