Brief Life History of Jennie
When Jennie Cissne was born on 8 April 1876, in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, her father, James Guy Cissne, was 43 and her mother, Eliza Shively, was 23. She married Willis Johnston Owen on 25 April 1897, in Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Saratoga Township, Holt, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Douglass Township, Butler, Kansas, United States in 1915. She died on 3 June 1962, in Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Jammie Cissna, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Jennie C. Owen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jennie Cissne in entry for Owen, "Kansas County Birth Records, 1885-1911"
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World Events (8)
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Cessna , a surname of French origin. Compare Cisney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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