Wanada Leona Ray: Prostitution

Wanda Leona Ray was born Apr 1925 in Oklahoma to Claude Rupert Ray (1895-1970) & Gladys Leona Morris (1899-1976).



Inmate: #11210 New Mexico State Prison
Rec: 28 Jan 1944
Crime: Prostitution 



She looks hard and she only did 3mo to a year and a $3.65 fine


Clovis News-Journal (Clovis, New Mexico)

28 Jan 1944, Fri

Page 4



Clovis News-Journal (Clovis, New Mexico)

27 Jan 1944, Thu

Page 3


 I found some interesting ones.  31 Dec 1957 Hammon, IN. Her and her brother and husband.


 

Wanda's mother had many marriages:

Spouse & Children

Orville Dewey Shellman

1899–1988

Leo Norris Shellman

1921–2002


Spouse

Maupin


Spouse

John Powers

1904–1937


Spouse

William E Daugherty

1906–1978


Spouse & Children

Claude Rupert Ray

1898–1970

Gladys Maxine Ray

1920–2009

Claude Cleveland Ray

1924–

Wanda Lena Ray

1925–2002

Gladys had some runin's with the law also. These are all in Oklahoma.






Here are some of her marriages and divorces:


16 Feb 1936 Miami, Oklahoma




10 Oct 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma





10 Aug 1923 Miami, Oklahoma



10 Feb 1921 Commerce, Oklahoma 



Maupin vs Maupin Divorce 01 Apr 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


Wanda got herself mixed up in some drama between a married couple 1872-1973 in Clovis, NM.












I also found a tragedy in the family, Wanda had a son named Patrick Lee Carter, he was in a horrid accident.




Evansville Courier and Press
Friday, Jun 28, 1957
Evansville, IN
Page: 7

I only found 3 husbands for Wanda Patrick Carter & Kenneth Franklin. She and Kenneth were living in Dowagiac, MI in 1994. Wanda died 1 July 2002 in King, OR. Sh may have had a daughter named Leslie or a sister, some confusion there and no records to resolve this yet.


3rd husband (No sure of the order)

4 Aug 1978 Albuquerque, New Mexico Marriage



Seems to be a on going mess for this family in crime and in personal tragedy.





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