Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth McClure was born on 27 October 1860, in New Bedford, Bureau, Illinois, United States, her father, James McClure, was 32 and her mother, Rosana Elizabeth Dunbar, was 23. She married Edward Joseph Severs from 1880 to 1882, in Bureau, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Bessie Mc Clure, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Elizabeth McClure in entry for Edith Canutson, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir ‘son of Gille Odhar’, the ‘swarthy lad’. Compare Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir regularly Anglicized McAleer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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