Sarah A CooleyAge: 83 years1822–1905
- Name
- Sarah A Cooley
- Given names
- Sarah A
- Surname
- Cooley
- Married name
- Sarah A Gilliam
 Birth | about 1822 25 19 |
 Birth of a brother | Jerome Cooley about 1824 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | America Victoria Cooley May 10, 1826 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 10 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Cooley about 1835 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 13 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | William Luther “Buck” Gilliam — View this family about 1838 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Georgia Ann Gilliam 1839 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Isabella Cooley about 1839 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley about 1843 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Florence Gilliam 1844 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eulalia Cooley about 1845 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Luther Gilliam December 25, 1847 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 24 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 daughter #4 | Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam January 11, 1849 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | America Capitola Gilliam 1853 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Gray Gilliam October 23, 1855 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 35 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #7 | Emerson Gilliam 1859 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Emma B Gilliam November 23, 1863 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 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 daughter #9 | Althea G Gilliam June 2, 1865 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 45 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 45 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Allen Dodd Fields — Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam — View this family 1868 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Arthur Fields September 25, 1869 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 47 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 |
| Death of a husband | William Luther “Buck” Gilliam about 1871 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Cautrell — Florence Gilliam — View this family 1872 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Rose Althea Fields April 8, 1876 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Gray Gilliam — Alice Melinda Forrest — View this family July 14, 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Neil Fields May 29, 1882 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Capitola Georgia Fields November 24, 1884 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam 1891 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | America Victoria Cooley December 14, 1891 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 76 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 | about 1905 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Cooley Birth: about 1797 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Nancy Hubbard Birth: August 13, 1802 26 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 1, 1819 — |
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4 years herself |
Sarah A Cooley Birth: about 1822 25 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1905 — Thayer, Oregon, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Jerome Cooley Birth: about 1824 27 21 Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
America Victoria Cooley Birth: May 10, 1826 29 23 Death: December 14, 1891 |
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10 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Cooley Birth: about 1835 38 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Isabella Cooley Birth: about 1839 42 36 Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley Birth: about 1843 46 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Eulalia Cooley Birth: about 1845 48 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with William Luther “Buck” Gilliam |
| husband |
William Luther “Buck” Gilliam Birth: about 1812 62 37 Death: about 1871 — Thomasville, Oregon, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Sarah A Cooley Birth: about 1822 25 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1905 — Thayer, Oregon, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1838 — |
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2 years daughter |
Georgia Ann Gilliam Birth: 1839 27 17 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years daughter |
Florence Gilliam Birth: 1844 32 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
William Luther Gilliam Birth: December 25, 1847 35 25 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: April 13, 1927 |
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13 months daughter |
Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam Birth: January 11, 1849 37 27 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: 1891 — Fredonia, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
America Capitola Gilliam Birth: 1853 41 31 Death: |
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3 years son |
Thomas Gray Gilliam Birth: October 23, 1855 43 33 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1930 |
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4 years son |
Emerson Gilliam Birth: 1859 47 37 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Emma B Gilliam Birth: November 23, 1863 51 41 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: March 4, 1926 |
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18 months daughter |
Althea G Gilliam Birth: June 2, 1865 53 43 — Como, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1938 |