Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Morris was born on 5 September 1848, in Schuyler, Missouri, United States, her father, William Morris, was 30 and her mother, Eliza Ann Hand, was 18. She married David Mason Palmer on 21 January 1869, in Clark, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Chequest Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Clear Creek Township, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States in 1885. She died on 30 October 1894, at the age of 46, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Cook, Johnson, Nebraska, United States.
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- Sarah Morris in household of William Morris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah J. Morris Palmer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah J Morris in entry for David M Palmer, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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