Frank Edward RAY & Ethel R. HARRIS & Georgia K. PIERCE

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Frank Edward RAY
Ethel R. HARRIS
Georgia K. PIERCE

Husband: Frank Edward RAY
Birth: 10 Feb 1889, Athens, McMinn Co., TN
Death: 18 May 1951, Athens, McMinn Co., TN
Disposition: buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Athens, McMinn Co., TN
Occupation: merchant, grocer, butcher
Father: William Lafayette RAY (1856-1934)
Mother: Martha Jane HUNT (1862-1943)

Marriage-1: 8 Jun 1912, McMinn Co., TN

Wife-1: Ethel R. HARRIS
Birth: 1894/5, TN
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Robert L. HARRIS (1868- )
Mother: Rosanne J. __?__ (1866- )

Marriage-2: 7 Jan 1935, McMinn Co., TN

Wife-2: Georgia K. PIERCE
Birth: 7 Jul 1901, TN
Death: 2 Jul 1982
Disposition: buried Riceville Cemetery, Riceville, McMinn Co., TN
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. ca. 1919, Chester A. BRADFORD
Father: William / Willis Edgar PIERCE
Mother: Alice Melissa Belle KYLE

Children with Ethel HARRIS — born in TN:

1. Kathleen RAY, b. 1913; d. 1913
2. Martha Rose RAY, b. 11 Sep 1915; d. Dec 1981, Bradley Co., TN; m. Jack ROGERS (1911-1970)
3. Eugenia RAY, b. 1924/5

Children with Georgia PIERCE:

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Sources:

1a. Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN (online at Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org):

Name Frank Ray

Event Date 08 Jun 1912

Event Place McMinn, Tennessee

Spouse's Name Ethel Harris

Page 70

1b. Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name Frank Roy

Spouse's Name Georgia K. Bradford

Event Date 07 Jan 1935

Event Place McMinn, Tennessee

GS Film # 1012125

Reference ID 432

2. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Frank RAY (æ 11, b. Feb 1889, TN) is living in McMinn Co., TN (p. 243B), with his parents, William L. RAY (æ 43, b. Jul 1856, TN) & Martha J. (æ 36, b. Aug 1852, TN), plus siblings. Ethel HARRIS (æ 7, b. Jan 1893, TN) is living in McMinn Co., TN (p. 277B), with her parents, Robert L. HARRIS (æ 33, b. May 1867, GA) & Rosay (æ 34, b. Jul 1865, TN), plus siblings.

4. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Frank. Ethel R. HARRIS (æ 15, b. TN) is living in McMinn Co., TN (p. 202A), with her parents, Robert L. HARRIS (æ 42, b. GA) & Rosann J. (æ 44, b. TN), plus siblings. Georgia K. PIERCE (æ 8, b. TN) is living in Bradley Co., TN, with her parents (q.v.).

5a. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 31): Henderson Street, Athens City (Ward 2), Civil Dist. 4, McMinn Co., TN, Roll T625_1753, p. 93A, SN 5A, SD 3, ED 54, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 23 25 26

* 401 98 102 Ray Frank E Head O F M W 29 M Y Y TN TN TN Y Transfer

___ Ethel R Wife F W 25 M Y Y TN GA TN Y None

___ Martha R Dau F W 4 8/12 S TN TN TN None

*Henderson Street

5b. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Georgia (PIERCE) BRADFORD (æ 20, b. TN) is living in McMinn Co., TN, with her first husband (q.v.).

6a. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 59): Henderson [Street], Athens City (4th Ward), McMinn Co., TN, Roll 2262, p. 61B, SN 3B, ED 54-12, SD 13, enumerated 3 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30

* 107 63 65 Ray Frank E Head O $1000.00 N M W 38 M 22 N Y TN TN TN Y Merchant Grocery Store E Y N

___ Ethel R Wife F W 34 M 18 N Y TN TN TN Y None

___ Martha R Dau F W 14 S Y Y TN TN TN Y None

___ Eugenia Dau F W 5 S N TN TN TN None

*Henderson

6b. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Widow Georgia (PIERCE) BRADFORD (æ 27, b. TN) and her two children are living in Riceville, McMinn Co., TN, with her parents (q.v.).

7a. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 26): Calhoun Road, Dist. 6, McMinn Co., TN, Roll T627_3915, p. 398B, SN 1B, SD 2, ED 54-25, enumerated 6 May 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

* 14 O 500 Y Ray Frank Head M W 50 M N 8 Tennessee same house Y Y - - - - 80 Butcher Grocery (Store) PW 52 1000 Y 4

___ Georgia Wife F W 37 M N H-2 Tennessee same house Y N N N N H 0 0 N

Bradford Paul Stepson M W 17 S Y H-3 Tennessee same house Y N N N N S 0 0 N

________ David Stepson M W 12 S Y f Tennessee same house Y

*Calhoun Road

7b. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Ethel or the two girls.

8. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name	`Frank Edward Ray`	`Georgia K. Pierce Bradford`	`Georgia Pierce Ray`	`Martha Rogers`
Birth	`10 Feb 1889`	`1901`	`7 Jul 1901`	`1915`
Death	`18 May 1951`	`1982`	`2 Jul 1982`	`1981`
Note			`W/O FRANK (FUNERAL HOME RECORD)`
Burial	`Cedar Grove Cemetery` `Athens, McMinn County, TN`	`Riceville Cemetery` `Riceville, McMinn County, TN`		`Sunset Memorial Gardens` `Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN`
Father		`Willis Edgar Pierce`
Mother		`Alice Kyle Pierce`
Spouse		`Chester A. Bradford`		`Jack Rogers (1911-1970)`
Children	[three listed]	[three listed]
Memorial #	`26876506`	`27336786`	`27337448`	`67869166`

9. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at Ancestry.com):

Name SSN Last Residence Birth Death Issued

Georgia Ray 411-68-4055 Athens, McMinn, TN 37303 7 Jul 1901 Jul 1982 TN

Martha Rogers 415-54-6779 Charleston, Bradley, TN 37310 11 Sep 1915 Dec 1981 TN

10. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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