Hix Jones RayAge: 97 years1798–1895
- Name
- Hix Jones Ray
- Given names
- Hix Jones
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- Ray
 Birth | April 7, 1798 47 41 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Willis Anderson Ray |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 4 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Ray February 27, 1804 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Ruth Casey — View this family February 1820 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Carroll Ray November 20, 1820 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray July 1822 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray January 19, 1824 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah Melinda Ray October 1825 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Martha Melissa Ray December 27, 1827 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray September 25, 1829 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 33 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 son #8 | Calvin James Ray October 12, 1833 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Nancy Maranda Ray September 10, 1835 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 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 daughter #10 | Mary Perlina Ray July 2, 1837 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | John Riley Ray October 12, 1839 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ruth Casey November 18, 1847 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 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 grandson #1 | Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles March 4, 1853 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Martha Angeline Lyles December 2, 1854 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a son | Willis Anderson Ray July 17, 1858 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 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 daughter | Nancy Maranda Ray October 2, 1862 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Calvin James Ray December 1, 1864 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 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 68 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 68 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 70 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 79 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 | Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray after 1880 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray August 13, 1882 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Melinda Ray August 13, 1882 (Age 84 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray after August 13, 1882 (Age 84 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rhea Cemetery |
| Death of a son | James Carroll Ray December 25, 1893 (Age 95 years) |
 Death | October 10, 1895 (Age 97 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nathaniel Ray Birth: about 1751 26 28 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Gardner Birth: December 7, 1756 Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Hix Jones Ray Birth: April 7, 1798 47 41 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: October 10, 1895 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ruth Casey |
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Hix Jones Ray Birth: April 7, 1798 47 41 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: October 10, 1895 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
Calvin James Ray Birth: October 12, 1833 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1864 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Willis Anderson Ray Birth: Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1858 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
John Riley Ray Birth: October 12, 1839 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 6, 1921 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Note | HIX JONES RAY
was born 4-7-1798, Virginia and died 10-10-1895, Marshall County, Ky. If what my search shows is correct, Hix was quite the character. He believed the world was flat! Hix had been quoted as saying that he was "kin" to the author of "Ray's Mathematics", a popular book during his time. Research has shown the author was Joseph Ray but as of yet I have found no connection to Joseph. At some point in time some of the Ray/WRay family moved to Allan and Warren County, Kentucky.
As a young man, he loaded the fruits of his labor onto a raft, floated down the Ohio River and Mississippi, sold his goods in New Orleans, then moved to Wayne County, Tennessee.
Hix was married 3 times: |