Person:Ray Darnell (1)

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Ray Darnell
b.29 May 1887 Isabella Co. MI
  1. Ray Darnell1887 - 1963
m. 20 Dec 1911
  1. Daisy Gertrude Darnell1918 - 2009
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Name Ray Darnell
Gender Male
Birth? 29 May 1887 Isabella Co. MI
Marriage 20 Dec 1911 to Adelaide D. Denslow
Death? 28 May 1963 Sherman Twp. Isabella Co. MI


Ray and Adelaide's children are: Stanley, b: Nov. 1912, d: Apr.24, 1990. Eunice (Blackmer),b: Nov. 1913. Florence (Maxon), b: Feb. 25, 1916, d: Oct. 25, 1990. Daisy (Embrey), b: Apr. 6, 1918. Eugene W.E.B.(Willard -Ebenezer-Bailey), b: Mar. 6, 1922 . George, b: Feb. 25, 1924. Jay, b: July 6, 1930. Berdella (Root) b: Mar. 3,1933 Ray Darnell was born May 29, 1887 in a log house across from Merrihews on Drew Rd. He was adopted by Zoa (Losey) and Bailey Darnell, he was only 4 years old ( 2 wks. after his brother Jay was born.), in 1891. All of Rays childen were born in a log house located 1/2 mile South of Drew Rd. on what is known today as Queens way, except Jay, he was born at the farm on Broomfield ( just east of Flornce and Frank Maxon farm) known as the Hogg Farm. He had this farm from 1927 - 1932 when the barn burned ( hay was put up too green). Ray mortaged the farm to rebuild the barn but could not make a go of it. He was physically unable to farm all the rocks on that farm. Ray went back to the "Sand Farm" at Weidman and built a house behind the log house on the basement walls of the shop. Ray's sister Ina married Earl Gardner and the children of this union : Mary, Henreitta, Iva and Raymond. Ina divorsed Earl and Married Dr. Drallete and lived in the house just across the Millpond on east side of Woodruff Rd. Ray's 1/2 sisters were: Onie Failing, Ruth (losey, m. Hirem), Anne (Dutcher), Pennington (m. Steve), Matilda Carr, (m. Charlie carr)

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