Brief Life History of Adam M
When Adam M Howk was born in 1786, in Burke, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Hauck, was 35 and his mother, Catherine Koontz, was 28. He had at least 7 sons and 8 daughters with Mary Ann Hale. He lived in Owen, Indiana, United States in 1840 and Marion Township, Owen, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 27 May 1858, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Adam Houk in the 1840 United States Federal Census; Event Date: 1 June 1840.
- Will for John Eakins, Highland County, Ohio - attached to Adam Howk
- 1850 US Federal Census for Adam and Mary Houk Family; Event Date: 27 September 1850.
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Hauck .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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