Jane McCune Morrow

Brief Life History of Jane McCune

When Jane McCune Morrow was born on 20 September 1816, in Lurgan, Lurgan Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Morrow, was 49 and her mother, Mary Boyd, was 35. She married Elias Asper on 6 March 1849, in Middle Spring, Southampton Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Congress Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Wabash Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 5 April 1887, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Asper
1820–1894
Jane McCune Morrow
1816–1887
Marriage: 6 March 1849
Mary Jane Asper
1850–1944
Sarah Elizabeth Asper
1851–1869
William Morrow Asper
1852–1855
Agnes Isabelle Asper
1854–1935
George Washington Asper
1856–1932

Sources (20)

  • Jane Ann Aspier in household of Elias Aspier, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jane McCune Morrow, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Jane McCune Morrow, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of McMorrow .

Americanized form of French and Walloon Moreau and of French Morin .

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

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This is a story that was told to me by my Grandmother Cora Hopkin Hansen daughter of Louisa Jane Weaver Hopkin. It was told to her by her Mother. Grandma Asper (Jane Mc Cune Morrow Asper) has dropse …

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