Brief Life History of Joanna
When Joanna McKee was born in 1846, in Washington, Virginia, United States, her father, Andrew J Mc Kee, was 24 and her mother, Mary Jane Kelly, was 27. She died before 24 March 1873.
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- Joama Mc Kee in household of Andrew J Mc Kee, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (6)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha or Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Thus, this name has the same origin as McKay , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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