Brief Life History of John Yokely
When John Yokely Bowen was born on 18 August 1841, in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, his father, Reece Bowen Sr, was 26 and his mother, Martha Elizabeth Blassingame, was 18. He married Emily Catherine Chapman about 1861, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Scurry Land District, Texas, United States in 1900 and Scurry, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 4 March 1926, in Pyron, Scurry, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Pyron, Scurry, Texas, United States.
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- John Y Bowen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Texas marriage records, Collin County
- Jno Y Bowen, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Grayson, Texas, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen ), with fused patronymic marker (a)p, which is normally voiced before a vowel.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan ).
Irish: used to ‘translate’ Ó Cnáimhín ‘descendant of Cnáimhín’, a personal name meaning ‘little bone’ or ‘little body’, see Nevin 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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