Ancestry of
Melissa Benoist

TV Actress

Catherine Raysor

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• • 5th Great-grandmother of Melissa Benoist — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 255 
  • Father:
  • Harmon Raysor 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Roney   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 Feb 1815 
  • Birth Location:
  • Kentucky 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 6 Sep 1890 
  • Death Location:
  • Hopkins County, Texas 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Lindley Cemetery, Posey, Hopkins, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • George A. Rhoades
  • Marriage Date:
  • 26 Feb 1846 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Henderson County, Kentucky 
  • Child:

  Elizabeth Diane Rhoades (Ahnentafel No:127 )

  • Notes: 

  • Catherine Raysor's maiden name is also seen as Rasure and Razor.

    The death certificate for Catherine Raysor's daughter Elizabeth Grigsby gives Catherine's name as Katie Johnson.

• Sources for Catherine Raysor

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A093822.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/12/2015).
  • ³ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for daughter Elizabeth Diana Grigsby.

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