Son of Virgil Jones Coggins and Mary Elizabeth Linden Coggins.

Married to Etta Jane Bruton.

Ray and Etta were the parents of:
Rachel Coggins
Raymond Coggins
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ray Coggin
Age in 1910: 6
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: El Dorado, Montgomery, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Virgil J Coggin
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Virgil J Coggin 51
Freda Coggin 24
Fred Coggin 21
Pattie Coggin 19
Mittie Coggin 15
Harvey Coggin 11
Ray Coggin 6

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ray Coggin
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Eldorado, Montgomery, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Vergal Coggin
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Vergal Coggin 61
Hardey Coggin 21
Ray Coggin 16

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: John Ray Coggins
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1903
Birth Place: El Dorado, North Carolina
Residence: Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina
Registration Year: 1942
Relationship: Self (Head)
Household Members:
Name
John Ray Coggins
J B Cobb

North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994
Name: J Ray Coggins
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Nov 1981
Event Place: Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina
Birth Year: 1903
Burial Date: 20 Nov 1981
Burial Place: Montgomery County, North Carolina
Cemetery: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Funeral Home:
Residence Place: Mt. Gilead, Montgomery, North Carolina
Address: Route 2
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Occupation: Textile Laborer
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1903
Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina
Father's Name: Virgil Coggins
Mother's Name: Mary Elizabeth Lyndon
Spouse's Name:
Informant's Name:
Reference ID: v 43B cn 43535
GS Film number: 1984815