Amy Barrows Hallowell

Brief Life History of Amy Barrows

When Amy Barrows Hallowell was born on 9 April 1887, in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States, her father, Judge Florentius Merrill Hallowell, was 35 and her mother, Marietta Kilbreth, was 36. She married Dr. Oscar Leonard Barnebey on 8 June 1910, in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1955 and lived in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Bexley, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1950. She died on 27 January 1960, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Glen Rest Memorial Estate, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Oscar Leonard Barnebey
1886–1973
Amy Barrows Hallowell
1887–1960
Marriage: 8 June 1910
Herbert Leonard Barnebey
1911–1974
Marion Amy Barnebey
1913–1996
Merrill Hallowell Barnebey
1917–2007
Ruth Eloise Barnebey
1919–1990
Theodore David Barnebey
1921–1975
Beverly Rose Barnebey
1923–2011

Sources (95)

  • Amy H. Barnebey, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Amy B. Hallowell, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Halliwell (Lancashire) or Holywell (Huntingtonshire, Northumberland), named in Middle English hali, holi (Old English hālig) ‘holy’ + wel(le) (Old English well(a)) ‘well, spring’, or from any of numerous other places called with these elements (see Hollowell ).

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

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