Brief Life History of Preston H
When Preston H McCrary was born on 19 January 1887, in Lonoke, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States, his father, William Robert McCrary, was 51 and his mother, Eugenia Providence Witherspoon, was 42. He married Edith Bingham Fletcher on 8 September 1913, in Lonoke, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Lonoke, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Pulaski Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 7 March 1954, in Lonoke, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Lonoke, Arkansas, United States.
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- Preston H Mccrary, "United States Census, 1910"
- Preston H McCrary, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Preston H Mccrary, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
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.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of McCreary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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