Brief Life History of Roe F
When Roe F McClure was born on 30 March 1888, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Elzey Mcclure, was 41 and his mother, Mary Scott, was 42. He married Georgia Farrenkopf on 12 May 1915, in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States. He died in 1916, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Roc F Mcclure in household of Elsey Mcclure, "United States Census, 1900"
- mcclure, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Roe McClure, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir ‘son of Gille Odhar’, the ‘swarthy lad’. Compare Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir regularly Anglicized McAleer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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