Brief Life History of Margaret Virginia
When Margaret Virginia Metcalf was born on 9 March 1854, in Missouri, United States, her father, Ludwell R Metcalf, was 39 and her mother, Margaret Brown, was 40. She married William Jackson Fields. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Lisbon, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Chariton, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 31 March 1926, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Maggie Fields in household of O W Kivett, "United States Census, 1920"
- Maggie Virginia Fields, Missouri Death Certificate
- Maggie M Metcalf in entry for Elwood Fields, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): apparently a nickname from Middle English mete ‘meat, food’ + calf ‘calf’, i.e. ‘calf to be fattened up for eating’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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