Mary Perlina RayAge: 71 years1837–1908
- Name
- Mary Perlina Ray
- Given names
- Mary Perlina
- Surname
- Ray
- Married name
- Mary Perlina Washam
 Birth | July 2, 1837 39 36 |
 Birth of a brother | John Riley Ray October 12, 1839 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ruth Casey November 18, 1847 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Willis Anderson Ray July 17, 1858 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 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 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Calvin James Ray December 1, 1864 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 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 29 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 31 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 40 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 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray August 13, 1882 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Melinda Ray August 13, 1882 (Age 45 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Ray after August 13, 1882 (Age 45 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rhea Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | James Carroll Ray December 25, 1893 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | Hix Jones Ray October 10, 1895 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 | December 10, 1908 (Age 71 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 |
| elder 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 herself |
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 |