Family of Roy RAYNER

Birth: 7 DEC 1909* (Jasper Co., MS)
Death: 29 FEB 1980 (Bay Springs, Jasper Co., MS)
Burial: Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery (Jasper Co., MS)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
Prentiss Clay RAYNER b. 15 MAY 1842 (MS) d. 24 OCT 1918 Jane HARWELL b. SEP 1842 (FL) d. after JAN 1920	William Hugh (``Hughie'') RAYNER b. 14 JUL 1875 (MS) d. 1925	Lelia RAYNER b. 20 DEC 1897 (MS) d. 8 SEP 1971 Allen Jackson RAYNER b. 12 FEB 1902 (MS) d. 21 APR 1984 Mary Alice RAYNER b. 27 FEB 1904 (MS) d. 13 MAY 1989 Horace Lee RAYNER b. 27 JUN 1906 (MS) d. 6 JUL 1985	Ruben Pierce RAYNER b. 25 DEC 1911 (MS) d. 30 MAY 1991 Annie Mae RAYNER b. 1912 (MS) d. after 1974 Levi Jewel RAYNER b. 23 NOV 1914 (MS) d. 14 APR 1971 Andrew RAYNER, Sr. b. 22 FEB 1920 (MS) d. 27 SEP 1974
Andrew Jackson KNOTTS b. MAR 1825 (SC) d. 9 JUL 1908 Rebecca SMITH b. AUG 1847 (AL) d. after APR 1910	Melvina (``Viney'') KNOTTS b. 13 SEP 1879 (MS) d. 4 OCT 1970

Spouse	Marriage	Children
Tressie Lucille BOYD b. 18 OCT 1912 (MS) d. 26 MAY 1987	1930 Jasper Co., MS	Ray J. RAYNER b. 11 JUN 1932 (MS) d. 10 JUL 2011 Troy Lee RAYNER b. 3 OCT 1933 (MS)	Bobbie Nell RAYNER b. about 1939 (MS) Vernell (``Nell'') RAYNER b. 11 JUL 1941 (MS) d. OCT 1985	Joe Hugh RAYNER b. 23 DEC 1943 (MS) d. 23 MAR 2009 Ray RAYNER b. 15 MAR 1946 (MS) d. 20 AUG 2011

*Roy's SSDI record gives his date of birth as 7 DEC 1912, which cannot be correct since his age was given as 4/12 year in the 1910 census. His age in the 1910 census is consistent, however, with a birth month of December. His tombstone gives his date of birth as 7 JUL 1912.

Photo of Tressie Lucille BOYD
Tombstone of Roy RAYNER and Tressie Lucille BOYD
Obituary for Ray J. RAYNER
Obituaries for Joe Hugh RAYNER
Tombstone of Joe Hugh RAYNER
Obituary for Ray RAYNER

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Last updated on June 11, 2012.