Brief Life History of Magruder Alpheus
When Magruder Alpheus Tannahill was born on 14 May 1875, in Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States, his father, Alpheus Tannahill, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Ann Stogsdill, was 32. He married Jessie Casteel on 23 October 1901, in Rusk, Major, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Humboldt, Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan, Canada for about 5 years and Long Lake, Kennebec Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada in 1926. He died on 17 May 1967, in Liberty, Big Arm No. 251, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 92, and was buried in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- M A Tanahill in household of Alphiez Tanahill, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
- Legacy NFS Source: Magruder Alpheus Tannahill - Government record: birth-name: Magruder Alpheus Tannahill
- Magruder A Tannahill, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
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1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1883 · Mining Boom
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
1901
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Name Meaning
Scottish (Glasgow): habitational name from Tannahill in Ayrshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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