Perry Oliver McCollum

Brief Life History of Perry Oliver

When Perry Oliver McCollum was born on 10 June 1844, in Ohio Township, Clermont, Northwest Territory, United States, his father, Cornelius McCollum, was 23 and his mother, Phebe Ann McCollum, was 24. He married Adeline J. Atchley on 24 June 1868, in Ohio Township, Clermont, Northwest Territory, United States. He lived in Batavia Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Williamsburg, Williamsburg Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 March 1919, at the age of 74, and was buried in Williamsburg, Williamsburg Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Perry Oliver McCollum
1844–1919
Rachel Steward
1853–1929
Marriage: 31 December 1887
Steward McCollum
1894–1965

Sources (15)

  • Percy Mccollum, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Perry O. McCollum, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Oliver Perry McCollum, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coluim ‘son of Colum’. See McCallum , which is the usual spelling of this name in Scotland.

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

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