Margaret Meoma McGuffin

Brief Life History of Margaret Meoma

Margaret Meoma McGuffin was born on 15 December 1797, in North Carolina, United States as the daughter of Samuel McGuffin Sr. and Sarah Hurd. She married John Shy on 3 January 1816, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Kansas Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 14 February 1867, at the age of 69, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Shy
1794–1830
Margaret Meoma McGuffin
1797–1867
Marriage: 3 January 1816
Marietta Shy
1818–1905
Nancy Shay
1819–1880

Sources (12)

  • Margaret Thurman in household of Samuel Shy, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret - Government record: birth-name: Margaret
  • Margaret Magoffin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of McGaffin 1.

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

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