Brief Life History of Minerva
When Minerva Zorns was born on 14 June 1820, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John Zorns, was 26 and her mother, Mary Jones, was 20. She married George Washington Towner on 1 February 1838, in Champaign, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sidney, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 2 May 1854, in Saint Joseph, Saint Joseph Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Saint Joseph, Saint Joseph Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States.
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- Nancy Tormes in household of George Tormes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Minerva Zoms, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Minerva Jones in entry for Return J Cheney and Cordelia L Akers, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
North German (rarely Börns): shortened form of Börnsen or of its rare variant Bornsen, patronymics from a Danish and Norwegian personal name Björn, meaning ‘bear’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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