Brief Life History of Jose
When Jose McGraw was born on 30 March 1882, in Roma, Starr, Texas, United States, his father, Enrique McGraw, was 45 and his mother, Josepha Elizabeth Shields, was 22. He married Irene Briseño. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, United States in 1935 and Hidalgo, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 10 March 1951, in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States.
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- Joseph McGraw, "United States Census, 1920"
- Joe McGraw, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Jose Mcgraw, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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Irish (northern): variant of McGrath .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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