Brief Life History of Hyrum
When Hyrum Karren was born on 9 July 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Karren, was 34 and his mother, Ann Ratcliffe, was 28. He married Martha McKinney Langley on 30 December 1865, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States in 1850 and Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 13 July 1928, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Hyrum Carn in household of Thos Carn, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hyrum Karren, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Hyrum Karren in entry for Mary Isabelle Harris, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German karre ‘cart, barrow’ (from Latin carrus), hence a metonymic occupational name for a carter or cart maker.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hyrum Karren & Martha McKinney Langley
HYRUM KARREN & MARTHA MCKINNEY LANGLEY Taken from ‘The Thomas Karren Family’ Book Hyrum Karren, son of Thomas and Ann Ratcliff Karren, was born 9 July 1844 at Nauvoo, Illinois. He was born only …
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