Brief Life History of Manerva
When Manerva Harker was born on 18 August 1838, in Spencer, Indiana, United States, her father, David Harker, was 41 and her mother, Nancy A Horton, was 36. She married Theodore Hall on 12 October 1857, in Spencer, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 7 March 1871, in Luce Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Eureka, Luce Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Minerva Hall in household of Theodore Hall, "United States Census, 1860"
- Minerva Harker, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Minerva Hill, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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
English:
habitational name either from Harker (now Harkerside) in Grinton parish (North Yorkshire), of uncertain etymology, or from Harker in Halsall parish (Lancashire), derived from Old English hār ‘hoar, gray’ or Old English hara ‘hare’ + Old Norse kjarr ‘marsh overgrown with brushwood’.
nickname for an eavesdropper or busybody, from an agent derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’. The name seems to be attested in southwestern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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