William Franklin McClary

Brief Life History of William Franklin

When William Franklin McClary was born on 29 December 1912, in Polk, Tennessee, United States, his father, Rev Isaac Anderson McClary, was 56 and his mother, Emma Lula Hannah, was 38. He married Pauline Winnie “Polly” Grantham on 17 June 1963, in Bradley, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Civil District 1, Polk, Tennessee, United States in 1920. He died on 7 September 1987, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Cumberland Shed Cemetery, Old Fort, Polk, Tennessee, United States.

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William Franklin McClary
1912–0019
Pauline Winnie “Polly” Grantham
1913–2000
Marriage: 17 June 1963

Sources (7)

  • Willie F Mcclary in household of Reverend G A Mcclary, "United States Census, 1930"
  • William Franklin Mcclary, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • William F Mcclary, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of McCleary .

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

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