Cynthia Ann Yearns

Brief Life History of Cynthia Ann

When Cynthia Ann Yearns was born in 1813, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John B. Yearns, was 20 and her mother, Sarah Kepper, was 17. She married Henry Grayson on 10 March 1833, in Decatur, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Geneva Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died in June 1877, in Calistoga, Napa, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Grayson
1810–1862
Cynthia Ann Yearns
1813–1877
Marriage: 10 March 1833
James Harvey Grayson
1834–1896
Sandford Grayson
1841–
Henry Woodford Grayson
1845–1865
John W. Grayson
1838–1912
Lucinda Grayson
1843–1844
Mary Elizabeth or May Grayson
1847–
Ernest Lafayette Grayson
1850–1927
Emily E. Grayson
1853–1906

Sources (9)

  • Cyntha A Gragson in household of Henry Gragson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cynthia Ann Yearns, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Cynthia Ann Yearns Grayson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

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

Scottish: habitational name from the district of The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, or from Mearns in Renfrewshire. The placenames derive from Gaelic An Mhaoirne ‘the Stewartry, area under the jurisdiction of a steward’, and is also known to have been adopted in Ireland for Ó Mearáin, see Marron .

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

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