Brief Life History of William L.
When William L. Mcfadden was born in 1841, in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Latta McFadden, was 22 and his mother, Susannah McKinney, was 29. He lived in Chester, South Carolina, United States in 1860. He died on 1 June 1862, at the age of 21.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- William L McFadden in household of Elizabeth McFadden, "United States Census, 1850"
- Wm L Mc Fadden in household of Thos Mc Fadden, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (3)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
1861
South Carolina is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phaid(e)in (Scottish) and Mac Pháidín (Irish), patronymics from Gaelic pet forms of the personal name Pádraig, see Patrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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