Midline Neely

Brief Life History of Midline

When Midline Neely was born on 15 March 1878, in Fayette, Illinois, United States, her father, Joseph Robert Neely, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Hooker, was 20. She married Charles Buckingham on 9 February 1898, in Fayette, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ramsey Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 8 September 1943, in Ramsey, Fayette, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Ramsey Cemetery, Fayette, Illinois, United States.

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Charles Buckingham
1875–1937
Midline Neely
1878–1943
Marriage: 9 February 1898
Minor Maxwell Buckingham
1899–1974
Charles Graham Scott Buckingham
1902–1974
Grayce V Buckingham
1904–1990
Glenn Buckingham
1906–1971
Madgeline Buckingham
1909–1992

Sources (14)

  • Lina Buckingham, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Lina Buckingham, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Charles Buckingham and Lena Neeley in the Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920

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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

Irish (Tyrone and Derry): shortened form of McNeilly , from Mac an Fhilidh ‘son of the poet’.

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

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