NameBenjamin Bray
Birth21 Sep 1910, Scranton, PA
DeathDec 1971, PA
BurialValley View Cemetary, Montdale, PA
FatherRichard Bray (1876-1945)
MotherMargaret Hodgson (1883-1947)
Misc. Notes
Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911 1910 All 217145-219080; image 1319 of 1983 @ancestry; Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 370; Certificate Number Range: 217145-219080
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Name: Benjamin Allison Bray
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1910
Birth Place: Providence-N. Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Richard Bray; b Taylor, Lack Co
Mother: Margaret Hodgson, b Duryea, Luzerne Co
Certificate Number: D218431-10

1920FCI
Richard Bray and Family; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Olyphant Ward 4 > District 92; image 28 of 29 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1578; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 550.
Household Members: Name Age
Richard Bray 43
Margaret Bray 36
Charlotte Bray 11
Benjamin Bray 9
Luda Bray 2 8/12 Sarah

1930FCI Richard Bray and Family; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Olyphant > District 180; image 1 of 34 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2050; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 566.0.
Household Members: Name Age
Richard Bray 54
Margeret Bray 46
Benjamin Bray 19
Sarah Bray 12
Sarah Hodgson 87

MarrAnnouncement BrayBuckingham
The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania)25 Mar 1935, MonPage 24
SOCIAL NEWS
Mr and Mrs Richard Bray, Lackawanna Street, Olyphant announce the marriage of their son Benjamin to Audrey Buckingham, duahgter of the late James Buckingham, Blakely, which took place last November. The Rev James Lewis, pastor pf the Meads Street Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre, officiated. The bride was employed by the Bell Telephone Company, Olyphant, and the bridegroom is employed by the Hudson Coal Company, also of Olyphant.

Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968; Luzerne 1934 - 1935; image 493 of 885 @ancestry
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.
Name: Audrey Buckingham; Gender: Female
Age: 23; Birth Date: abt 1911
Father: James Buckingham
Mother: Liala Watkins
Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1934
Marriage Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse: Benjamin Bray; Gender: Male
Age: 24; Birth Date: abt 1910
Father: Richard Bray
Mother: Margaret Hodgson
Film Number: 002224585


WW2DR on Fold3 (can’t access??)
Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 258
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Name: Benjamin Allison Bray
Gender: Male; Race: White
Age: 30; Birth Date: 21 Sep 1910
Birth Place: Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Registration Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5 11; Weight: 190
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel; Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Audrey Priscilla Bray
Household Members:
Benjamin Allison Bray Self (Head)
Audrey Priscilla Bray Self (Head)

SSDI Name: Benjamin Bray
SSN: 180-07-1779
Last Residence:
18447 Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Born: 21 Sep 1910
Died: Dec 1971
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
Spouses
Birth25 Jun 1911, Blakely , PA
DeathMay 1984
BurialValley View Cemetary, Montdale, PA
ReligionPrimitive Methodist
FatherJames Buckingham (1879-1933)
MotherLiala Watkins (1888-1923)
ChildrenBarbara (1935-2004)
 Richard (1936-1986)
 James (1939-2018)
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