Brief Life History of Nancy or Jane
Nancy or Jane Holmes was born on 13 December 1803, in Kentucky, United States as the daughter of Dr Jacob Holmes. She married Marsham or Massa Powers on 5 July 1824, in Warrick, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Owen Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 24 January 1869, in Warrick, Indiana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Boonville, Boon Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States.
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- Jane Powers in household of Massam Powers, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jane Hamel, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Jane Holmes Powers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
1823
Historical Boundaries: 1823: Morgan, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English: either from the plural form of Holme , or else a variant of Holme or Home , with excrescent -s (see Holm ).
Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire), or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). Both placenames likely derive from the plural form of Middle English, Older Scots holm ‘islet, raised land in a marsh’ (see Holm ).
Scottish and Irish: adopted for Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Thómais, Mac Thómais (see McComb ). In parts of western Ireland, Holmes is also a variant of Cavish, from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas . Early bearers in Ireland were probably immigrants from Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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