Brief Life History of Mary Olive
When Mary Olive Cawlfield was born on 17 April 1845, in Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States, her father, William Owen Cawlfield Sr., was 41 and her mother, Levica Boone, was 26. She married Francis Lafayette Harper on 21 January 1861, in Greene, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Boone Township, Greene, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 January 1907, in Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- Mary O Harper in household of Francis S Harper, "United States Census, 1870"
- May Olive Harper, "BillionGraves Index"
- Mary O Cawlfield in entry for F L Harper, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870
Historical Boundaries: 1870: Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Briana, Eamonn, Liam.
Scottish and Irish (Mayo and Galway): habitational name from Cauldfield near Langholm in Dumfriesshire, named with Old English cald ‘cold’ + feld ‘open country’. This surname is also common in Ireland.
Irish: Anglicized form of at least three Irish surnames: Mac Cathmhaoil (see Cowell ), an important family in East Tyrone (who also adopted Campbell ), Ó Gamhna (see Gaffney ), and Ó Gamhnáin (see Goonan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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