Thomas O'Dean McBride

Brief Life History of Thomas O'Dean

When Thomas O'Dean McBride was born on 18 January 1915, in Garland, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Harlum Odean McBride, was 28 and his mother, Flora Dell Obray, was 26. He married Myrtle Lorene Marsh on 26 November 1940, in Weber, Utah, United States. He lived in Juab, Utah, United States in 1935 and Paradise Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 17 June 1961, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Thomas O'Dean McBride
1915–1961
Myrtle Lorene Marsh
1913–1985
Marriage: 26 November 1940

Sources (16)

  • Thomas Mcbride in household of Charles Dewey Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Thomas O'dean McBride, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • Thomas Odean McBride, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917 · The Utah Packing Company becomes largest in the west

"Organized by a group of men in 1901, the Ogden Packing Company expanded consistently until it encompassed 6 acres for its main facility. It became the largest meat packing plant west of the Missouri River and had a daily capacity of over 3,000 animals. Their slogan in Utah was ""Raise a Pig"" so that local farmers and their sons would help in the business. After World War I most plants were forced to cut back on production because demand was dropping. It did bounce back and is still an important component in Utah's economy."

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, a shortened form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhrighde and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’. Compare Kilbride and Bredin .

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

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