Brief Life History of Mary Catharine
When Mary Catharine Gano was born on 10 October 1860, in Cedar Township, Benton, Iowa, United States, her father, David Dixon Gano, was 27 and her mother, Jane Gauve Thompson, was 20. She married George Washington Manning on 13 January 1886, in Cedar, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Riverton Township, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Peterson, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 18 January 1937, in Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States.
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- Mary C Manning, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Mury C. Gans, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Mary C Manning, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Gaineau, itself a variant of Ganeau: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gagino, from gagin ‘gain, win’. The surname Gaineau is very rare in France. Compare Ganoe and Gunnoe .
Slovak (Gaňo) and Polish: unexplained.
History: The Huguenot Étienne Gaineau or Gayneau from La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime, France, married Lydia Mestereau in La Rochelle in 1653, died in Staten Island, NY, in 1706. His name is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (as Étienne Gaineau or Ganeau or Geneau or Gano) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America (as Etienne Gaineau or Gano).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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