Brief Life History of Maggie Lou
When Maggie Lou Pitts was born on 28 May 1905, in Risner, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, her father, Mexico F Pitts, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Jane Ousley, was 30. She married Thomas Boone Salmons on 17 June 1928, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Middlecreek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States in 1920 and Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1979. She died on 27 June 1979, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Floyd, Kentucky, United States.
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- Maggie Pitts in household of Mexico Pitts, "United States Census, 1920"
- Maggie Lee Pitts, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Maggie Lue Salmons, "West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1912 · McCreary County Created
Named after James B. McCreary a Confederate war hero and two time Governor of Kentucky McCreary County was created in 1912.
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pitt , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: topographic name for one who lived by pits or hollows, from the plural of Middle English pitt.
Americanized form of German Pitz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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