Virginia Etty McKissick

Brief Life History of Virginia Etty

When Virginia Etty McKissick was born on 12 October 1855, in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States, her father, William Kent McKissick, was 32 and her mother, Martha Ann Acord, was 27. She married James Crystal Jones on 26 November 1876, in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. She lived in Rock Creek Township, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States for about 20 years. She died on 8 August 1922, at the age of 66, and was buried in Jacksonville, Jackson, Oregon, United States.

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James Crystal Jones
1853–1923
Virginia Etty McKissick
1855–1922
Marriage: 26 November 1876

Sources (12)

  • Jennie Jones in household of James Jones, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Virginia Etty Mckiseick, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Virginia Etta Jones, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McIsaac .

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

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