Brief Life History of Eva Josephine
When Eva Josephine Logan was born on 14 July 1859, in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Samuel McWilliams Logan, was 34 and her mother, Harriet Jane Bussey, was 28. She married Richard M. Thomas on 17 October 1881, in Douglas, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Parkers Prairie Township, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States in 1900 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1910. She died on 10 October 1954, in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Thorp Cemetery, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington, United States.
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- Eva J Knoke, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Eva Josephine Logan - Government record: birth-name: Josephine Logan
- Eva Josephine Knoke, "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Historical Boundaries: 1865: Yakima, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Yakima, Washington, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from Logan (Ayrshire) or from some other minor place of this name.
Irish: from Ó Leocháin ‘descendant of Leochán’, a personal name (earlier spelled Lothchán) of unexplained etymology. See also Duck .
History: James Logan (1674–1751), an Ulster Scot and a Quaker, born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, became secretary to William Penn and held high office in the state of PA. Among his descendants have been numbered several prominent statesmen. KY pioneer Benjamin Logan moved with his parents from West Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, PA, to Augusta County, VA, in 1740.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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