Hannah Barcus

March 1851–29 November 1906 (Age 55)
Elliottstown, Effingham, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Hannah

When Hannah Barcus was born in March 1851, in Elliottstown, Effingham, Illinois, United States, her father, George Washington Barcus, was 39 and her mother, Grace Workman, was 28. She married Hogan A Merry on 30 June 1867, in Elliottstown, Effingham, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Riverside Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1905. She died on 29 November 1906, in Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Mills, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hogan A Merry
1840–1910
Hannah Barcus
1851–1906
Marriage: 30 June 1867
George Henry Merry
1869–1887
Frank Merry
1870–
Charles Merry
1878–
Merry
1880–
Katherine Bell Merry
1883–1948

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 June 1867Elliottstown, Effingham, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854
    Age 3
    Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.
    1855
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries: 1855: Effingham, Illinois, United States
    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
    Age 15
    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Lithuanian Barkus or Bartkus .Possibly also an altered form of English Barkus .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Barkus

    Sources (13)

    • Hannah Penney, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
    • Hannah Merry, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
    • Hannah M Penney in household of Joseph Penney, "United States Census, 1900"

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