Peninah Jane Gohn

Brief Life History of Peninah Jane

When Peninah Jane Gohn was born on 1 September 1844, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Henry Gohn, was 49 and her mother, Eva Thomas, was 40. She married Archibald Glenn "Archie" Courson about 1860, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Monroe, Beaver Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 22 February 1907, in Toby Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Clarion Cemetery, Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archibald Glenn "Archie" Courson
1836–1892
Peninah Jane Gohn
1844–1907
Marriage: about 1860
Carrie Ida Courson
1862–1923
Mary Elizabeth Courson
1864–1940
James Madison Courson
1865–1936
Ella Grace Courson
1868–
William Henry Courson
1870–1872
Margaret Jane Courson
1872–1944
Farras Johnston Courson
1874–1890
Edith Susan Courson
1875–1923
Gilbert Manoah Courson
1879–1944
Mollie Courson
1882–
Oscar Glenn Courson
1884–1915
Orval Guy Courson
1885–1963

Sources (11)

  • Panina Coursen in household of Archey G Coursen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Peninah Jane Gohn Courson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Penina Goken in entry for Thomas J Moyle, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

World Events (7)

1846

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

German: from a shortened form of the personal name Johann (see John ).

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

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