Katherine Louise McCloskey

Brief Life History of Katherine Louise

When Katherine Louise McCloskey was born on 13 July 1907, in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Maurice Allen Mc Closkey, was 28 and her mother, Fay Kathryn Troxell, was 21. She married Donald Parker Morgan on 27 August 1928, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1935 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 18 August 1990, in San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Donald Parker Morgan
1906–1995
Katherine Louise McCloskey
1907–1990
Marriage: 27 August 1928
Donald Leslie Morgan
1929–2024
Barbara Ann Morgan
1933–1999

Sources (10)

  • Kathryn Morgan in household of Benjimin Morehaus, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Katherine Louise McCloskey - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Katherine Louise Mc Klaskey
  • Kathryn Louise Mccloskey, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants

Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen, Brendan, Bridie, Dermot, Seamus.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bhloscaidh ‘son of Bloscadh’, a personal name probably derived from blosc ‘resounding noise, blast’. This surname is the name of a family from County Derry descended from the O'Kanes; it is also found in Scotland, mainly in Glasgow.

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

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