Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Makin was born in 1842, in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, Robert Michael Makin, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Brewer, was 27. He died on 20 February 1862, in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 20.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Michael Macon in household of Margaret Macon, "United States Census, 1850"
- 1850 census for widow Margaret and 5 children in Marshall, IN
Parents and Siblings
1812–1843 Male
1815–1856 Female
Siblings (5)
1832–1884 Female
1834– Male
1837–1925 Male
1839–1862 Female
1842–1862 Male
World Events (6)
1846
Age 4
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 8
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 9
Name Meaning
English (northwestern): from the Middle English personal name Maykin, a diminutive of May , a pet form of Mayhew (see Matthew ). Compare Makinson .
English (northwestern): nickname from Middle English maide + diminutive suffix -kin ‘little maid’, perhaps used in a derogatory sense.
Irish: variant of Mackin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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