John Wesley Harrow

Brief Life History of John Wesley

When John Wesley Harrow was born on 12 September 1820, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Samuel Harrow, was 22 and his mother, Nancy, was 22. He married Neoma Parker on 17 February 1843, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Monroe Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 18 November 1886, in Center Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Franklin, Decatur, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Harrow
1820–1886
Sarah P. Gibson
1825–1915
Marriage: 3 March 1850
Nancy Jane Harrow
1852–1907
Samuel Anderson Harrow
1857–1904
William I Harrow
1858–1929
Lucinda L. Harrow
1859–1923
Mary Ann Harrow
1862–1942
Joseph Sheridan Harrow
1864–1934
Elizabeth Sarah Harrow
1867–1944
Eva Jennetta Harrow
1870–1951

Sources (32)

  • John Harrow, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • John M. Harrow, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • John O'Harrow, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Harrow (Middlesex), which was named in Old English with hearg ‘(pagan) temple’.

Scottish: habitational name from Harrow near Mey (Caithnesshire).

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

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