Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Owenby was born in 1815, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, her father, Arthur Walter Owenby, was 43 and her mother, Barbara Hill, was 39. She had at least 1 daughter. She lived in McDowell, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1878, at the age of 63.
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- Margaret Ownsby in household of Arther Ownsby, "United States Census, 1850"
- Margret Ownsly in household of Arther Ownsly, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the places in Lincolnshire named Aunby, Aunsby, or Owmby (two places), all of which have medieval spellings such as Oune(s)by. They are named with the Old Norse personal name Authun or Aun(n) + býr ‘farmstead, settlement’. This surname has always been rare in Britain.
History: The earliest known bearer of the name is Philip de Aunesby, who was taxed in 1332 in Sapperton, 3 miles from Aunsby in Lincolnshire. A Thomas Owenby is recorded in 1391 in Bonnington (Nottinghamshire); his form of the name is also found in the 16th- and 17th-century Leicestershire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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