Constance Guess

Brief Life History of Constance

When Constance Guess was born about 1829, in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Guess, was 43 and her mother, Celia Sue Stewart, was 29. She married William Riley Stewart on 18 January 1845, in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Magisterial District 2 Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

William Riley Stewart
1824–
Constance Guess
about 1829–
Marriage: 18 January 1845
James I. Stewart
1848–1936
William M. Stewart
1861–

Sources (10)

  • Constance Stewart in household of W R Stewart, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Constance Guess - Government record: birth: about 1829; Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
  • Constanca Greiss, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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World Events (8)

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.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English (southern): probably a variant of Guest with loss of final -t.

South German (Güss): see Guss .

German: variant of Geis .

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

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