Brief Life History of Houston R.
When Houston R. McCabe was born on 8 January 1854, in Lee, Iowa, United States, his father, Arthur Elliot McCabe, was 43 and his mother, Susannah Crist, was 36. He married Carrie Belle Mills on 23 January 1878, in Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Center Township, Henry, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 March 1942, in Henry, Iowa, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Houston R McCabe, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Hughes R Mccabe, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Houston R McCabe, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Conall, Donovan, Aileen, Aisling, Brendan, Ciaran, Declan, Dermot, Eamon, Fintan, Kieran, Liam.
Irish (especially Monaghan and Cavan): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cába ‘son of Cába’, a nickname or personal name of obscure origin. The surname belongs to a military galloglass family from the Scottish Hebrides, apparently a branch of McLeod, who were employed and settled in Cavan in the 14th century. It is likely that Mac Cába, literally ‘son of cape’, originated as a nickname for a galloglass.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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