When Nelson Penn Headen was born on 29 February 1844, in Franklin, Franklin Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States, his father, John P Headen, was 40 and his mother, Mary Ann Gardner, was 21. He married Norah Lockard on 17 June 1879, in Lander, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Canyon, Lander, Nevada, United States in 1880 and Battle Mt., Lander, Nevada, United States in 1910. He died on 21 September 1910, at the age of 66.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Lander, Nevada Territory, United States 1864: Lander, Nevada, United States
Scottish and English: variant of Hedden .
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