Brief Life History of Edward Evelyn Woods Nehenuiikalani
When Edward Evelyn Woods Nehenuiikalani LOW was born on 3 August 1892, in Kapaau, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States, his father, Ebenezer Parker "Eben" Low, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Pu'ukui Napoleon, was 26. He married Irene Keoholani Hapu'uoholani Dickson on 13 March 1923, in Hawaii, Hawaii, United States. He lived in North Kohala District, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States in 1900 and Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 May 1985, at the age of 92, and was buried in Hawaii, Hawaii, United States.
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- Eveline Low in household of Eben Low, "United States Census, 1920"
- Edward Evelyn Woods Low, "Hawaii, Births and Baptisms, 1843-1909"
- Edward W. Low, "Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1922"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898
Historical Parent Boundaries: 1898 – 1900 Haiwaii Annexation. 1900 - 1907 Oahu County. Hawaii Territory 1907 – Present: Hololulu County. County and City consolidated.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlāw (see Law 2).
Scottish and English: nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).
English and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (from Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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