Ray, Joseph Benton Sr

1877 - 1943  (66 years)

• Name	Ray, Joseph Benton
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	5 May 1877	Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States
  	Moved to Utica, Mississippi while still a young boy There is no city mention
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1910	Lamourie, Rapides, Louisiana, United States   [2]
  	Sheet 26a
  Census	1920	Hemmingway, Carroll, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	Sheet 15A
  Find A Grave	Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	50781934
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50781934/joseph_benton-ray: accessed June 26, 2025), memorial page for Joseph Benton Ray Sr. (5 May 1877–6 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50781934, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 46795880).
  Death	6 Nov 1943	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States   [5]
  Obituary	8 Nov 1943	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States   [6]
  	Page 15
  _AMTID	122722689197:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	21
  _COLOR1	13
  _FSFTID	MW8V-PLQ
  _UID	8A46E42879424DC591A67EF2DB6E9875A6C6
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	Section 42 Lot 15/16
  Person ID	I490	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Ray, John Miles,   b. 3 Nov 1845, Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States d. 1 Jan 1916, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Young, Annie Laura,   b. 18 Nov 1876   d. 29 Dec 1971 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	1903
  Children	1. Ray, Lucile,   b. 6 Jul 1906, Lamourie, Rapides, Louisiana, United States d. 6 Sep 1917, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 11 years)   2. Ray, Joseph Benton Jr,   b. 2 Jan 1918   d. 30 Nov 2003, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 May 1877 - Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States Census - 1880 - Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Census - Sheet 26a - 1910 - Lamourie, Rapides, Louisiana, United States Census - Sheet 15A - 1920 - Hemmingway, Carroll, Mississippi, United States Find A Grave - 50781934 - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Death - 6 Nov 1943 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Obituary - Page 15 - 8 Nov 1943 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Burial - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census, Roll: 655; Page: 69b, NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls. Ray, John Miles (1845 - 1916) - [CENSUS] 1880 Lincoln Mississippi.jpg [S13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Sheet 26a , NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 26a} Lamourie, Rapides, Louisiana, United States | Joseph Benton Ray Sr (1877-1943 ) Ray, Joseph Benton (1877 - 1943) - [CENSUS] 1910 Lamourie Louisiana.jpg [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, Sheet 15A , NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 15A} Hemmingway, Carroll, Mississippi, United States | Joseph Benton Ray Sr (1877-1943 ) Ray, Joseph Benton (1877 - 1943) - [CENSUS] 1920 Hemmingway Mississippi.jpg [S46] U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50781934/joseph_benton-ray: accessed June 26, 2025), memorial page for Joseph Benton Ray Sr. (5 May 1877–6 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50781934, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 46795880). [Find A Grave] {50781934} Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States | Joseph Benton Ray (1877-1943 ) Ray, Joseph Benton (1877-1943 ) [Find A Grave] Rose Hill Cemetery.pdf [S137] Tennessee Death Records, web; 06-11-1943 ; Joseph Benton Ray ; ; ; Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States . [Death] {} Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States | Joseph Benton Ray Sr (1877-1943 ) Ray, Joseph Benton (1877 - 1943) - [DEATH CERTIFICATE] 1943 Memphis Tennessee.jpg [S172] Obituary - The Commercial Appeal, 11 August 1943; Joseph Benton Ray ; Page 15. [Obituary] {Page 15} Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States | Joseph Benton Ray Sr (1877-1943 ) Ray, Joseph Benton (1877 - 1943) - [OBITUARY] 1943 The Commercial Appeal.jpg