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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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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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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