Ruth Ann Fowler

Brief Life History of Ruth Ann

When Ruth Ann Fowler was born on 4 July 1824, in Jefferson Township, Pike, Indiana, United States, her father, Warren Fowler, was 9 and her mother, Nancy Pride, was 7. She married Perry Miley on 24 October 1850, in Pike, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 27 June 1893, in Pike, Indiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Jefferson Township, Pike, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Perry Miley
1823–1891
Ruth Ann Fowler
1824–1893
Marriage: 24 October 1850
Demartta Miley
1851–1905
Sarah "Sallie" E. Miley
1853–
Lafayette James Miley
1857–1945
Elizabeth Miley
1859–1911

Sources (9)

  • Rutha Fowler in household of Nancy Fowler, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Ruthey Ann Fowler, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Ruth Ann Fowler Miley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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