Brief Life History of Robert Wheeler
When Robert Wheeler Donnelly was born in November 1887, in Johnson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John McKillery Donnelly, was 50 and his mother, Amanda Elizabeth Wagner, was 35. He married Minnie Myrtle Nave on 8 June 1909. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Civil District 1, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Civil District 1, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States in 1910. He died in 1916, at the age of 29.
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- Robert W Donley in household of John M Donley, "United States Census, 1900"
- W R Donnelly, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Robert Wheeler Donnelly, "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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamon, Aileen, Kieran, Liam, Aisling, Brigid, Clodagh, Conan, Eamonn, Michael Patrick, Niall.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnghaile ‘descendant of Donnghal’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + gal ‘valor’. It is claimed that most bearers of this surname in Donegal descend from Donnghal O'Neill, 17th in descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages; there were also other families of the same name in Sligo and Cork.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Robert Wheeler Donnelly - Johnson County, Tennessee Biographies
The McQueen Family of Johnson Co., Tenn by Carl B. Neal 1958 The first McQueens, ancestors of the Johnson Co. Tenn. McQueens, of whom we have a record are Sam'l McQueen and his wife Hannah Dugger. H …
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