Mary Elizabeth McClure

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth McClure was born on 7 March 1865, in Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, United States, her father, Andrew Henry Harrison McClure, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Jane West, was 21. She married Thomas Henry Croy on 26 October 1884, in Forsyth, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Delaware Township, Logan, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1934. She died on 26 August 1937, in Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Henry Croy
1859–1943
Mary Elizabeth McClure
1865–1937
Marriage: 26 October 1884
George Harrison Croy
1886–1971
Yancy Leonidas Croy
1891–1909
Sarah Cleo Croy
1893–1975
William Grady Croy
1895–1968
Ninnie Picola Croy
1898–1965
Elizabeth Bim Croy
1901–1978

Sources (11)

  • Mary E Mc Clure in household of Andrew H Mcclure, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mary E. Mc Clure, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Mary Elizabeth McClure Croy, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1871

Historical Boundaries - 1871: Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - known as Argenta 1890: Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - known as North Little Rock

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir ‘son of Gille Odhar’, the ‘swarthy lad’. Compare Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir regularly Anglicized McAleer .

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

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