Researching Ray Soden
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 489 people with the Soden surname? In that year Soden was ranked number 3090 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Soden on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Soden and the Soden Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 825 people with the Soden surname in the UK? Soden is now ranked number 3266 for popularity in the UK. |
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Ray Soden
Raymond R. "Ray" Soden (March 26, 1925 – June 22, 2012) was an American politician.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Soden graduated from Steinmetz High School. He went to the Air Forces Institute and the College of DuPage. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then worked for the Illinois Bell Telephone Company and retired in 1982. Soden was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was involved with veterans affairs. Soden lived in Wood Dale, Illinois. He served on the DuPage County, Illinois Board of Commissioners and was a Republican. Soden served as president of the DuPage Forest Preserve District. In 2003, Soden was appointed to the Illinois State Senate and did not seek re-election. Soden died of lung disease at a hospital in St. Joseph, Michigan.
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