Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” SandyAge: 81 years1837–1918
- Name
- Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy
- Given names
- Elizabeth Catherine
- Surname
- Sandy
- Nickname
- Lizzie
- Married name
- Elizabeth Catherine Lamb
 Birth | August 20, 1837 25 18 |
 Birth of a brother | Tillman Rawley Sandy August 13, 1839 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Henry Sandy September 9, 1841 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Jackson Sandy November 28, 1843 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann Sandy January 25, 1846 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Andrew Sandy February 11, 1848 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Reuben Hoffman Sandy March 23, 1850 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Garber Sandy May 5, 1852 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy November 6, 1854 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy January 1, 1857 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Martin Sandy April 30, 1859 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | William Harvey Lamb — View this family June 23, 1861 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward Johnson Sandy September 30, 1861 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elmer L Owens July 22, 1862 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jacob Edward Lam January 10, 1864 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Frances Virginia Sandy February 19, 1864 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #3 | Charles Luther “Chas” Lam October 31, 1865 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam February 12, 1868 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mittie Ann Lam February 10, 1870 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Virginia Margaret Lam April 3, 1872 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah Rawley December 13, 1873 (Age 36 years) Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Nannie Isabella Frances Lam April 1, 1874 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William E Sandy — Catharine Fifer — View this family August 30, 1874 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Martha Ellen Sandy May 30, 1875 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Reuben Samuel Lam January 20, 1876 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam December 28, 1877 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a daughter | Virginia Margaret Lam November 18, 1881 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam April 30, 1883 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Johnson Sandy March 23, 1891 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mittie Ann Lam September 3, 1891 (Age 54 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a father | William E Sandy April 13, 1898 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Reuben Hoffman Sandy February 23, 1907 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Harvey Lamb February 2, 1910 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Henry Sandy July 25, 1913 (Age 75 years) Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis |
| Burial of a brother | John Henry Sandy July 27, 1913 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 78 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | William Jackson Sandy July 16, 1918 (Age 80 years) Cause: Some obscure abdominal trouble do not know just what |
| Burial of a brother | William Jackson Sandy July 20, 1918 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 80 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | October 13, 1918 (Age 81 years) Cause of death: Cardiac Ursufficiency |
 Burial | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William E Sandy Birth: August 1, 1812 — Augusta, Virginia, United States Death: April 13, 1898 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Susannah Rawley Birth: June 3, 1819 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: December 13, 1873 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: November 7, 1836 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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9 months herself |
Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy Birth: August 20, 1837 25 18 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 13, 1918 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Tillman Rawley Sandy Birth: August 13, 1839 27 20 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 12, 1924 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Henry Sandy Birth: September 9, 1841 29 22 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 25, 1913 — Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Jackson Sandy Birth: November 28, 1843 31 24 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 16, 1918 — Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Ann Sandy Birth: January 25, 1846 33 26 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 4, 1931 — Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Andrew Sandy Birth: February 11, 1848 35 28 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 20, 1939 — Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Reuben Hoffman Sandy Birth: March 23, 1850 37 30 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 23, 1907 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Daniel Garber Sandy Birth: May 5, 1852 39 32 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 17, 1927 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Margaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy Birth: November 6, 1854 42 35 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 19, 1941 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy Birth: January 1, 1857 44 37 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: June 6, 1952 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
George Martin Sandy Birth: April 30, 1859 46 39 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: July 27, 1931 — Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Edward Johnson Sandy Birth: September 30, 1861 49 42 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 23, 1891 — Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Frances Virginia Sandy Birth: February 19, 1864 51 44 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: January 28, 1963 — Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Catharine Fifer |
| father |
William E Sandy Birth: August 1, 1812 — Augusta, Virginia, United States Death: April 13, 1898 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
| step-mother |
Catharine Fifer Birth: January 12, 1832 — Augusta, Virginia, United States Death: September 10, 1904 |
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Marriage: August 30, 1874 — Sangersville, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
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9 months half-sister |
Martha Ellen Sandy Birth: May 30, 1875 62 43 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 27, 1962 — Fisherville, Augusta, Virginia, United States |
| Family with William Harvey Lamb |
| husband |
William Harvey Lamb Birth: May 8, 1837 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: February 2, 1910 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy Birth: August 20, 1837 25 18 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: October 13, 1918 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: June 23, 1861 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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13 months son |
Elmer L Owens Birth: July 22, 1862 25 24 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: August 13, 1954 — Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States |
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18 months son |
Jacob Edward Lam Birth: January 10, 1864 26 26 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 2, 1937 — Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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22 months son |
Charles Luther “Chas” Lam Birth: October 31, 1865 28 28 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 12, 1956 — Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam Birth: February 12, 1868 30 30 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: June 28, 1946 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mittie Ann Lam Birth: February 10, 1870 32 32 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: September 3, 1891 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Virginia Margaret Lam Birth: April 3, 1872 34 34 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: November 18, 1881 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nannie Isabella Frances Lam Birth: April 1, 1874 36 36 — Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: May 19, 1966 — Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States |
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22 months son |
Reuben Samuel Lam Birth: January 20, 1876 38 38 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 9, 1950 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam Birth: December 28, 1877 40 40 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: August 6, 1968 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam Birth: April 30, 1883 45 45 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: April 22, 1970 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |