Ashford Ray

M, #140801, b. December 1836, d. 15 December 1922
Ashford Ray.
Picture Source: TimothyR71
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Family:

Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Children:

Clement Gillespie Ray 'Clem'+ b. 23 May 1860, d. 2 Mar 1939
Nash G. Ray b. 1862
Alice Jane Ray+ b. 1864
Hector McNeill Ray+ b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Charles Delroy Ray b. 1 Sep 1867, d. 28 Jan 1944
Mirinda Ray b. 1869
Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern'+ b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mary Ray b. 1872
Edmund Ray b. 1877

Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny'

F, #140802, b. 21 April 1837, d. 8 March 1914
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Arnold Owen b. 1806, d. 1893
Mother: Charlotte G. Hall b. 1809, d. 1877

Family:

Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922

Children:

Clement Gillespie Ray 'Clem'+ b. 23 May 1860, d. 2 Mar 1939
Nash G. Ray b. 1862
Alice Jane Ray+ b. 1864
Hector McNeill Ray+ b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Charles Delroy Ray b. 1 Sep 1867, d. 28 Jan 1944
Mirinda Ray b. 1869
Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern'+ b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mary Ray b. 1872
Edmund Ray b. 1877

Clement Gillespie Ray 'Clem'

M, #140803, b. 23 May 1860, d. 2 March 1939
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Family:

Sarah Jeanette Jackson b. 3 Mar 1863, d. 23 Jun 1931

Children:

George Washington Ray b. 1882, d. 1961
Nancy Jane Ray+ b. 1886, d. 1935
Sophia Jean Ray+ b. 23 May 1888, d. 6 Apr 1949
Mary Elizabeth Ray 'Lizzie' b. 7 Jan 1889, d. 25 Jan 1923
Albert Nicholson Ray+ b. 22 Dec 1890, d. 28 Jun 1968
Arthur Lacy Ray+ b. 15 Apr 1895, d. 12 Oct 1972
Burton Lee Ray+ b. 1 Oct 1906, d. 20 Feb 1984

Nash G. Ray

M, #140804, b. 1862
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: Nash G. Ray was born in 1862.

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Alice Jane Ray

F, #140805, b. 1864
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Family:

John Cameron Clifton b. 1859

Children:

Lee Ila Clifton b. 1882, d. 1965
Rufus Willard Clifton b. 1884, d. 1968
Harry McN. Clifton b. 1886
Merinda L. Clifton b. 1889
Sloan Clifton b. 1893
Thomas Silas Clifton b. 1894, d. 1930

Charles Delroy Ray

M, #140806, b. 1 September 1867, d. 28 January 1944
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016
  • Birth*: Charles Delroy Ray was born on 1 Sep 1867 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Death*: He died on 28 Jan 1944 at age 76.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Bladen County, NC. Sykes Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Mirinda Ray

F, #140807, b. 1869
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: Mirinda Ray was born in 1869.

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Mary Ray

F, #140809, b. 1872
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: Mary Ray was born in 1872.

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Edmund Ray

M, #140810, b. 1877
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: Edmund Ray was born in 1877.

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Roscoe Tolar Ray

M, #140811, b. 11 July 1891, d. 27 October 1917
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

Margaret Christine Culbreth b. 25 Oct 1891, d. 17 Dec 1976

Gladden Corbitt Ray

M, #140812, b. 22 September 1892, d. 20 June 1947
Gravestone
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Thomas Chaffin Ray

M, #140813, b. 28 May 1894, d. 15 February 1949
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

Annie Ruth Case b. 1904

Child:

Thomas Franklin Ray b. 1937, d. 1974

Bond Sedberry Ray

M, #140814, b. 18 April 1896, d. 8 November 1966
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

Esther Bradford b. 10 Sep 1901, d. 1 Apr 1969

Children:

Hector Eli Ray b. 1919, d. 1980
Dorothy Evelyn Ray b. 1921, d. 1995
Paul Archie Ray , Sr. b. 1925, d. 2013

Alphonso Ray

M, #140815, b. May 1898
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

Daisy Florence Hales b. 1902, d. 1995

Children:

Hazel M. Ray b. 1923, d. 2005
Ruth Ray b. 1925, d. 2005
William Lacy Ray b. 1928, d. 2008
James Kenneth Ray b. 1935, d. 1991

Tama Estelle Ray1

F, #140816, b. 3 January 1900
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

Elbert Herman Hall , Sr. b. 1894, d. 1956

Child:

Thomas McRae Hall b. 1923, d. 1981

Citations

  1. Tamer?

Lala Ray

F, #140817, b. 18 March 1903, d. 22 February 1951
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

Henry Charles Heath b. 27 May 1896, d. 10 Jan 1974

Children:

Gladden Henry Heath 'Skeet'+ b. 19 Oct 1923, d. 11 Jan 1997
Marion Gainey Heath b. 17 Aug 1925, d. 11 Jul 1949
Harold Geddie Heath b. 6 Jan 1928, d. 22 Sep 1990
Jack McIver Heath+ b. 8 Jan 1930, d. 7 Jun 2002

Henry Charles Heath

M, #140818, b. 27 May 1896, d. 10 January 1974
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Family:

Lala Ray b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 22 Feb 1951

Children:

Gladden Henry Heath 'Skeet'+ b. 19 Oct 1923, d. 11 Jan 1997
Marion Gainey Heath b. 17 Aug 1925, d. 11 Jul 1949
Harold Geddie Heath b. 6 Jan 1928, d. 22 Sep 1990
Jack McIver Heath+ b. 8 Jan 1930, d. 7 Jun 2002

Gladden Henry Heath 'Skeet'

M, #140819, b. 19 October 1923, d. 11 January 1997
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Henry Charles Heath b. 27 May 1896, d. 10 Jan 1974
Mother: Lala Ray b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 22 Feb 1951

Family:

Doris Lavelle Broughton b. 23 Apr 1928, d. 17 Jan 1991

Marion Gainey Heath

M, #140820, b. 17 August 1925, d. 11 July 1949
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Henry Charles Heath b. 27 May 1896, d. 10 Jan 1974
Mother: Lala Ray b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 22 Feb 1951

Harold Geddie Heath

M, #140821, b. 6 January 1928, d. 22 September 1990
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Henry Charles Heath b. 27 May 1896, d. 10 Jan 1974
Mother: Lala Ray b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 22 Feb 1951

Jack McIver Heath

M, #140822, b. 8 January 1930, d. 7 June 2002
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Henry Charles Heath b. 27 May 1896, d. 10 Jan 1974
Mother: Lala Ray b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 22 Feb 1951

Family:

Children:

James McIver Heath
Ronald Young Heath+ b. 2 Nov 1953, d. 18 Nov 2004

James McIver Heath

M, #140824
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018
  • Death*: James McIver Heath died at SC.
  • Birth*: He was born.

Parents:

Father: Jack McIver Heath b. 8 Jan 1930, d. 7 Jun 2002

Ronald Young Heath

M, #140828, b. 2 November 1953, d. 18 November 2004
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Jack McIver Heath b. 8 Jan 1930, d. 7 Jun 2002

Gayland Bill Ray 'Bill'

M, #140833, b. 4 May 1904, d. 11 September 1976
Last Edited: 2 Oct 2022

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

John Irvin Ray 'Duke'

M, #140834, b. 25 January 1906, d. 16 January 1972
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Clyde Ray

F, #140835, b. 25 December 1908, d. 9 April 1964
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Hector McNeill Ray b. 26 Nov 1865, d. 18 Jan 1937
Mother: Heba Estelle Virginia Cain 'Estelle' b. 16 Mar 1873, d. 5 Sep 1949

Family:

James Wilton Bray b. 27 Jul 1909, d. 16 Mar 1967

James Wilton Bray

M, #140836, b. 27 July 1909, d. 16 March 1967
Gravestone
Photograph by Picasa
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Family:

Clyde Ray b. 25 Dec 1908, d. 9 Apr 1964

Sarah Jeanette Jackson

F, #140840, b. 3 March 1863, d. 23 June 1931
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: George Washington Jackson , Sr. b. 1832, d. 1907
Mother: Ann Sophia Davis b. 1836, d. 1907

Family:

Clement Gillespie Ray 'Clem' b. 23 May 1860, d. 2 Mar 1939

Children:

George Washington Ray b. 1882, d. 1961
Nancy Jane Ray+ b. 1886, d. 1935
Sophia Jean Ray+ b. 23 May 1888, d. 6 Apr 1949
Mary Elizabeth Ray 'Lizzie' b. 7 Jan 1889, d. 25 Jan 1923
Albert Nicholson Ray+ b. 22 Dec 1890, d. 28 Jun 1968
Arthur Lacy Ray+ b. 15 Apr 1895, d. 12 Oct 1972
Burton Lee Ray+ b. 1 Oct 1906, d. 20 Feb 1984

Margaret Christine Culbreth

F, #140841, b. 25 October 1891, d. 17 December 1976
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Family 1:

Roscoe Tolar Ray b. 11 Jul 1891, d. 27 Oct 1917

Family 2:

William Frederick Hughes b. 11 Jun 1891, d. 10 Dec 1975

William Frederick Hughes

M, #140842, b. 11 June 1891, d. 10 December 1975
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015

Family:

Margaret Christine Culbreth b. 25 Oct 1891, d. 17 Dec 1976

Esther Bradford

F, #140843, b. 10 September 1901, d. 1 April 1969
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2018

Family:

Bond Sedberry Ray b. 18 Apr 1896, d. 8 Nov 1966

Children:

Hector Eli Ray b. 1919, d. 1980
Dorothy Evelyn Ray b. 1921, d. 1995
Paul Archie Ray , Sr. b. 1925, d. 2013

Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern'1

M, #140844, b. 21 October 1870, d. 31 December 1938
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Dec 2018

Parents:

Father: Ashford Ray b. Dec 1836, d. 15 Dec 1922
Mother: Penelope Adeline Owen 'Adeline' 'Penny' b. 21 Apr 1837, d. 8 Mar 1914

Family:

Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Children:

Leon Burnice Ray+ b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Otis Franklin Ray+ b. 16 Mar 1900, d. 21 Apr 1961
Geddie Lamb Ray+ b. 12 Aug 1902, d. 27 Jan 1970
Nora Kate Ray b. 30 Sep 1904, d. 2000
Roberta Ray b. c 1908, d. 18 Jan 1978
Carrie Bell Ray b. 28 Oct 1908, d. 23 Oct 1997
Walter McCall Ray b. 13 Jan 1912, d. 2 Jun 1969
David Carl Ray b. 5 Nov 1914, d. 3 Dec 1969

Citations

  1. Mitchel B. Ray from gravestone.

Leon Burnice Ray1

M, #140845, b. 31 December 1898, d. 28 October 1970
Martha and Leon Ray.
Picture Source: Nancy Ray Smith.
WWII Draft Card.
WWI Draft Card.
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Family:

Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Children:

William Mitchell Ray 'Mitchell' b. 11 Feb 1919, d. 20 Dec 2004
Mirian Beatrice Ray 'Beatrice'+ b. 11 Sep 1921, d. 15 Feb 1950
Horace Clifton Ray b. 1924, d. 15 Mar 1930
Ernest Leon Burnice Ray+ b. 6 Aug 1926, d. 9 Aug 1993
Emory Ray b. 12 Jan 1929, d. 29 Oct 1994
David Malloy Ray+ b. 2 Sep 1935, d. 6 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. Name Source: Nancy Ray Smith.

Otis Franklin Ray

M, #140846, b. 16 March 1900, d. 21 April 1961
Gravestone
Last Edited: 11 Sep 2020

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Family:

Mattie Elizabeth Hudson 'Mattie' b. 15 Jun 1902, d. 30 Mar 1980

Children:

James Elmo Ray+ b. 12 Oct 1922, d. 29 Jun 1993
Theadore Burniss Ray 'Ted' b. 23 Aug 1924, d. 6 Jun 2013
Valton Laylon Ray b. 7 Dec 1926, d. 29 May 2001
William Darrell Franklin Ray b. 1929
Nadine Elizabeth Ray b. 1932
Frederick Donald Ray b. 1936

Nora Kate Ray

F, #140847, b. 30 September 1904, d. 2000
Last Edited: 9 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: Nora Kate Ray was born on 30 Sep 1904 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Death*: She died in 2000.

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Geddie Lamb Ray

M, #140848, b. 12 August 1902, d. 27 January 1970
Gravestone. Picture Source: Janet Maude Ray Dixon.
Photograph by Picasa
Last Edited: 1 Dec 2018

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Family:

Pearl Maude Brigman b. 18 Sep 1903, d. 13 Nov 1975

Children:

Eugene Brigman Ray b. 27 May 1930, d. 3 Jul 2013
Shirley Anne Ray b. 28 Feb 1936, d. 16 Jun 2003

Roberta Ray

F, #140849, b. circa 1908, d. 18 January 1978
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015
  • Marriage*: Roberta Ray married ?? Tillery.
  • Birth*: Roberta Ray was born circa 1908 at Bladen County, NC.
  • Death*: She died on 18 Jan 1978.

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Family:

Carrie Bell Ray

F, #140850, b. 28 October 1908, d. 23 October 1997
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016
  • Birth*: Carrie Bell Ray was born on 28 Oct 1908 at Cumberland County, NC.
  • Marriage*: She married ?? Priest.
  • Death*: Carrie Bell Ray died on 23 Oct 1997 at age 88.

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Family:

Walter McCall Ray

M, #140851, b. 13 January 1912, d. 2 June 1969
Gravestone
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

David Carl Ray

M, #140852, b. 5 November 1914, d. 3 December 1969
Gravestone
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: Mitchell Burnice Ray 'Bern' b. 21 Oct 1870, d. 31 Dec 1938
Mother: Mamie Gray Jane Cain b. 25 Aug 1875, d. 7 Jun 1967

Martha Andrew Prevatte

F, #140853, b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 June 1988
Martha and Leon Ray.
Picture Source: Nancy Ray Smith.
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: English Malloy Prevatte b. 23 Feb 1865, d. 3 Jun 1943
Mother: Ellon M. ?? b. Apr 1875

Family:

Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970

Children:

William Mitchell Ray 'Mitchell' b. 11 Feb 1919, d. 20 Dec 2004
Mirian Beatrice Ray 'Beatrice'+ b. 11 Sep 1921, d. 15 Feb 1950
Horace Clifton Ray b. 1924, d. 15 Mar 1930
Ernest Leon Burnice Ray+ b. 6 Aug 1926, d. 9 Aug 1993
Emory Ray b. 12 Jan 1929, d. 29 Oct 1994
David Malloy Ray+ b. 2 Sep 1935, d. 6 Apr 2012

?? Tillery

M, #140854
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015

Family:

Roberta Ray b. c 1908, d. 18 Jan 1978

?? Priest

M, #140855
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Family:

Carrie Bell Ray b. 28 Oct 1908, d. 23 Oct 1997

William Mitchell Ray 'Mitchell'

M, #140856, b. 11 February 1919, d. 20 December 2004
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Mother: Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Mirian Beatrice Ray 'Beatrice'

F, #140857, b. 11 September 1921, d. 15 February 1950
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Mother: Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Family:

Willie Hartford Herring b. 30 Jul 1920, d. 26 Sep 2010

Children:

Bernice Franklin Herring b. 25 May 1941, d. 27 Sep 1988
Janice Ray Herring b. 12 Feb 1947, d. 30 Oct 1988

Ernest Leon Burnice Ray

M, #140858, b. 6 August 1926, d. 9 August 1993
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Mother: Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Emory Ray

M, #140859, b. 12 January 1929, d. 29 October 1994
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Mother: Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

David Malloy Ray

M, #140861, b. 2 September 1935, d. 6 April 2012
David Ray
Last Edited: 17 Apr 2015
  • Biography*: David Maloy Ray, age 76, of Smithfield, died on Friday, April 6, 2012 at his home. Born in Halifax County on September 2, 1935, he was the son of the late Leon Bernice and Martha Andrew Ray. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Marie Annette Ray. Mr. Ray graduated from Smith's High School in Lumberton and retired as a Quality Control Manager with Burlington Industries. He was a member of Unity Free Will Baptist Church and was a North Carolina National Guard veteran.Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:00 PM in Unity Free Will Baptist Church, 104 W. Langdon Avenue in Smithfield with burial following in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church Sunday from 6 to 8 PM.Surviving are his wife, Marie Ivey Ray; daughters, Sheila Beatrice Ray of Bryson City, Renee Ray Allen of Clayton, Paulette Marie Harris; seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Unity Free Will Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1012, Smithfield, NC 27577.
  • Birth*: David Malloy Ray was born on 2 Sep 1935 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, NC.
  • Death*: He died on 6 Apr 2012 at Smithfield, NC, at age 76.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Smithfield, NC. Sunset Memorial Park.

Parents:

Father: Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Mother: Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Family:

English Malloy Prevatte

M, #140862, b. 23 February 1865, d. 3 June 1943
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015
  • Marriage*: English Malloy Prevatte married Ellon M. ??
  • Birth*: English Malloy Prevatte was born on 23 Feb 1865 at NC.
  • Death*: He died on 3 Jun 1943 at age 78.

Family:

Ellon M. ?? b. Apr 1875

Child:

Martha Andrew Prevatte+ b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Ellon M. ??

F, #140863, b. April 1875
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015

Family:

English Malloy Prevatte b. 23 Feb 1865, d. 3 Jun 1943

Child:

Martha Andrew Prevatte+ b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Horace Clifton Ray1

M, #140864, b. 1924, d. 15 March 1930
Last Edited: 5 Dec 2016

Parents:

Father: Leon Burnice Ray b. 31 Dec 1898, d. 28 Oct 1970
Mother: Martha Andrew Prevatte b. 28 May 1901, d. 22 Jun 1988

Citations

  1. Name Source: Nancy Ray Smith.
    Name of Harris Ray on the death certificate is a mistake.

Willie Hartford Herring

M, #140866, b. 30 July 1920, d. 26 September 2010
Last Edited: 25 Oct 2022

Parents:

Father: John Franklin Herring b. 2 Sep 1881, d. 11 Aug 1966
Mother: Jimmie Malissa Smith b. 1884, d. 1971

Family 1:

Mirian Beatrice Ray 'Beatrice' b. 11 Sep 1921, d. 15 Feb 1950

Children:

Bernice Franklin Herring b. 25 May 1941, d. 27 Sep 1988
Janice Ray Herring b. 12 Feb 1947, d. 30 Oct 1988

Family 2:

Yvonne Brisson b. 1929, d. 2018

Janice Ray Herring

F, #140867, b. 12 February 1947, d. 30 October 1988
Last Edited: 10 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Willie Hartford Herring b. 30 Jul 1920, d. 26 Sep 2010
Mother: Mirian Beatrice Ray 'Beatrice' b. 11 Sep 1921, d. 15 Feb 1950

Bernice Franklin Herring

M, #140868, b. 25 May 1941, d. 27 September 1988
Last Edited: 25 Oct 2022

Parents:

Father: Willie Hartford Herring b. 30 Jul 1920, d. 26 Sep 2010
Mother: Mirian Beatrice Ray 'Beatrice' b. 11 Sep 1921, d. 15 Feb 1950

Family:

June Lydia Wagner b. 2 May 1943, d. 5 Apr 2002

William Franklin Sheeley

M, #140871, b. 16 April 1924, d. 7 July 1944
Last Edited: 29 Jan 2018
  • Birth*: William Franklin Sheeley was born on 16 Apr 1924 at FL.
  • Death*: He died on 7 Jul 1944 at Ardennes, France, at age 20.

Parents:

Father: Alford Jacob Sheeley b. 12 Oct 1900, d. 17 Feb 1971
Mother: Lucille Evangeline Cain b. 14 May 1904, d. 17 Oct 1991

Edith Genevieve Sheeley

F, #140872, b. 6 September 1927, d. 12 April 2004
Last Edited: 29 Jan 2018

Parents:

Father: Alford Jacob Sheeley b. 12 Oct 1900, d. 17 Feb 1971
Mother: Lucille Evangeline Cain b. 14 May 1904, d. 17 Oct 1991

Family:

Leroy Brown b. 10 Oct 1922, d. 13 Jan 1978

Child:

William Haywood Brown b. 6 Jan 1951, d. 9 Sep 2005

Michael Easter , Sr.

M, #140879, d. circa 1793
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015
  • Biography*: Will of Michael Easter
    In the name of God Amen, I Michael Ester of the State of North Carolina and county of Rown, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say: Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:

    First, I give and bequeath to my wife, July Eater, my bed and bedding and the half of my household furniture and two cows and to live on the place during her widowhood and she is to keep the three youngest children, George and Henrey and John, under her direction till of age, and after my just debts are paid and my funeral charge is paid then I give and bequeath to my two sons, Michael Ester and Peter Ester, my land and to help maintain their mother and their three youngest brothers as long as she remains a widow, and after my death the rest of my estate to be appraised by two freeholders and the widow to have the third part of my estate and then the rest to be equally divided between my five sons namely, Michael Easter and Peter Ester and George Ester and Henrey Easter and John Ester, I give and bequeath my land, and I give to my daughter Elizabeth one cow and I give and bequeath to my daughter Cathrine one cow and I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecka two heifers and Michael to have the brown horse and Peter to have the sorrel mare and the remainder of my moveable estate to be appraised and equally devised between all my children. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disavow all and every other former Testament, Will, Legatee, bequests and executors by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed, rectified, and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three. ... 1783. Signed sealed published and pronounced, declared by the said Michael Ester as his last will and testament. In the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.
    William Finburn                Michael ( X ) Ester
    George Hege Jun.

    I likewise appoint my friend and loving wife and Henrey Hegey to be my whole and sole executors of this my last Will and Testament.
    (Rowan Co., N. C. , Will Book C, page 282)

    7 May 1793. Will of Michael Esther proved by George Hege. Henry Hege, one of the executors, qualified. (Court Minutes, p. 536)

    6 Aug. 1793. Account of Sales of Mikael Esther's estate admitted to the record. (Court Minutes, p. 540)

    There is no record of July (Julie ?) Easter, wife of Michael, Sr. The only mention of her is in his will.
  • Birth*: Michael Easter , Sr. was born.
  • Marriage*: He married July ??
  • Death*: Michael Easter , Sr. died circa 1793.

Family:

July ??

Children:

Michael Easter , Jr.+ b. 1760, d. 15 Apr 1821
Peter Easter b. c 1762
Elizabeth Easter b. c 1765
Catherine Easter b. c 1767
Rebecka Easter b. c 1768
George Easter b. c 1770
Henry Easter b. c 1772, d. c 1825
John Easter b. c 1774

July ??

F, #140880
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Family:

Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793

Children:

Michael Easter , Jr.+ b. 1760, d. 15 Apr 1821
Peter Easter b. c 1762
Elizabeth Easter b. c 1765
Catherine Easter b. c 1767
Rebecka Easter b. c 1768
George Easter b. c 1770
Henry Easter b. c 1772, d. c 1825
John Easter b. c 1774

Peter Easter

M, #140881, b. circa 1762
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015
  • Marriage*: Peter Easter married Elinder ??
  • Birth*: Peter Easter was born circa 1762.

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

Family:

Elinder ??

F, #140882
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Family:

Peter Easter b. c 1762

Elizabeth Easter

F, #140883, b. circa 1765
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: Elizabeth Easter was born circa 1765.

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

Catherine Easter

F, #140884, b. circa 1767
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

John Henry Brinly Brinkley?

M, #140885
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Family:

Rebecka Easter

F, #140886, b. circa 1768
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

Family:

Richard Robison

M, #140887
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Family:

Rebecka Easter b. c 1768

George Easter

M, #140888, b. circa 1770
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: George Easter was born circa 1770.

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

Henry Easter

M, #140889, b. circa 1772, d. circa 1825
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

John Easter

M, #140890, b. circa 1774
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2015
  • Birth*: John Easter was born circa 1774.

Parents:

Father: Michael Easter , Sr. d. c 1793
Mother: July ??

Claude Wade Cranford , Sr.

M, #140898
Last Edited: 15 Mar 2015

Family:

Sallie Lenora Sells

Child:

Claude Wade Cranford , Jr. 'Red'+ b. 25 Mar 1928, d. 10 Apr 2001

Sallie Lenora Sells

F, #140899
Last Edited: 15 Mar 2015

Family:

Claude Wade Cranford , Sr.

Child:

Claude Wade Cranford , Jr. 'Red'+ b. 25 Mar 1928, d. 10 Apr 2001