Brief Life History of Phoebe Ann
When Phoebe Ann Ray was born on 11 September 1836, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Smith Ray, was 25 and her mother, Rachel Wheeler Dawson, was 18. She married John Thomas Pollock on 26 October 1859, in Mason, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Magisterial District 4 Germantown, Bracken, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 December 1904, in Germantown, Bracken, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Germantown, Bracken, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Phoeba A Polloch, "United States Census, 1900"
- Phoebe Ann Ray, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Phoebe Ann Ray in entry for Joseph R. Pollock, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961"
Spouse and Children
1830–1891 Male
1836–1904 Female
Children (4)
1861–1876 Female
1864–1932 Female
1866–1922 Male
1878–1966 Female
Parents and Siblings
1811–1883 Male
1817–1891 Female
Siblings (9)
1836–1904 Female
1838–1907 Male
1842–1907 Male
1844–1865 Female
1847–1885 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 10
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 14
1861
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Ray or Rey, perhaps a pet form of names beginning in Ray or Rey, especially Raymond .
English: nickname from Old French rei ‘king’, denoting someone who behaved in a regal fashion, one with the bearing of a king, or referring to the mock king or lord in festive games and pageants, e.g. at Christmas, May Day, or harvest. Compare Roy and King .
English: nickname from Middle English ræghe (Old English rǣge) ‘female roe deer’ or in northern England more likely northern Middle English rā, raa, rae, ray (Old English rā) ‘roe deer’, perhaps for a timid person or swift runner. Compare Roe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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