John Burnard McArdle

Brief Life History of John Burnard

When John Burnard McArdle was born on 23 June 1873, in Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States, his father, Owen Eugene McArdle, was 20 and his mother, Mary Cleary, was 23. He married Emily Musetta Selman on 21 November 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in United States in 1910 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. In 1910, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as engineer for the railroad in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 24 October 1949, in Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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John Burnard McArdle
1873–1949
Emily Musetta Selman
1873–1949
Marriage: 21 November 1907

Sources (20)

  • John Mcardle, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John Burnard McArdle, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • J. B. Mcardle in the Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Bridie, Colm, Dermot, Kieran, Sean Patrick.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Árdghail ‘son of Árdghal’, a personal name based on ard ‘high’ + gal ‘valour’.

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

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