Brief Life History of Susan Brackett
When Susan Brackett Newcomb was born on 21 August 1859, in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, United States, her father, Henry Cook Newcomb, was 40 and her mother, Achsa "Axie" Bracket, was 37. She married William Bennett Bowles on 21 April 1876, in Cass, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Benton Township, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Oleta Township, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 16 July 1941, in Higgins, Lipscomb, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Debolt Cemetery, Arnett, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Susan Newcomb in household of H C Newcomb, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susan B Newcomb, "Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Susan Brackett Newcomb Bowles, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876
Historical Boundaries: 1876: Lipscomb, Texas, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English newe-comen, newe-come ‘newly arrived, recently come’ (Old English nīwe + cumen, cuma). The intrusive -b- is the result of the influence of placenames ending in Old English cumb ‘valley’ (see Coombe ). No such placename as Newcombe is actually on record in Britain.
Americanized form of German Neukamm, possibly arising from a misinterpretation of its etymology as neu ‘new’ + Kamm ‘comb’ (see Neukam ).
History: According to family tradition, Capt. Andrew Newcomb was born in England in 1618 and died in Boston, MA, in 1686, leaving family who settled both in MA and in Kittery, ME. Among his descendants was the internationally renowned astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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