Mary Ann McVoy

Female1853–16 November 1909

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann McVoy was born in 1853, in Beulah, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States, her father, William Joseph McVoy, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Ann Heath, was 24. She married Andrew William Dunham on 11 November 1869, in Franklin, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ward, Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1880 and Lamar, Franklin, Louisiana, United States in 1900. She died on 16 November 1909, in Franklin, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew William Dunham
1842–1902
Mary Ann McVoy
1853–1909
Marriage: 11 November 1869
William H Dunham
1870–1873
Eula Ann Dunham
1872–1948
Walter Adolph Dunham
1874–1960
Minnie Lee Dunham
1877–1962
Jesse Vick Dunham
1879–1963
Thomas J Dunham
1884–
Jeff Dunham
1887–
Mary Dunham
1888–1972

Sources (10)

  • Mary A Dunham in household of Andrew W Dunham, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary A. McVay in the Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925
  • Mary Ann McVoy Dunham, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 November 1869Franklin, Louisiana, United States
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1861

    Age 8

    Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

    1863

    Age 10

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1868 · Impeach the President!

    Age 15

    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    Name Meaning

    Irish or Scottish: variant of McEvoy .

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

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