Ray, Solomon Causey Sr

1881 - 1943  (62 years)

• Name	Ray, Solomon Causey
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	7 Aug 1881	Copiah, Mississippi, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1910	Brookhaven Ward 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	Sheet 13a
  Census	1920	Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	Sheet 1a
  Census	1930	Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	Sheet 2b
  Census	1940	Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States   [5]
  	Sheet 28a
  Find A Grave	Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	53395048
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53395048/sol_causey-ray: accessed July 3, 2025), memorial page for Sol Causey Ray (1881–22 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53395048, citing Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Joel Hill (contributor 50346229).
  Death	22 Nov 1943	Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States
  Obituary	24 Nov 1943	Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [7]
  	Clarion-Ledger
  	Page: 9
  Occupation	Standard Drug Company - Salesman
  _AMTID	122722689202:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	21
  _COLOR1	13
  _FSFTID	KH2M-JZL
  _UID	D2147F6BE64B4C0AA319668C20FF46A20C92
  Burial	Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	Section 4
  Person ID	I495	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Oct 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	Fisher, Ruby A,   b. 5 Jul 1881, Cayuga, Hinds, Mississippi, United States d. 1946, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1901	Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
  Children	1. Ray, Clara R,   b. 28 Jan 1902, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States d. 3 Feb 1996, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States (Age 94 years)   2. Ray, Byron Fisher,   b. 22 Jan 1904, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States d. 2 Oct 1973, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States (Age 69 years)   3. Ray, Solomon Causey Jr,   b. 11 Aug 1906, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States d. 30 Oct 1919, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States (Age 13 years)   4. Ray, Charles Menard,   b. 29 Nov 1908, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States d. 29 Jun 1987, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States (Age 78 years)   5. Ray, Robert Kenneth,   b. 19 Oct 1912, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States d. 31 Jan 1994, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States (Age 81 years)   6. Ray, John Miles,   b. 29 Apr 1916, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States d. 24 Nov 2005, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Aug 1881 - Copiah, Mississippi, United States Marriage - 10 Apr 1901 - Claiborne, Mississippi, United States Census - Sheet 13a - 1910 - Brookhaven Ward 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Census - Sheet 1a - 1920 - Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States Census - Sheet 2b - 1930 - Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States Census - Sheet 28a - 1940 - Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States Find A Grave - 53395048 - - Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States Death - 22 Nov 1943 - Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States Obituary - Clarion-Ledger - 24 Nov 1943 - Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States Burial - - Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll: 809; Page: 6, 623, 1854 rolls. Ray, John Miles (1845 - 1916) - [CENSUS] 1900 Utica Town Mississippi.jpg [S13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Sheet 13a , NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 13a} Brookhaven Ward 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States | Solomon Causey Ray (1881-1943 ) Ray, Solomon Causey (1881 - 1943) - [CENSUS] 1910 Brookhaven Mississippi.jpg [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, Sheet 1a , NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 1a} Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States | Solomon Causey Ray (1881-1943 ) Ray, Solomon Causey (1881 - 1943) - [CENSUS] 1920 Durant Mississippi.jpg [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census, Sheet 2b , T626, 2,667 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 2b} Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States | Solomon Causey Ray (1881-1943 ) Ray, Solomon Causey (1881 - 1943) - [CENSUS] 1930 Durant Mississippi.jpg [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census, Sheet 28a , T627, 4,643 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 28a} Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States | Solomon Causey Ray (1881-1943 ) Ray, Solomon Causey (1881 - 1943) - [CENSUS] 1940 Durant Mississippi.jpg [S46] U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53395048/sol_causey-ray: accessed July 3, 2025), memorial page for Sol Causey Ray (1881–22 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53395048, citing Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Joel Hill (contributor 50346229). [Find A Grave] {53395048} Mizpah Cemetery, Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States | Solomon Causey Ray (1881-1943 ) Ray, Solomon Causey (1881-1943 ) [Find A Grave] Mizpah Cemetery.pdf [S71] Obituary - Clarion-Ledger, web; 24-11-1943 ; Solomon Causey Ray ; Clarion-Ledger ; Page: 9 ; Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States ; 9; 9; :; :; ; . Clarion-Ledger [Obituary] {Clarion-Ledger} Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States | Solomon Causey Ray Sr (1881-1943 ) Ray, Solomon Causey Sr (1881 - 1943) - [OBITUARY] 1943 Clarion-Ledger.jpg