Mary Louise McIlvain

Brief Life History of Mary Louise

When Mary Louise McIlvain was born on 16 January 1924, in Sussex, Delaware, United States, her father, James Harvey McIlvaine Sr, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Louise Legates, was 36. She married Elmer Boze Morris on 6 November 1952, in Red Lion, New Castle, Delaware, United States. She lived in Representative District 1, Sussex, Delaware, United States in 1940. She died on 22 December 1996, in Harrington, Kent, Delaware, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington, Kent, Delaware, United States.

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Elmer Boze Morris
1913–1989
Mary Louise McIlvain
1924–1996
Marriage: 6 November 1952

Sources (5)

  • Mary L Mcilvaine in household of J Harvey Mcilvaine, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mary L. Mcilvain, "Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954"
  • Mary M Morris, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1939 · Nylon Plant in Seaford

In 1939, DuPont opened a nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware. The idea came when in 1935, Dr. Wallace discovered a synthetic fiber.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern) and Scottish: variant of McElwain .

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

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