Brief Life History of Permelia Ann Rollins
When Permelia Ann Rollins Lowe was born on 8 July 1811, in Tennessee, United States, her father, John Farr Lowe, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann Gilliland, was 25. She married Kenyon Taylor Skeen on 19 May 1834, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 8 April 1863, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (3)
- M L Skein in household of Kinnian T Skein, "United States Census, 1850"
- Permelia A R Lowe Skeen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Permelia Skeen in household of K T Skeen, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1819
Historical Boundaries 1819: Simpson, Kentucky, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Low .
German (Löwe) and Danish (Løwe): from Middle High German lēwe, löuwe ‘lion’, hence a nickname for a brave or regal person. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion. It is also found in Sweden. Compare Loewe 1, Lau , Lave , and Lurvey .
Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): artificial name from German Löwe ‘lion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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