Brief Life History of Sarah S
When Sarah S McKray was born about 1836, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Thomas McKray, was 27 and her mother, Harmonie Mitchell, was 17. She married James W Simmons Sr before 1860. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Colony Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Millville, Clayton, Iowa, United States in 1870.
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- Sarah S McCray, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah McKray - birth-name: Sarah McKray
- Sarah McCray in entry for Ida May Reeder, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Clayton, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Clayton, Iowa, United States
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
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Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McRae .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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