Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Keough was born on 3 February 1879, in Perry, Jefferson, Kansas, United States, his father, Mathew John Keough, was 30 and his mother, Julina McClung, was 28. He married Bertha Allen on 16 June 1902, in Colville, Stevens, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Castroville Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States in 1940 and Castroville, Monterey, California, United States for about 1 years. He died on 27 December 1952, in Salinas, Monterey, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pajaro Valley Memorial Park, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States.
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- John W Keough, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Wesley Keough - Government record: Census record: birth: 3 February 1879; Kansas, United States
- J Wesley Keough, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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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.
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Irish (Clare and Tipperary): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochaidh ‘son of Eochaidh’, a personal name based on each ‘horse’. Compare McCaughey . In another set of variants, Mac has become Mag, see McGough .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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