Brief Life History of Georgia Anna
When Georgia Anna McCready was born on 20 February 1889, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, her father, William Harry McCready, was 50 and her mother, Chloe Ladella Rhodes, was 40. She married Edward William Hurley on 11 July 1916, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 30 October 1980, in Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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- Georgia Hurley in household of Ladella Mccready, "United States Census, 1930"
- Georgia Mcgready, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Georgia Anna Hurley, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riada ‘son of Riada’, an old personal name meaning ‘traveler, rider’. The surname was found in Galloway, Scotland, in 1684, but it seems likely (with the variant McGready) to have originated in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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