Brief Life History of Charles Finley
When Charles Finley Lowe Sr. was born on 8 February 1767, in Broad Creek, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, his father, Thomas Lowe, was 26 and his mother, Verlinda Gibbs, was 19. He married unknown before 1788. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in May 1836, in Big Springs, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 69.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- 1820 - United States Federal Census - Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
- Charles Fendley Lowe, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- 1795 - Charles F. Lowe, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
Spouse and Children
1767–1836 Male
1779–1868 Female
Children (10)
1797–1863 Male
1798–1874 Male
1800–1810 Male
1807–1860 Female
1809–1889 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1740–1773 Male
1747–1810 Female
Siblings (3)
1767–1836 Male
1769–1828 Male
1772–1772 Male
World Events (8)
1776
Age 9
1776
Age 9
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 19
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Low .
German (Löwe) and Danish (Løwe): from Middle High German lēwe, löuwe ‘lion’, hence a nickname for a brave or regal person. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion. It is also found in Sweden. Compare Loewe 1, Lau , Lave , and Lurvey .
Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): artificial name from German Löwe ‘lion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Last Will and Testament
source: Elizabeth Earl Roddy Cecil letter September 8, 1995 May Term 1836 Rutherford County State of Tennessee Charles Lowe Will In the name of God Amen. I Charles Low (sic.) o the County of Ruth …
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