Kenneth Ray Clinton (1922 - 1976)

Born 21 Dec 1922 in Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Son of Robert James Clinton and Mary Ellen (Jones) Clinton

Died 24 Dec 1976 at age 54 in United States

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Biography

Kenneth Ray Clinton was born on December 21, 1922 in Oklahoma, United States, son of Robert James Clinton (1866–1937) and Mary Ellen Jones (1882–1946).^[1]

Ray registered for the draft for World War II. ^[2]

Ray died on December 24, 1976, aged 54. He was buried in Whitmire Cemetery, Christie, Adair County, Oklahoma.^{[3] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62703943/ray_k-clinton: accessed February 14, 2024), memorial page for Ray K. Clinton (21 Dec 1922–24 Dec 1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #62703943, citing Whitmire Cemetery, Christie, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Harv (contributor 47030477).
2. ↑ "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BH-CZHG : Sat Feb 10 06:05:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Ray Kenneth Clinton and Ellen Clinton, 30 Jun 1942.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9F4-4JF : 10 January 2021), Ray K Clinton, 15 Feb 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVLH-9CW
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQP-QJC : Thu Oct 05 12:54:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Clinton and Ella Clinton, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBJH-HZ2 : Tue Nov 28 18:14:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Ellen Clinton and Troy Clinton, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSX-74Z9 : Fri Oct 06 10:50:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Kenneth Ray Clinton Clinton and Floye Belle Isaacs Clinton Clinton, 10 April 1950.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Jones) Coursey and TC, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Clinton and Mary Laney, the great great grandparents of Linda (Jones) Coursey and great grandparents of TC. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin once removed, based on sharing 158 cM across 10 segments. DNA test taker Linda (Jones) Coursey is the granddaughter of Troy Jones, the son of Sarah Clinton, the daughter of the common ancestors Jacob Clinton & Mary Laney.