NameJohn Presley Razor
Birth29 Jun 1893, Grange City, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death20 Sep 1962, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherAlonzo M. Razor (1867-1956)
MotherSarah Edna Thompson (1869-1925)
Marriageabt 1913, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bowling
Birth13 May 1893, Kentucky
Death3 Jan 1982, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth13 Jan 1914, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death28 Mar 1966, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Birth24 Sep 1915, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death6 Feb 2002, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth23 Aug 1918, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death14 May 2003, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Birth19 Apr 1920, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death26 May 2005, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth4 Jun 1922, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death18 Sep 2003, Owingsville, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth27 Apr 1924, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth24 Jan 1928, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death21 Jun 2009, Bath Co., Kentucky
8 MAllen M. Razor (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for John Presley Razor
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records John Presley Razor, age 23, residence Sharpsburg, Ky, born June 29, 1983 in Grange City, Kentucky, occupation farm laborer, employer Will Evans, Sharpsburg, Ky, married supporting a wife and two children.

The SSDI lists John Razor, born 29 June 1893, died Sep 1962 (no last residence reported), SSN issued in Kentucky in 1956.

The Kentucky death index lists John P. Razor, age 69, died 20 Sep 1962 in Bath Co., residence same.
Notes for Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bowling
The SSDI lists Elizabeth Razor, born 13 May 1893, died Jan 1982, last residence Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky.

The Kentucky death index lists Mary E. Razor, age 88, died 3 Jan 1982 in Montgomery Co., residence Bath Co.
Census
In 1910 she was recorded with her sister Maude and Maude’s husband Ben Smoot in White Sulphur precinct, Bath Co., Ky as Lizzie Bowling, sister-in-law, 17, single, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Census Notes for John Presley & Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Family)
1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 89A as family #128/135:
Razor, John, 25, farmer; Elizabeth, wife, 25; Omar, son, 5; Mollie, dau, 4; Boone, son, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The next household is headed by John’s brother William, recorded as Willie Razor age 27 with wife Nellie age 26.

1930 census of Bath Co., Ky, Bethel precinct, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 10B as family #231/239:
Razor, John, 36, age at first marriage 20; Elizibeth, wife, 36, age at first marriage 20; Omer, son, 16; Mollie, dau, 14; Boone, son, 10; Christine, dau, 9; Jennie, dau, 7; Elane, dau, 3; John J., son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1940 census of Bath Co., Ky, Bethel precinct, ED 6-3, enumerated 1 May, lists on p. 19A as family #on Fields Hwy 11:
Razar, John, 46, farmer; Lizzie, wife, 46; Boone, son, 21; Elain, dau, 16; John Jr., son, 11; Allen M., son, 3. All born in Kentucky, living in rural Bath Co. in 1935.
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