Alzina Jurgertha Enke

Brief Life History of Alzina Jurgertha

When Alzina Jurgertha Enke was born on 18 September 1849, in Van Wert, Ohio, United States, her father, Edward H Enke, was 33 and her mother, Clarissa Upson, was 29. She married John T. Bevans on 22 August 1867, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Long Creek Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Quinn, Pennington, South Dakota, United States in 1910. She died on 27 August 1917, in Merino, Logan, Colorado, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Merino Cemetery, Merino, Logan, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

John T. Bevans
1844–1887
Alzina Jurgertha Enke
1849–1917
Marriage: 22 August 1867
Ida May Bevans
1869–
Edward Jesse Bevans
1872–1892
Harlan Tracey Bevans
1877–1954
Nela Belle Bevans
1878–1918
Jessie Pearl Bevans
1881–1959
Millie or Nellie B Bevans
1884–1890

Sources (24)

  • Alzina Bevins, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Alzina Jurgertha Enke - Published information: birth: 18 September 1845; Illinois, United States
  • Elzina Bivans, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Horst, Kurt, Uwe.

German: occupational name from Middle High German, Middle Low German enke ‘farmhand, field worker’.

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

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