Brief Life History of Mary Isabel
When Mary Isabel McCall was born on 4 January 1848, in Ohio, United States, her father, Hosea McCall, was 37 and her mother, Margaret P Campbell, was 33. She married Robert Marquis Freshwater on 11 June 1868, in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Somerset Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Center Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died in January 1895, at the age of 47, and was buried in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Mary J Freshwater, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary J. Mc Call - birth:
- Mary J. Mccall, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (7)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish:
Anglicized form of Mac Cathail ‘son of Cathal’, a personal name meaning ‘powerful in battle’. See Cahill .
more rarely an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’, a personal name composed of the elements cath ‘battle’ + maol ‘chief’. See Cowell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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