Zen Lowman

Male4 February 1896–28 September 1908

Brief Life History of Zen

When Zen Lowman was born on 4 February 1896, in McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Barton Morrell Lowman, was 23 and his mother, Naoma Gertrude Humberd, was 21. He died on 28 September 1908, in his hometown, at the age of 12.

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Family Time Line

Barton Morrell Lowman
1872–1931
Naoma Gertrude Humberd
1875–1922
Zen Lowman
1896–1908
Chester D. Lowman
1901–1977
Harry Claude Lowman
1910–1997

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    World Events (3)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 4

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome

    Age 4

    A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    habitational name from Uplowman in Devon. The place takes its name from the river Loman (from the British root lem- ‘elm’).

    from the Middle English personal name Loveman (Old English Lēofmann, from lēofdear, beloved’ + mann ‘man’). Compare Lemon .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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