Brief Life History of Elsie Jane
When Elsie Jane McGlinn was born on 25 June 1869, in Laurel, Laurel Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, her father, James Mcglinn, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Vanatta, was 22. She married William Alpheus Swain on 13 November 1889, in Wilson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Guilford, Wilson, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Center Township, Wilson, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 April 1945, in Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Fredonia City Cemetery, Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States.
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- Elsie Mcglinn in household of James Mcglinn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Miss Elcie McGlinn, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Elsie McGlinn in entry for Wm. A. Swaine, "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of McGlynn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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