Person:Raymond Winfrey (1)
Raymond Byron Winfrey
b.5 Jun 1895 Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
d.Sep 1975 Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Aug 1894
  1. Raymond Byron Winfrey1895 - 1975
  2. Hazel Vern Winfrey1897 - 1973
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. Helen Winfrey1921 - 1978
  2. Mildred WinfreyAbt 1923 - Bef 2016
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Raymond Byron Winfrey
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 Jun 1895 Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Marriage to Hazel Helen Greenstreet
Death[2] Sep 1975 Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States

Raymond operated a gas station and a garage. He also served as a security guard at various times. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Aullville, MO at one time.

Raymond and Hazel Greenstreet Winfrey had three daughters. Helen and Mildred, as well as eight of the twelve grandchildren succumbed to leukemia. All of the eight grandchildren who had leukemia died between the ages of 15 and 30. Several studies were conducted and the reason that so many children of one family and in the same generation contracted leukemia has not been determined.

According to a letter written by Dora G. Winfrey on Aug 19, 1956, Raymond and his sister Hazel Vern Winfrey Kennedy were born on the Winfrey family farm of their grandmother, Nancy E. Carey Winfrey about 5 miles east of Carrollton. the doctor in attendance was Dr. Williams of Standish, Missouri.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Patricia Lynn Stricker (Sellenrick). Matthew S. Winfrey Family
    Research reported by Patricia Sellenrick on 2 August, 1999, . Data was sent by Patricia's mother Dorothy Lucille Kenne, dy Stricker.
  2. ↑ Raymond B. "Ray" Winfrey, in Find A Grave.
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