Wofford Peru McKay

Male3 September 1941–21 August 2018

Brief Life History of Wofford Peru

When Wofford Peru McKay was born on 3 September 1941, his father, Wofford Peru McKay, was 32 and his mother, Alma Louvina Snelgrove, was 28. He died on 21 August 2018, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 76.

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Wofford Peru McKay
1909–1991
Alma Louvina Snelgrove
1913–1995
Wofford Peru McKay
1941–2018

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    World Events (8)

    1942 · The Japanese American internment

    Age 1

    Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

    1949 · Briggs vs. Elliot

    Age 8

    Briggs v Elliot is filed with the federal court in South Carolina. The idea is that parents of African American students want bus transportation for their students. This request is later combined with Brown v the Board of Education case.

    1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Age 21

    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. This confrontation was the closest that the Cold War became a nuclear war.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Etymologically, this is the same name as McKee , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .

    History: This is the surname of several Irish and Scottish families, including Clan Mackay, a Highland clan traditionally associated with Sutherland in the far northwest of Scotland.

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

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