Brief Life History of Ora Pearl
When Ora Pearl Lowe was born on 29 October 1898, in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, her father, James Lowe, was 25 and her mother, Lona May Billington, was 22. She died on 20 March 1971, at the age of 72, and was buried in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Pearl Lowe in household of James Lowe, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ora Pearl Lowe, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ora Lowe, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Parents and Siblings
1873–1950 Male
1876–1957 Female
Siblings (10)
1897–1968 Male
1898–1971 Female
1900–1984 Female
1903–1978 Male
1906–1991 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 2
1903
Age 5
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 20
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Low .
German (Löwe) and Danish (Løwe): from Middle High German lēwe, löuwe ‘lion’, hence a nickname for a brave or regal person. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion. It is also found in Sweden. Compare Loewe 1, Lau , Lave , and Lurvey .
Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): artificial name from German Löwe ‘lion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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