Background
Ray, Franklin Arnold was born on April 13, 1862 in Rome, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel and Fidelia (Hulburt) Ray.
Ray, Franklin Arnold was born on April 13, 1862 in Rome, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel and Fidelia (Hulburt) Ray.
Engineer of Mines, Ohio State University, 1887. Studied mining engineering.
Chief engineer Columbus-Hocking Coal & Iron Company, 1889-1892, Congo Coal Mining Company, 1892-1894. Assistant professor mining engineering, 1894-1897, associate professor, 1897-1900, professor, 1900-1927, later professor emeritus, dean Engineering College, 1904-1906, Ohio State University, also consulting director School of Mines. Chief engineer Sunday Creek Coal Company, 1932, later consulting engineer In Russia, investigating coal deposits, mining conditions, coal reserves, et cetera, since 1916.
Author of repts. and bulletins on mining investigations.
Home: Granville, O.
Married Pauline West. Hollenbeck, June 24, 1896. Children: Helen Drury (Mistress Thomas Hornsby Ferril), Frances Hurlbert (Mistress Stuart East. Price).