Brief Life History of Thomas McKee
When Thomas McKee Green was born on 16 September 1853, in Rush, Indiana, United States, his father, Samuel Green, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Mc Kee, was 23. He married Anna Dell Foxworthy on 5 June 1879. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Rushville Township, Rush, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 February 1924, in Rush, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States.
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- Thomas Green in household of Saml Green, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas M Green, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Thomas M. Green, "Find a Grave Index"
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1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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