Ruth Owen

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Owen was born on 27 January 1803, in McDuffie, Georgia, United States, her father, Ephraim S Owen Jr, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Stapler, was 32. She married Lawrence Henry Arney on 11 December 1825, in Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 May 1841, in Owen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Owen, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Henry Arney
1802–1886
Ruth Owen
1803–1841
Marriage: 11 December 1825
William R Arney
1822–1903
Rebecca Arney
1826–1888
Benjamin F. Arney
1827–
John W. Arney
1828–1904
Hiram Arney
1830–1912
Adaline Arney
1835–
Sarah Catherine Arney
1836–1924
Polly Ann Arney
1838–1922
Mary J Arney
1839–

Sources (4)

  • 1825 Marriage record
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ruth Owen - Individual or family possessions: Family Bible: death: 12 May 1841; Owen, Indiana, United States
  • Ruth Owen in entry for Lawrence Arney, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1811 · The Savannah Riots

A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Welsh: from the personal name Owain, from Latin Eugenius (see Eugene ). This Welsh personal name is cognate with Old Irish Eogán, see 2 and 3.

Scottish and Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’. See McEwen .

Irish: from Ó hEoghain, ‘descendant of Eoghan’. See Ewen .

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

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