Ray, Roderick Gambrell

1887 - 1956  (68 years)

• Name	Ray, Roderick Gambrell
  Birth	15 Jul 1887	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1910	Lincoln, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1930	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Age:42
  Census	1940	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Age: 52
  Census	1950	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [5]
  Find A Grave	Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [6]
  	46552389
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46552389/roderick_gambrell-ray: accessed December 30, 2024), memorial page for Roderick Gambrell Ray (15 Jul 1887–15 Apr 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46552389, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Kathy and Andy Hendrix (contributor 46947038).
  Death	15 Apr 1956	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Cause: Age: 68
  		Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [DEATH CERTIFICATE] 1956 Robstown Texas.jpg
  Obituary	16 Apr 1956	Corpus Christi South, Nueces, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Corpus Christi Times
  	Page 20
  _AMTID	122722688979:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	1
  _COLOR1	10
  _FSFTID	9HBY-B9R
  _UID	D6D8BF721D7743A1913284567BE1FB014C36
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [6]
  Person ID	I289	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 May 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	Ligon, Hazel Kirk,   b. 28 May 1892, Texas, United States d. 12 Oct 1965, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1923	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [9]
  Children	1. Ray, Miles Allen,   b. 11 Mar 1929, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States d. 19 Nov 2007, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1910 - Lincoln, Mississippi, United States Marriage - 30 Dec 1923 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Census - Age:42 - 1930 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Census - Age: 52 - 1940 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Census - 1950 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Find A Grave - 46552389 - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Death - Cause: Age: 68 - 15 Apr 1956 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Obituary - Corpus Christi Times - 16 Apr 1956 - Corpus Christi South, Nueces, Texas, United States Burial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, 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, Roll: T624_749; Page: 14b, NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. Ray, John Miles (1845 - 1916) - [CENSUS] 1910 Brookhaven Mississippi.jpg [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census, 31B, T626, 2,667 rolls. Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [CENSUS] 1930 Robstown Texas.jpg [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census, Roll: m-t0627-04117; Page: 20B, T627, 4,643 rolls. Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [CENSUS] 1940 Robstown Texas.jpg [S17] 1950 United States Federal Census, Roll: 2970; Page: 20. Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [CENSUS] 1950 Robstown Texas.jpg [S46] U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46552389/roderick_gambrell-ray: accessed December 30, 2024), memorial page for Roderick Gambrell Ray (15 Jul 1887–15 Apr 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46552389, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Kathy and Andy Hendrix (contributor 46947038). [Find A Grave] {46552389} Memorial Park Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States | Roderick Gambrell Ray (1887-1956 ) Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887-1956 ) [Find A Grave] Memorial Park Cemetery.pdf [S210] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, Roerick Gabrell Ray; Robstown, Nueces Texas; 21529; 15 April 1956. Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [DEATH CERTIFICATE] 1956 Robstown Texas.jpg [S163] Obituary - Corpus Christi Caller-Times, web; 16-04-1956 ; Roderick Gambrell Ray ; Corpus Christi Times ; Page 20 ; Corpus Christi South, Nueces, Texas, United States . Corpus Christi Times [Obituary] {Corpus Christi Times} Corpus Christi South, Nueces, Texas, United States | Roderick Gambrell Ray (1887-1956 ) Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [OBITUARY] 1956 Corpus Christi Times.jpg [S70] Texas Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records; Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 - Ancestry.com; R G Ray; Hazel Kirk Ligon. Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [MARRIAGE] 1923 Nueces Texas.pdf