Elisabeth Lowe

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Lowe was born on 23 November 1826, in Belmont, Ohio, United States, her father, Isaac Lowe, was 30 and her mother, Mary Avery, was 26. She married James Conger in July 1843, in Monroe, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Jackson Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 21 February 1911, in Codell, Rooks, Kansas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Conger Cemetery, Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Conger
1820–1911
Elisabeth Lowe
1826–1911
Marriage: July 1843
Mary Jane Conger
1844–1918
Jacob Conger
1853–
John A. Conger
1855–
Woodrow Harold Conger
Isaac L Conger
1847–1932
Stephen Jackson Conger
1849–1923
James M Conger
1851–
Adeline Conger
1855–1935
Rebecca Ann Conger
1859–1928
Elias Gregory Conger
1859–1934
William M Conger
1861–1950
John Sherman Conger
1865–1936
Melvina Conger
1868–1960
Emma Florence Conger
1871–1951

Sources (26)

  • Elizabeth Conger, "Kansas, State Census, 1885"
  • Elizabeth Lowe Conger, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Eliza Lowe in entry for Slevin Jackson Conger, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Keokuk, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Keokuk, Iowa, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Low .

German (Löwe) and Danish (Løwe): from Middle High German lēwe, löuwe ‘lion’, hence a nickname for a brave or regal person. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion. It is also found in Sweden. Compare Loewe 1, Lau , Lave , and Lurvey .

Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): artificial name from German Löwe ‘lion’.

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

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