Jay Eldred McKissick

Brief Life History of Jay Eldred

When Jay Eldred McKissick was born on 22 December 1913, in Carlisle, Warren, Iowa, United States, his father, Jay Andrew McKissick, was 32 and his mother, Pearl Eliza Greenwood, was 30. He married Marianna Elizabeth Huston on 24 June 1939, in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 September 1997, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jay Eldred McKissick
1913–1997
Marianna Elizabeth Huston
1917–1984
Marriage: 24 June 1939
Janna Elizabeth McKissick
1947–2014
Judith Emily McKissick
1950–2014

Sources (5)

  • Jay McKissick, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Jay Eldred Mckissick in entry for Brown Judy aka Judith Emily Mckissick Brown , "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Eldred Mc Kissick in household of Jay Mc Kissick, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McIsaac .

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

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