Celestia Persing

Brief Life History of Celestia

When Celestia Persing was born in April 1839, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Persing, was 41 and her mother, Susanna Campbell, was 35. She married Samuel Low on 25 January 1866, in Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Richland Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States for about 50 years. She died in 1909, in Fountain, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, Richland Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Low
1820–1903
Celestia Persing
1839–1909
Marriage: 25 January 1866
Bertha Lowe
1869–

Sources (9)

  • Celestia Low, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Celestia Persing, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Celestia Persing Low, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy

The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

German: nickname or metonymic occupational name for a peach grower, from dialect Persing ‘peach’ (standard German Pfirsich). Compare Pershing .

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

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