Joseph "Joe" Ray^[1]

1870 - 1950  (80 years)

• Name	Joseph "Joe" Ray
  Born	2 Apr 1870	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	14 May 1950	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Heart Failure due to Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
  Buried	15 May 1950	Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I156760	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family	Mary J. Hale,   b. 11 May 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jun 1981  (Age 83 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1912	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. James Alfred"Jim" Ray,   b. 15 Jan 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Mar 1986, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 2. Donald Lee "Don" Ray,   b. 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 1996  (Age 80 years)   3. Ruby Ray,   b. 30 Sep 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Aug 1993  (Age 75 years)   4. Samuel Ray,   b. 11 Sep 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 32 years) + 5. Daisy Jane Ray,   b. 8 Aug 1923,   d. 19 Aug 2000, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years) + 6. William Bradford "Brad" Ray,   b. 28 Aug 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 2001  (Age 76 years) + 7. Rosa Ray,   b. 6 Jan 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Oct 2006, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)   8. Alzada Ray,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 20 Aug 2000  (Age ~ 70 years) + 9. Ralph J. Ray,   b. 13 Jan 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 2014, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years) + 10. Grace Ray,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 14 May 2009, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Family ID	F58825	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Apr 1870 - Tennessee Married - 13 Apr 1912 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Heart Failure due to Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease - 14 May 1950 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 15 May 1950 - Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 29 Mar 1986. James Alfred Ray obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Joe Ray Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 66 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 45-10 Family Number: 50 Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Line Number: 76 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3908 Digital Folder Number: 005461350 Image Number: 00297 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Joe Ray M 66 Tennessee Wife Mary Ray F 39 Tennessee Son Samuel Ray M 21 Tennessee Son Bradford Ray M 14 Tennessee Daughter Rosa Ray F 12 Tennessee Elzada Ray F 10 Tennessee Ralph Ray M 8 Tennessee Grace Ray F 5 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 29 Oct 2006. Rosa Gentry obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Joseph Ray Event Type: Death Event Date: 14 May 1950 Event Place: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 80 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYV9-Q8N?cc=1417505&wc=34DW-DP8%3A1580591501 : 1 April 2015), 004184548 > image 1623 of 2526; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Joe Ray Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary Hale Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 13 Apr 1912 Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03323-7 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 1928731 Reference ID: 235