Brief Life History of Margaret Jean
When Margaret Jean Caldow was born on 22 June 1891, in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Caldow, was 24 and her mother, Margaret McCullough, was 31. She married Richard E Jones on 20 February 1910, in Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and Burrell Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. She was buried in Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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- Jean Jones in household of Richard E Jones, "United States Census, 1930"
- Margaret Jane Caldow, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Maggie Caldow, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
The Glasgow Subway opened on 14 December and is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. It is one of very few subways that have a running gauge of 4 feet, but its twin circular lines were never expanded.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
Scottish: locative name from Caldow near Corsock, Dalkbeattie (Kirkcudbrights).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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