Sarah Melinda RayAge: 56 years1825–1882
- Name
- Sarah Melinda Ray
- Given names
- Sarah Melinda
- Surname
- Ray
 Birth | October 1825 27 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Melissa Ray December 27, 1827 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray September 25, 1829 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Maranda Ray September 10, 1835 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Riley Ray October 12, 1839 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ruth Casey November 18, 1847 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Willis Anderson Ray July 17, 1858 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 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 37 years) |
| Death of a brother | Calvin James Ray December 1, 1864 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 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 41 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 43 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 52 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 sister | Cynthia Manerva “Ann” Ray after 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray August 13, 1882 (on the date of death) |
 Death | August 13, 1882 (Age 56 years) |
| 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 herself |
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 |