Robert Mack Ray

Brief Life History of Robert Mack

When Robert Mack Ray was born on 28 April 1856, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Clemon Mullen Ray, was 44 and his mother, Narcissa Mary Tucker, was 39. He married Sara Melvina Weaver about 1872, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1880 and District 961, Chattooga, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 16 January 1931, in Lyerly, Chattooga, Georgia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Lyerly, Chattooga, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Mack Ray
1856–1931
Sara Melvina Weaver
1863–1946
Marriage: about 1872
John Alvin Ray
1877–1963
Louanna Ray
1880–1902
Charles A. Ray
1881–1885
Robert B. Ray
1883–1886
Pluma Mae Ray
1886–1962
Beulah Ray
1888–1969
Bessie M Ray
1890–1985
Sarah Melvina Ray
1892–1979
Evelyn Beatrice Ray
1894–1979
Dona Ray
1897–1994
Thomas Smiley Ray
1902–1989
William Louis Ray
1904–1994
Eva Ovell Ray
1907–2001

Sources (11)

  • Mack R Ray, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Robert Mack Ray, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940"
  • Robert Mack Ray in entry for Sarah Melvina Gayler, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

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 , raa, rae, ray (Old English ) ‘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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