Margaret W Howard

Brief Life History of Margaret W

When Margaret W Howard was born on 10 May 1863, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Josephus S Howard, was 30 and her mother, Frances Graves Steger, was 25. She married James Andy McMahan on 10 November 1881, in Green, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. She died on 7 December 1945, in Green, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Orr Cemetery, Green, Kentucky, United States.

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James Andy McMahan
1858–1939
Margaret W Howard
1863–1945
Marriage: 10 November 1881
Lula Etta McMahan
1882–1973

Sources (11)

  • Margerette Mcmahan in household of J A Mcmahan, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Margaret W Howard, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Maggie W. Howard McMahan, "Find A Grave Index"

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1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .

English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .

English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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