Jesse Thompson McGonagle

Brief Life History of Jesse Thompson

When Jesse Thompson McGonagle was born on 19 July 1888, in Franklin Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States, his father, Wilson Ellsworth McGonagle, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Alice White, was 29. He married Ada Lee Birney on 24 December 1913, in Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Park, Wyoming, United States in 1950. He died on 13 May 1970, in Powell, Park, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Powell, Park, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Thompson McGonagle
1888–1970
Ada Lee Birney
1893–1976
Marriage: 24 December 1913
Jesse Thompson McGonagle
1918–1918
Marie Mae McGonagle
1921–2013
Esther Lee McGonagle
1929–2024

Sources (16)

  • Jesse T McGonagh, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Jesse F Mcgonigle, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Jesse T. Mcgonagle, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"

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.

1894

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Harrison O. Bitts BIRTH 1888 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 1894 (aged 5–6) BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Powell, Park County, Wyoming, USA PLOT Blk 6, Lot 32, Space 7 MEMORIAL ID 100119173

1910 · The BSA is Made

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Colm, Liam, Seamus.

Irish (Donegal): variant of McGonigle .

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

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Jesse Thompson McGonagle 1888-1970

This is the history of Jesse Thompson McGonagle written by his daughter Marie Mae McGonagle Grant. Jesse Thompson McGonagle told this first part to Marie and it is written in first person just as h …

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