Brief Life History of Pamela Jane
When Pamela Jane Ewing was born on 14 August 1809, in Logan, Kentucky, United States, her father, Rev. Finis Ewing, was 36 and her mother, Margaret Brevard Davidson, was 35. She married James Weir Read in 1827, in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 6 June 1881, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States.
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- Pamela Rea in household of Geo P Finley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Pamela Jane Ewing Rea, "Find A Grave Index"
- Pamela J Ewing in entry for Carrie Rea Finlay, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1816
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Province of Texas, New Spain 1821: Province of Texas, Mexico 1836: Republic of Texas 1836: Harrisburg, Republic of Texas 1838: Galveston, Republic of Texas 1845: Galveston, Texas, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish: altered form of Ewen , formed as if it were an English patronymic ending in -ing. See also McEwen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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