Brief Life History of Tilla
Tilla Perry was born in 1858, in Missouri, United States. She married Rufus Rowen in 1879, in Nemaha, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Nemaha, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1880. She died about 1885, at the age of 28.
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Sources (3)
- Tilla Rowen in household of Rufus Rowen, "United States Census, 1880"
- Perry in entry for Cyrus Perry Rowen, "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002"
- Tillie Perry in entry for Alfred J Rowen, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Herry ‘son of Herry’, a variant of the personal name Harry (see Harris ).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree (Middle English piri(e), peri(e), puri(e), Old English pirige, pyrige), or a habitational name for someone who owned or came from a place so named. This surname and a number of variants have been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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