Viola May "Violet" Ray was born August 4, 1881 south of Seattle in the Duwamish River area where her parent's farm was located not far from the present Boeing Field. Her parents were Thomas K. Ray and Lucretia Julian Ray, who with their parents had arrived in Washington Territory in the early 1870's after traversing the Oregon Trail.
Violet and her six siblings attended grade and high school in Duwamish. During those years, all of the Ray children assisted with running their parent's successful fruit and vegetable farm.
In the early 20th century, Seattle and surrounding areas including Duwamish were afflicted with "epidemic after epidemic of smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria and typhoid." While attending high school, Violet contracted Scarlet Fever and died on January 17, 1909.
After Violet's early death, her mom (Lucretia Julien Ray) reportedly no longer wanted to live in the Duwamish area so that their other children might avoid further contagion.
Violet and her six siblings attended grade and high school in Duwamish. During those years, all of the Ray children assisted with running their parent's successful fruit and vegetable farm.
In the early 20th century, Seattle and surrounding areas including Duwamish were afflicted with "epidemic after epidemic of smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria and typhoid." While attending high school, Violet contracted Scarlet Fever and died on January 17, 1909.
After Violet's early death, her mom (Lucretia Julien Ray) reportedly no longer wanted to live in the Duwamish area so that their other children might avoid further contagion.
Viola May "Violet" Ray was born August 4, 1881 south of Seattle in the Duwamish River area where her parent's farm was located not far from the present Boeing Field. Her parents were Thomas K. Ray and Lucretia Julian Ray, who with their parents had arrived in Washington Territory in the early 1870's after traversing the Oregon Trail.
Violet and her six siblings attended grade and high school in Duwamish. During those years, all of the Ray children assisted with running their parent's successful fruit and vegetable farm.
In the early 20th century, Seattle and surrounding areas including Duwamish were afflicted with "epidemic after epidemic of smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria and typhoid." While attending high school, Violet contracted Scarlet Fever and died on January 17, 1909.
After Violet's early death, her mom (Lucretia Julien Ray) reportedly no longer wanted to live in the Duwamish area so that their other children might avoid further contagion.
Violet and her six siblings attended grade and high school in Duwamish. During those years, all of the Ray children assisted with running their parent's successful fruit and vegetable farm.
In the early 20th century, Seattle and surrounding areas including Duwamish were afflicted with "epidemic after epidemic of smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria and typhoid." While attending high school, Violet contracted Scarlet Fever and died on January 17, 1909.
After Violet's early death, her mom (Lucretia Julien Ray) reportedly no longer wanted to live in the Duwamish area so that their other children might avoid further contagion.
