W. Owen Boney

Brief Life History of W. Owen

When W. Owen Boney was born on 15 September 1822, in Conecuh, Alabama, United States, his father, Morris Boney, was 23 and his mother, Margaret Lucy Townley, was 18. He married Rosaline Melissa Simmons on 23 December 1847, in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Choctaw City, Choctaw, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 9 January 1902, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Old Lusk Cemetery, Lusk, Choctaw, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

W. Owen Boney
1822–1902
Rosaline Melissa Simmons
1830–1860
Marriage: 23 December 1847
Isaac Morris Boney
1850–1910
John Alexander Boney
1852–1935
Andrew Crawford Boney
1855–1922
William Owen Boney
1857–1914
Mattie Cornelia Boney
1859–1942
Albert Hawkins Boney
1869–

Sources (16)

  • Owen Boney, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Owen Boney, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Owen Boney, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bunney . If originating from Sussex, the name may also be a variant of Bone in which the final weakly stressed -e has been pronounced [ɪ] or [i].

English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English boni ‘bony, big-boned’.

German: shortened form of Böning (see Boening ) or of its rare cognate Boning. This surname is very rare in Germany.

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

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