Brief Life History of Lucinda
When Lucinda Owings was born on 3 October 1837, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William H Owings, was 27 and her mother, Esther Hannah Johnson, was 30. She married James Wilkey on 6 January 1860, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 8 November 1893, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Graysville, Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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- Lucinda Wilkey in household of James Wilkey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lucinda Owings, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Lucinda Owings Wilkey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1842
Historical Boundaries: 1842: Sullivan, Indiana, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Owens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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