Ray, William Benton

1866 - 1955  (89 years)

• Name	Ray, William Benton
  Birth	4 Aug 1866	Copiah, Mississippi, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1900	Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Sheet 18
  Census	1910	Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States   [3]
  Census	1920	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [4]
  Census	1930	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [5]
  Census	1940	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [6]
  Find A Grave	Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [7]
  	46552214
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46552214/william_benton-ray: accessed July 3, 2025), memorial page for William Benton Ray (4 Aug 1866–12 Dec 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46552214, citing Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Kathy and Andy Hendrix (contributor 46947038).
  _AMTID	122722689504:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	21
  _COLOR1	13
  _FSFTID	KCR3-C83
  _UID	4DDEAB1B422D4930AEB95FA22317D0D52045
  Death	12 Dec 1955	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Cause: State File No 63111
  	a. Lobar Pneumonia b. Senility c. fracture of the frontal part of the cranium
  Burial	13 Dec 1955	Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Burial Date from Death Certificate
  Person ID	I803	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jul 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	Lamb, Emma T,   b. 24 Oct 1870, Mississippi, United States d. 26 Oct 1955, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1897	Mississippi, United States   [9]
  Children	1. Ray, Mamie,   b. 29 Nov 1900   d. Sep 1995 (Age 94 years)   2. Ray, John Henry,   b. 23 Jan 1903, Limestone, Texas, United States d. 28 Oct 1992, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 89 years)   3. Ray, Jane,   b. 23 Jan 1909, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States d. 6 Feb 1996, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Aug 1866 - Copiah, Mississippi, United States Census - 1880 - Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Marriage - 13 Jul 1897 - Mississippi, United States Census - Sheet 18 - 1900 - Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States Census - 1910 - Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States Census - 1920 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Census - 1930 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Census - 1940 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Find A Grave - 46552214 - - Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Death - Cause: State File No 63111 - 12 Dec 1955 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Burial - 13 Dec 1955 - Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [PROFILE PICTURE] .png

  
  

• 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 [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Sheet 18 , 623, 1854 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 18} Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [CENSUS] 1900 Groesbeck Texas.jpg [S13] 1910 United States Federal Census, , NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. [Census] {} Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [CENSUS] 1910 Ballinger Texas.jpg [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, , NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. [Census] {} Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [CENSUS] 1920 Corpus Christi Texas.jpg [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census, , T626, 2,667 rolls. [Census] {} Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [CENSUS] 1930 Corpus Christi Texas.jpg [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census, , T627, 4,643 rolls. [Census] {} Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [CENSUS] 1940 Corpus Christi Texas.jpg [S46] U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46552214/william_benton-ray: accessed July 3, 2025), memorial page for William Benton Ray (4 Aug 1866–12 Dec 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46552214, citing Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Kathy and Andy Hendrix (contributor 46947038). [Find A Grave] {46552214} Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866-1955 ) [Find A Grave] Seaside Memorial Park.pdf [S210] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, web; 12-12-1955 ; William Benton Ray ; State File No 53111 ; a. Lobar Pneumoniab. Senilityc. fracture of the frontal part of the cranium ; Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States ; onia; umoni; onia; Pneumonia; monia. a. Lobar Pneumonia b. Senility c. fracture of the frontal part of the cranium [Death] {State File No 53111} Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [DEATH CERTIFICATE] 1955 Copiah Mississippi.jpg [S175] Mississippi Marriages, 13-07-1897 ; William Benton Ray ; Emma T Lamb ; . Marriage Mississippi, United States William Benton Ray (1866-1955 ) and Emma T Lamb (1870-1955 ) Ray, William Benton (1866 - 1955) - [MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE] 1897 Mississippi.pdf