Sarah Jane McRaeAge: 58 years1858–1917
- Name
- Sarah Jane McRae
- Given names
- Sarah Jane
- Surname
- McRae
- Married name
- Sarah Jane Cowan
- Married name
- Sarah Jane Hopper
 Birth | November 19, 1858 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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 |
 Marriage | William A Cowan — View this family July 28, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Chatham Cowan about 1879 (Age 20 years) |
 Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lottie Cowan December 1883 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 |
| Marriage | Charles A Hopper — View this family February 27, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 |
 Death | March 23, 1917 (Age 58 years) |
| Family with William A Cowan |
| husband |
William A Cowan Birth: 1856 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| herself |
Sarah Jane McRae Birth: November 19, 1858 — Texas, United States Death: March 23, 1917 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: July 28, 1878 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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17 months son |
James Chatham Cowan Birth: about 1879 23 20 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Lottie Cowan Birth: December 1883 27 25 — Texas, United States Death: |
| Family with Charles A Hopper |
| husband |
Charles A Hopper Birth: October 2, 1857 — Texas, United States Death: June 30, 1918 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Jane McRae Birth: November 19, 1858 — Texas, United States Death: March 23, 1917 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1900 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William A Cowan - Household
Fannin, Texas
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