Ray, John Miles

1845 - 1916  (70 years)

• Name	Ray, John Miles
  Birth	3 Nov 1845	Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1860	Copiah, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1880	Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  Census	1900	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  Census	1910	Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [5]
  Find A Grave	Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	50781892
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50781892/john_miles-ray: accessed December 27, 2024), memorial page for John Miles Ray (3 Nov 1845–1 Jan 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50781892, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 46795880).
  _AMTID	122722688976:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	1
  _COLOR1	25
  _FSFTID	K2T6-PZ9
  _UID	FFE02710950A4C8C9F4B6FCE3CC1EEA03FA4
  Death	1 Jan 1916	Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	Section 42 Lot 15/16
  Person ID	I288	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Ray, Doctor Andrew,   b. 12 Feb 1814, South Carolina, United States d. 16 Jul 1871, Mount Vernon, Franklin, Texas, United States (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Wright, Josephine,   b. 15 Dec 1817, Hinds, Mississippi, United States d. 15 Feb 1889, Slocum, Anderson, Texas, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1832	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benton, Althea A.,   b. 6 Sep 1846, Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States d. 23 Jul 1923, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1863
  Children	1. Ray, William Benton,   b. 4 Aug 1866, Copiah, Mississippi, United States d. 12 Dec 1955, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 89 years)   2. Ray, Susan,   b. 27 Feb 1868, Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States d. 23 Dec 1903, Rocky Springs, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States (Age 35 years)   3. Ray, John Henry,   b. 14 May 1870, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States d. 6 Feb 1901, Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States (Age 30 years)   4. Ray, Joseph Benton Sr,   b. 5 May 1877, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States d. 6 Nov 1943, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 66 years)   5. Ray, Eppie L,   b. 13 Nov 1878, Copiah, Mississippi, United States d. 20 Aug 1887, Rocky Springs, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States (Age 8 years)   6. Ray, Solomon Causey Sr,   b. 7 Aug 1881, Copiah, Mississippi, United States d. 22 Nov 1943, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States (Age 62 years)   7. Ray, Laura T.,   b. 22 May 1885, Utica, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States d. 31 Mar 1936, Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, United States (Age 50 years)   8. Ray, Lucy Aline,   b. 22 May 1885, Utica, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States d. 14 May 1937, Hinds, Mississippi, United States (Age 51 years)   9. Ray, Roderick Gambrell,   b. 15 Jul 1887, Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States d. 15 Apr 1956, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Nov 1845 - Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States Census - 1850 - Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States Census - 1860 - Copiah, Mississippi, United States Census - 1880 - Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Census - 1910 - Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Find A Grave - 50781892 - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Death - 1 Jan 1916 - Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Burial - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Ray, John Miles". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I288&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).