Ray Moore Maddox b. 2 Mar 1914 Near, Calwood, Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 25 Apr 1988 : Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1914 - 1988

Birth 2 Mar 1914 Near, Calwood, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Died 25 Apr 1988

Buried Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Person ID I7176 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 20 Apr 2011

Father Grant Moore Maddox, b. 24 Jan 1873, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 6 Nov 1952, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Mother Pricie J. Wright, b. 29 Dec 1881, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 29 Jan 1966

Married 3 Jan 1912 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Family ID F1071 Group Sheet

Family Myra Books, b. 29 Jul 1912, Near, Calwood, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 8 Mar 1971

Married 18 Aug 1950 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

... married at the home of the bride in Callaway County near Fulton, Missouri. They made their home on a farm, 4 miles northeast of Fulton.

Children

Last Modified 27 Aug 2007

Family ID F14347298 Group Sheet

Headstones		Ray M. Maddox & Myra Books Ray M. Maddox, Mar. 2, 1914 - Apr. 25, 1988. Myra Books Maddox, July 29, 1912 - Mar. 8, 1971. Ray Moore Maddox was a son of Grant M. Maddox and Pricie J. Wright. He was a grandson of Robert Austin Wright and Judith Alice Simco. He was my 3rd cousin once removed. On Aug. 18, 1950 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Myra Books. She was a daughter…

Notes	From the book, History of Callaway County, 1984: Ray Moore Maddox and Myra Books were married August 18, 1950, at the home of the bride in Callaway County near Fulton, Missouri. They made their home qn a farm four miles northeast of Fulton. Ray was born March 2, 1914, near Calwood, the first child of Grant Moore Maddox and Pricie Jane Wright. Ray's father and mother were both born on farms near Calwood in 1873 and 1881, respectively. Ray and Myra had three children: Hubert Ray; Sara; and Nancy. Ray joined the Air Force in February of 1942 and served until October of 1945. He was a member of a fighter group in England for 27 months. Both attended Ebenezer Church. Myra taught Sunday School classes, and Ray served as treasurer for 20 years. Ray and Myra engaged in livestock and grain farming after their marriage. Myra died in 1971. Ray continues to live on the home farm where he enjoys his hobbies of woodworking and playing the fiddle.

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Event

	Birth - 2 Mar 1914 - near, Calwood, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 18 Aug 1950 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - - Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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