Brief Life History of Jehial
Jehial Owings was born on 19 February 1816, in Simpson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States as the son of Richard Owings and Minney Holcomb. He married Virginia Jane Harris in 1835, in Warren, Knox, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1879, in Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Jehila Owens, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jehial Owings, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Jehial Owens, "United States Census, 1870"
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1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1826
Historical Boundaries: 1826: Jackson, Missouri, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Owens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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