Brief Life History of Noah
When Noah Owens III was born on 6 November 1853, in Powells Point, Currituck, North Carolina, United States, his father, Noah Mathias Owens II, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth 'Betsy' Brock, was 17. He married Clara Hunter Warnnell Gallop on 19 October 1876, in Currituck, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Poplar Branch, Currituck, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years. He died on 8 August 1922, in Poplar Branch Township, Currituck, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Powells Point, Currituck, North Carolina, United States.
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- Noah Owens, "United States Census, 1900"
- Noah Owens, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
- Noah Owens, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Owen , with post-medieval excrescent English -s.
Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form by bearers of the Gaelic surname Mac Eoghain (see McEwen ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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