Ray, Lavender R., 1842-1916.
Lavender R. Ray, lawyer, businessman, and legislator, was born 15 December 1842, in Newnan, Georgia, and died there 27 May 1916. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Ray joined the Newnan Guards (Company A, Georgia Infantry), was then with the 1st Georgia Cavalry, and served as ordinance officer in General Alfred Iverson's Division of Cavalry. He was accompanied by a family slave, Dick, and was in various camps in Virginia and Tennessee. Ray was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1866; was a Georgia legislator (1882-1883; 1884-1885); and moved to Atlanta where he had real estate interests (1891).
From the description of Lavender R. Ray papers, 1861-1865 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82684928
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| creatorOf | Ray, Lavender R., 1842-1916. Lavender R. Ray papers, 1861-1865 [microform]. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Lavender R. Ray family collection 1867-1900 1877-1892 Ray, Lavender R. family collection | William L. Clements Library |
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| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Cavalry Regiment, 1st. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1862). Company A. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Ordnance Bureau. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ray family | family |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Dick. | person |
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Birth 1842
Death 1916
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