Brief Life History of Anna Mariah
When Anna Mariah Carnes was born on 22 June 1842, in Iowa, United States, her father, James Carnes, was 27 and her mother, Rachel Mahala McCarthy, was 24. She married Francis S. Fletcher on 15 September 1866, in Boone, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Perry, Dallas, Iowa, United States in 1880. She died on 27 January 1882, at the age of 39, and was buried in Perry, Dallas, Iowa, United States.
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- Anne M Carnes in household of James Carnes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Annie M. Carnes, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Anna Carns in entry for James E. Fletcher and Ida Brewer, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Boone, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Boone, Iowa, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Cairns or sometimes Carins, a variant of Caron , with excrescent -s.
English and Cornish: in southern England a variant of Carn , with excrescent -s.
Irish: variant of Kearns .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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