Mary Etta Ogburn

Brief Life History of Mary Etta

When Mary Etta Ogburn was born on 17 April 1867, in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States, her father, Edward Ivan Ogburn, was 26 and her mother, Malinda Alice James, was 24. She married William Riley on 15 November 1885. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Crawford Township, Madison, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 July 1958, in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Montpelier Cemetery, Patterson, Madison, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Riley
1865–1952
Mary Etta Ogburn
1867–1958
Marriage: 15 November 1885
Otto Ellis Riley
1889–1969
Riley
1889–1889
Riley
1889–1889
Frank Earl Riley
1891–1988

Sources (11)

  • Etta Riley, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ettie Ogburn, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Mary Etta Riley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1872

Historical Boundaries: 1872: Madison, Iowa, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Ogbourne Saint Andrew, Ogbourne Saint George, and Ogbourne Maizey, all in Wiltshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Oca, Occa + Old English burna ‘spring, stream’.

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

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