Advertisement
Advertisement
A photo of Parker Davis Ray
Add photo

Parker Davis Ray 1904 - 2007

Parker Davis Ray of Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas was born on August 14, 1904, and died at age 103 years old on September 9, 2007.
Parker Davis Ray
Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas 75766
August 14, 1904
September 9, 2007
Male
Looking for someone else
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
This page exists for YOU
and everyone who remembers Parker.
Share what you know,
even ask what you wish you knew.
Invite others to do the same,
but don't worry if you can't...
Someone, somewhere will find this page,
and we'll notify you when they do.

Parker Davis Ray's History: 1904 - 2007

Uncover new discoveries and connections today by sharing about people & moments from yesterday.
  • 08/14
    1904

    Birthday

    August 14, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • 09/9
    2007

    Death

    September 9, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Advertisement
  • Did you know?
    Parker Davis Ray lived 32 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 103.
  • share
    Memories
    below
Advertisement
Advertisement

Add Memories, Stories & Photos about Parker

Be the 1st to share and we'll let you know when others do the same.
Did you know?
In 1904, in the year that Parker Davis Ray was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
Did you know?
In 1924, at the age of 20 years old, Parker was alive when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement

Parker Ray's Family Tree & Friends

Parker Ray's Family Tree

Parent
Parent
Partner
Child
Sibling
Advertisement
Advertisement
Friendships

Parker's Friends

Friends of Parker Friends can be as close as family. Add Parker's family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood.
Advertisement
Advertisement
 Followers & Sources
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement
Back to Top