Mae Belle Callison

Brief Life History of Mae Belle

When Mae Belle Callison was born on 2 February 1886, in De Witt, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, her father, Benjamin Callison, was 48 and her mother, Martha E. North, was 41. She married Grover Cleveland Reed on 27 October 1907, in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Irvington Township, Kossuth, Iowa, United States in 1940 and Algona Township, Kossuth, Iowa, United States in 1950. She died on 9 June 1966, in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grover Cleveland Reed
1884–1955
Mae Belle Callison
1886–1966
Marriage: 27 October 1907
Carl Leon Reed
1911–1958
Eleanor Frances Reed
1914–1994
Gerald Christy Reed
1920–2009

Sources (19)

  • Mae B Reed, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Mae Callison, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • May Reed, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1889

The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889

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.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire): shortened form of McAlison, a Gaelic patronymic based on the personal name Alison (see Allison ).

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

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