Sallie McCain

Brief Life History of Sallie

When Sallie McCain was born on 9 March 1870, in Meigs, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Newel McCain, was 33 and her mother, Eliza Jane Daniel, was 40. She married John Luther Robison on 28 July 1887, in Meigs, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Civil District 1, Rhea, Tennessee, United States in 1910 and Civil District 4, Meigs, Tennessee, United States in 1920. She died on 10 March 1930, in Meigs, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Pleasant Hill, Meigs, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Luther Robison
1868–1940
Sallie McCain
1870–1930
Marriage: 28 July 1887
Leoma "Omie" Elizabeth Robinson
1891–1981
Luther Benjamin Robison
1892–1963
Samuel Robert Robinson
1894–1926
Alice Mae Robinson
1896–1929
Howard Robinson
1901–1917
Fayette Henry Robinson
1907–1984
Chester Anderson Robinson
1909–1956

Sources (17)

  • Sallie Robinson in household of John Robinson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Sallie McCain, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Sarah Rebecca Leoma McCain Robison, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: variant of McKean .

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

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