Harriet Love Owen

Brief Life History of Harriet Love

When Harriet Love Owen was born on 17 April 1831, in Livingston, Kentucky, United States, her father, Francis Littleton Owen, was 30 and her mother, Maria Clarke Clement, was 26. She married Henry L Yeakey on 17 September 1852, in Crittenden, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Scott, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 3 February 1909, at the age of 77, and was buried in Benton Cemetery, Benton, Louisiana Territory, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry L Yeakey
1829–
Harriet Love Owen
1831–1909
Marriage: 17 September 1852
Maria L Yeakey
1853–1927
Frederick Owen Yeakey
1872–1954

Sources (16)

  • Harriet S Yeakey, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • H S Owen, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Harriet L. Owen Yeakey, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1832

1832: Pope, Illinois, United States 1839: Hardin, Illinois, United States

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

Name Meaning

Welsh: from the personal name Owain, from Latin Eugenius (see Eugene ). This Welsh personal name is cognate with Old Irish Eogán, see 2 and 3.

Scottish and Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’. See McEwen .

Irish: from Ó hEoghain, ‘descendant of Eoghan’. See Ewen .

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

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