Col Thomas MacConnell III

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Col Thomas MacConnell III was born on 9 June 1913, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas MacConnell, was 34 and his mother, Katharine Evans Jennings, was 27. He married Miriam Ruth Gates in 1939. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 7 January 1989, in Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Col Thomas MacConnell III
1913–1989
Miriam Ruth Gates
1918–1986
Marriage: 1939
MacConnell
1940–1940

Sources (10)

  • Thomas McConnell, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Colonel Thomas Macconnell, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Thomas III Macconnell, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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World Events (8)

1914 · Florida Involvement in World War I

Florida contributed to World War I in several ways. The state's open land and warm climate made for a great military training location. Additional technological and agricultural developments took place in Florida as well. Roughly 42,030 Floridians joined the troops during 1917 and 1918.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: see McConnell .

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

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