Robert Mc Cune was born on 9 October 1812, in Adams, Indiana, United States. He married Nancy Eward on 16 September 1835, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Westport, Sand Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 13 December 1844, at the age of 32.
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Chung, Chang, Jian, Li, Tong, Bin, Chao, Cheng, Chin, Chuan, Der, Feng, Fung, Hua.
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 穆, meaning ‘solemnity, virtue’: (i) from Mu (穆), posthumous title of the Duke Mu of Song (died 720 BC ), the 14th ruler of the state of Song (located in present-day Shangqiu in Henan province). He earned the title Mu, 穆, because of his virtue during his reign. (ii) from the Qiu Mu Ling (丘穆陵) family, members of the Xianbei ethnic group in ancient northern China, who changed their original surname to Mu (穆) during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). (iii) from Mu (穆), posthumous title of the Duke Mu of Lu (died 377 BC ), ruler of the state of Lu (located in present-day Shandong province).
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 慕: (i) said to be traced back to Yu Mu (虞慕), ancestor of the legendary Emperor Shun (c. 23rd century BC ). (ii) shortened form of the compound surname Mu-Rong (慕容), a surname from the Xianbei and Tuyuhun ethnic group in northern China. (iii) a surname from Korean and Jurchen ethnic groups in northeastern China.
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