Brief Life History of George Isham
When George Isham McKown was born on 16 June 1870, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, his father, Robert Delmage McKown, was 34 and his mother, Charlotte Copher, was 38. He married Myrtle Ethel Parker on 1 August 1894, in Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Saint Vincent, Conway, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Nichols Township, Conway, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He died on 19 June 1957, in Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lanty Cemetery, Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States.
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- George Mccowan, "United States Census, 1920"
- G. I. Mckown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- G I McKown, "Find A Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1884
Historical Boundaries 1884: Conway, Arkansas, United States
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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Irish and Scottish: variant of McEwen 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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