Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” RayAge: 93 years1822–1916
- Name
- Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray
- Given names
- Kiziah Caroline
- Surname
- Ray
- Married name
- Kiziah Caroline Lyles
- Nickname
- Kizzie
 Birth | July 1822 24 21 |
 Marriage | Zachariah Lyles — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray January 19, 1824 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Melinda Ray October 1825 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Melissa Ray December 27, 1827 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray September 25, 1829 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 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 brother | Calvin James Ray October 12, 1833 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Maranda Ray September 10, 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Perlina Ray July 2, 1837 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Riley Ray October 12, 1839 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ruth Casey November 18, 1847 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Abner Elsberry Casey July 1, 1850 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles March 4, 1853 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Angeline Lyles December 2, 1854 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Willis Anderson Ray July 17, 1858 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Maranda Ray October 2, 1862 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Calvin James Ray December 1, 1864 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Riley Bowen about 1865 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 44 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 44 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 46 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 of a child | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell — Martha Angeline Lyles — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 17, 1878 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 55 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 grandson #1 | Oscar Turner Shemwell September 29, 1879 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray after 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Bettie Emilou Shemwell May 20, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray August 13, 1882 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Melinda Ray August 13, 1882 (Age 60 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray after August 13, 1882 (Age 60 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rhea Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Almon Ray Hix Shemwell March 2, 1883 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Etta Adaline Shemwell March 3, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles — Nancy Adeline Shemwell — View this family December 15, 1886 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Jack Owen Shemwell May 30, 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandchild #6 | … Lyles April 12, 1888 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a grandchild | … Lyles April 12, 1888 (Age 65 years) Cause: In Childbirth |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell November 8, 1889 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Carroll Ray December 25, 1893 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a father | Hix Jones Ray October 10, 1895 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 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 sister | Mary Perlina Ray December 10, 1908 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Etta Adaline Shemwell March 19, 1910 (Age 87 years) Cause: Consumption |
 Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 93 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | January 11, 1916 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Liles Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hix Jones Ray Birth: April 7, 1798 47 41 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: October 10, 1895 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ruth Casey Birth: March 2, 1801 24 17 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: November 18, 1847 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 1820 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
James Carroll Ray Birth: November 20, 1820 22 19 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1893 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months herself |
Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray Birth: July 1822 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1916 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray Birth: January 19, 1824 25 22 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: August 13, 1882 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Sarah Melinda Ray Birth: October 1825 27 24 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1882 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Melissa Ray Birth: December 27, 1827 29 26 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1918 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray Birth: September 25, 1829 31 28 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Calvin James Ray Birth: October 12, 1833 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1864 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| brother |
Willis Anderson Ray Birth: Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1858 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| younger sister |
Nancy Maranda Ray Birth: September 10, 1835 37 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 2, 1862 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Mary Perlina Ray Birth: July 2, 1837 39 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 10, 1908 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Riley Ray Birth: October 12, 1839 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 6, 1921 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Zachariah Lyles |
| husband |
Zachariah Lyles Death: |
| herself |
Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray Birth: July 1822 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1916 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Amanda Melvine Lyles Death: |
| daughter |
Sarah Jane Lyles Death: |
| daughter |
Susan Caroline Lyles Death: |
| son |
Thomas Calvin Lyles Death: |
| son |
Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles Birth: March 4, 1853 30 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1919 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Martha Angeline Lyles Birth: December 2, 1854 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 2, 1923 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Martha Angeline Lyles - Household
Marshall, Ky
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