Brief Life History of Nancy Magdalene
When Nancy Magdalene Eckels was born on 28 September 1828, in Holmes, Crawford, Ohio, United States, her father, Charles Eckels, was 17 and her mother, Magdalena Karn, was 18. She married Harmon Hockenbarger on 6 April 1851, in Hancock, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Scott Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 22 October 1911, in Northwest, Williams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Sowles Cemetery, Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States.
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- Nancy Hockenlong in household of Hiram Hockenlong, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy Eckles, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Nancy Eckels, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1841
Oldest grave seen in the memorial list
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
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German: patronymic from Eckel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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