Gray, Ray Dean

1927 - 1995  (68 years)

• Name	Gray, Ray Dean
  Birth	3 Feb 1927	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 10b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 05b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 10, page 05b
  Occupation	Oil Field Casing Puller  [1]
  Reference Number	GRAY.R001
  _FGRAVE	26562334
  Death	3 May 1995	Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois   [1, 2, 5]
  Funeral	6 May 1995	Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [2]
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Burial	6 May 1995	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I155	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Gray, Henry Lewis,   b. 24 Apr 1894, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Sep 1968, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Payne, Maude May,   b. 3 Dec 1895, Martin County, Indiana d. 29 May 1983, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1914	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laycoax, Barbara Elberta,   b. 29 Mar 1916, Illinois d. 4 Jan 2003, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1959  [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 8 months - She : 43 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Feb 1927 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 3 May 1995 - Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois Funeral - 6 May 1995 - Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 6 May 1995 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Gray, Ray Dean

  
  

• Notes

  Ray Dean was a member of Sailor Springs Baptist Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois

  
  

• Sources

  [S298] Obituary, Gray, Ray Dean, none. (Reliability: 2). [S299] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gray, Ray Dean, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26562334/ray-dean-gray), none. (Reliability: 2). [S50] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S51] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S53] Steve and Betty Stanford, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Gray Family Tree", 27 Jan 2019, 5:37pm, (Steve and Betty Stanford, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Gray Family Tree", 27 Jan 2019, 5:37pm), none. (Reliability: 2). [S54] https://www.findagrave.com/, Obituary, Gray, Maude M., 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24197164/maude_mary-gray), none. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00630?pid=14757672&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2). [S14351] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Gray, Henry and Payne, Maude M., Volume 004, Page 0292, License #00000120, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2). [S14352] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Richland County Marriages, 1840-1915, Grooms Book, Page #132, (Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), November 15, 1993), Page #132, none. (Reliability: 3).