Brief Life History of Abner
When Abner McFerson was born on 14 September 1849, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Dimon Runnels McFerson, was 40 and his mother, Mary Ann Nease, was 25. He lived in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1870 and Haden, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 5 May 1912, in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Abner McPherson in household of D McPherson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Abner Mcferson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Abner McFerson, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"
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1850
Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
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.
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Irish (northern): variant of McFerrin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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