When John McHenry Crow was born on 9 February 1823, in Denmark, Perry, Illinois, United States, his father, Robert Crow, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 27. He lived in Beckwourth, Plumas, California, United States in 1880. He died on 30 May 1894, in Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Perry, Illinois, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Irish, Manx, and English: variant of Crowe .
Native American: translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on a word, such as Lakota or Dakota Sioux kaŋgi, meaning ‘crow’. The cultural significance of the crow to Native Americans is reflected in their traditional personal names, some of which were adopted as surnames (translated into English), e.g. Big Crow (see Bigcrow ) and Two Crow (see Twocrow ). See also Bird 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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