Brief Life History of Elizabeth Jane
When Elizabeth Jane McKinley was born on 1 September 1897, in Mount Auburn, Benton, Iowa, United States, her father, William Henry McKinley, was 47 and her mother, Charlotte Eliza Gould, was 43. She married Carl Clarence Wood on 7 August 1917, in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Benton, Benton, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Taylor Township, Benton, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 19 December 1979, in Vinton, Benton, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Vinton, Benton, Iowa, United States.
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- Elizabeth J Woods in household of Carl C Woods, "United States Census, 1920"
- Elizabeth Jane Mc Krinley Mc Krinley, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Elizabeth J. Mc Kinley, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, a patronymic from the early personal name Fionnlaoch (see Finley ).
History: William McKinley (1843–1901), 25th US president, was born at Niles, OH, a descendant of David McKinley, known as ‘David the Weaver’, of Scotch–Irish stock, who settled in York County, PA, c. 1743. William McKinley's family were iron founders who tracked the ore from the Susquehanna Valley in PA to Columbiana County, OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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