Brief Life History of William Johann
When William Johann McDavid was born on 15 March 1849, in Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, United States, his father, John Thomas McDavid Sr, was 25 and his mother, Edna Jane Knight, was 22. He married Barcelona Sylvania Foster on 3 September 1874, in East Fork Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hillsboro Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 August 1914, in Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Irving Cemetery, Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, United States.
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- Wm Mc David in household of John Mc David, "United States Census, 1860"
- William J McDavid, "Find A Grave Index"
- William J. Mcdavid in entry for Lewis Thomas Rhoads and Era M. Mcdavid, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Daibhéid, a patronymic from the Gaelic equivalent of David . Compare McDade and McDevitt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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