Brief Life History of John Ellis
When John Ellis McCollam was born on 11 August 1885, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States, his father, James Robert McCollam, was 36 and his mother, Mary Jane Simmons, was 34. He married Ora Bess Teter on 15 August 1910, in Belington, Barbour, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Belington, Barbour, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Barker District, Barbour, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 4 October 1950, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Belington, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.
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- John E McCollam, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Ellis Mccollam, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
- Jno. Ellis Mccollam, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
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Irish (northern): variant of McCollum .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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