Mary Francis Vinson

Brief Life History of Mary Francis

When Mary Francis Vinson was born on 25 October 1846, in Illinois, United States, her father, John E Vinson I, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Ellen Trimmell, was 18. She married Jeremiah Meads Bowen on 1 October 1867, in Indianola, Carroll Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Georgetown Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Indianola, Carroll Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 9 October 1889, in Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Meads Bowen
1844–1916
Mary Francis Vinson
1846–1889
Marriage: 1 October 1867
Sarah Ann Bowen
1868–1895
Amanda Grace Bowen
1870–1952
Elizabeth Jane Bowen
1872–
John Allen Bowen
1874–1914
Artlissie Bowen
1876–1927
William Lester Bowen
1883–1950
Grover Cleveland Bowen
1884–1938
Grover Cleveland Bowen
1884–1994
Jessie Rnte
1888–
Mary Bowen
1889–1889

Sources (13)

  • Mary Vinson in household of John Vinson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900 about Mary Frances Vinson
  • Mary Frances Vieson Bowen, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Vermilion, Illinois, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: altered form of Vincent , as if a patronymic.

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

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