Brief Life History of Mary E
When Mary E Keeling was born in May 1829, in Anderson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Osborne Carlton Keeling, was 33 and her mother, Charlotte Louisa Smith, was 31. She married Enos "Enoch" Marion McPherson in 1866, in Greene, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Blount, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 10 May 1910, in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Mary Keeling in household of Carlton Keeling, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Mc Pherson in household of Enos Mc Pherson, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1801–1895 Male
1829–1910 Female
Children (2)
1867–1950 Male
1869–1950 Male
Parents and Siblings
1795–1871 Male
1798–1880 Female
Siblings (13)
1820–1896 Female
1820–1900 Male
1822–1910 Male
1823– Male
1824–1905 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 6
1855
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English keling, kiling (probably of Old Norse origin) ‘young codfish’, perhaps for a fishmonger or for someone with staring eyes. Alternatively, from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Kel(l)ing, which may be transferred use of the nickname keling. The name has been established in Ireland since the 17th century. It is not to be confused with Irish Keelan .
Americanized form of German Kühling, a patronymic from Colo, probably a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name meaning ‘helmet’.
English: variant of Killing, a habitational name from Kelling (Norfolk) or Nunkeeling (East Yorkshire), both meaning ‘(the place of) the people of a man called Cylla’, from an Old English personal name Cylla + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lost grave of Mary Keeling McPherson
In September 2019 I attempted to locate the actual grave of Mary Keeling McPherson in Nevada, Missouri. I visited multiple community offices until I was able to locate the superintendent of the cemete …
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