Leona Angeline Akin

Brief Life History of Leona Angeline

When Leona Angeline Akin was born on 11 July 1862, in Claiborne, Louisiana, United States, her father, Wesley McKindee Akin, was 21 and her mother, Sarah A. Foster, was 17. She married William Edward Owings about 1878, in Grayson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Grayson, Texas, United States in 1880 and Brown Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. She died on 24 September 1920, in Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Grady Cemetery, Grady, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Owings
1855–1925
Leona Angeline Akin
1862–1920
Marriage: about 1878
Thomas Charles Owings
1880–1953
James Edward Owings
1882–1935
Eulia Mae Owings
1894–1935
Fannie Long Owings
1887–1927
Ollie Mae Owings
1889–1954
Sarah Jane Owings
1892–1947
Mary Jane Owings
1894–1935
William George Owings
1897–1965

Sources (10)

  • Leona A Owens in household of William E Owens, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Leona Angeline Akin Owings, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Leona A. Owings in entry for William George Owings, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union

Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Atkin or Aitken .

Turkish (Akın): ornamental name, nickname or metonymic occupational name from the military term akın ‘(commando-) raid, foray’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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