Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Sowers was born on 15 March 1828, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States, her father, Matthias Samuel Sowers Sr., was 22 and her mother, Susannah A. Long, was 19. She married David Shoaf Jr on 12 October 1845, in Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Jackson Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 August 1898, in Wallace, Jackson Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Parke, Indiana, United States.
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- Mary Ann Shoaf in household of David Shoaf, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Sowers, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Mary Ann Sowers, "Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993"
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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.
1832
Historical Boundaries: 1832: Fountain, Indiana, United States
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Sauers , a surname of German origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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