Brief Life History of Charles L
When Charles L Mackey was born on 1 August 1870, in Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Lawrence Mackey, was 22 and his mother, Mary Matilda Shamblen, was 20. He married Lulu May Delp on 5 November 1896, in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Danville, Montgomery, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Boone Township, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States in 1930. He died on 19 September 1937, in Femme Osage Township, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Cedar Hill, Jefferson, Missouri, United States.
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- Charles Mackey, "United States Census, 1920"
- Charles L. Mackey, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
- Charles Mackey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, this is Irish, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Macdha ‘descendant of Macdha’, a personal name meaning ‘virile, manly’.
With the stress on the second syllable, it is a variant of Scottish and Irish McKay .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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