Brief Life History of Stephen Hiram
When Judge Stephen Hiram Hogg was born on 18 October 1800, in Owsley, Kentucky, United States, his father, Stephen Hogg, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Williams, was 33. He married Viney Williams on 14 December 1820, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Letcher, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 October 1863, in Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Hogg Cemetery, Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky, United States.
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- Hiram Hogg, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hiram Hogg, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Stephen Hiram Hogg, "Find A Grave Index"
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1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
Name Meaning
English (northern England and Scotland): nickname for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hog(ge) (Old English hogg) denoting either a pig, especially a castrated one, or a young sheep before its first shearing (the latter sense is most likely in northern England).
German (Högg): topographic name, a variant of Heck 1, found chiefly in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Judge Stephen Hiram “Courthouse Hiram” Hogg
Stephen Hiram Hogg, known as Hiram was the son of Stephen Hogg and Sarah "Sallie" Williams. The Hoggs were descendants of a Scottish immigrant from Edinburgh who arrived in Virginia about 1745. Hiram …
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