Sarah E was born in 1803 in Easton, Maryland. She had one son with Andrew J Ray in 1844. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on February 23, 1906, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 103. [1]
In the 1850 census Sarah (age 30) was in Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[2]
In the 1870 census Sarah (age 50) was in Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland.[3]
Death/Obituary
Died 28 February 1906 Baltimore, Maryland.
28 Feb. 1906, Harrisburg Daily Independent, dateline Baltimore - Mrs. Sarah E. Ray age 102 died. She was a nurse in field and hospitals during the US Civil War. [4]
Research Notes
Found Clipping in Newspapers dot com and searched for relative, but found none.
Very interesting story of a nurse in the civil war (age 102) who died in Baltimore. found in Harrisburg newspaper.
CIVIL WAR NURSE DEAD by Associated Press Baltimore, Feb 28, 1906
"Mrs. Sarah E Ray, 102 years old, who served as a nurse in the field and hospitals throughout the Civil War, died to-day of the infirmities of old age." [5]
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 284; Page: 375a; Line Number: 28 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #15845995 (accessed 25 June 2023)
Sarah Ray (30) in Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.
↑1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: M593_574; Page: 175B Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #23273439 (accessed 25 June 2023)
Sarah Ray (50) in Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Born in Maryland.
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