When Dr. William Jasper Curry was born on 30 January 1851, in Shelby, Illinois, United States, his father, John W Curry, was 29 and his mother, Mary Catherine Bennett, was 29. He married Emma J Neil on 17 October 1878, in Benton, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Esculapia Township, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1920. He died on 4 January 1947, in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Rogers Cemetery, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States.
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William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Comhraidhe, ‘descendant of Comhraidhe’, a personal name of uncertain meaning.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Corra (see Corr ).
Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie .
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