John Foster Nowers

Brief Life History of John Foster

When John Foster Nowers was born on 20 January 1837, in New York, United States, his father, Thomas Nowers, was 31 and his mother, Decima Foster, was 29. He married Lurena Ann Wright on 3 February 1863, in Mercer, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Mercer Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Henry, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 8 November 1924, in Atkinson, Henry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Atkinson, Henry, Illinois, United States.

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John Foster Nowers
1837–1924
Lurena Ann Wright
1839–1890
Marriage: 3 February 1863
Harriet Nowers
1868–1876

Sources (13)

  • John F Mower, "United States Census, 1900"
  • John Foster Nowers, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • John F Nowers, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856, Henry, Illinois, United States

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

English (Kent):

(of Norman origin): habitational name from Noyers in Eure, France.

topographic name from the Middle English prepositional phrase atten ore, atte nore ‘at the riverbank or hillside’, or a habitational name from a place called with this phrase, such as Nore Hill in Eartham (Sussex), Nower Wood in Headley (Surrey), Nore Farm in Bramley (Surrey), or Nower Hill in Pinner (Middlesex). Compare Oare .

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

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