Robert Elijah McMains

Brief Life History of Robert Elijah

When Robert Elijah McMains was born in November 1854, in Atascosa, Texas, United States, his father, Andrew Peter McMains, was 37 and his mother, Caroline Hayes, was 34. He married Harriet Amesa Tumlinson on 20 December 1874, in Atascosa, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Wilson, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Limestone, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 22 February 1902, in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, United States, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Robert Elijah McMains
1854–1902
Harriet Amesa Tumlinson
1858–1918
Marriage: 20 December 1874
Martha McMahan
1875–1941
George Clinton McMains
1877–1946
Mary M McMains
1877–1970
Amanda Ann McMains
1878–1879
Louisa Rebecca McMains
1880–1905
Joseph Landie McMains
1882–1947
George Mcmains
1882–
George McMains
1884–1970
Lina Gertrude McMains
1884–1978
Ola Mae Mcmains
1886–1943
Lou McMains
1886–1970
Landie McMains
1888–1970
Robert Franklin McMains
1888–1944
Emma Ollie McMains
1890–1977
Willie Erwin McMains
1892–1894
Lela Mcmains
1894–
Daniel Woodluf McMains
1896–1948
Calvin Carlisle McMains
1898–

Sources (18)

  • Robert Mc Mahan, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Robert E Mcmains, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Robert F Mcmains in entry for Daniel Woodluf Mcmains, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries 1856: Atascosa, Texas, United States

1863

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

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): variant of McManus .

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

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