Brief Life History of Leon
Leon McGaughey was born on 5 February 1892, in Michigan, United States as the son of John Mcgaughey and Elizabeth Dengeman. He married Myrta Helen Langdon on 26 September 1914, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Miami, Dade, Florida, United States for about 5 years and Election Precinct 15, Dade, Florida, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 26 May 1954, at the age of 62, and was buried in Flagler Memorial Park, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States.
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- Leon MC Gaughey, "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919"
- Leon Mcgaughey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Leon McGaughey, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Eochaidh or Mag Eochadha ‘son of Eochaidh or Eachaidh’, meaning ‘horseman’ (a derivative of each ‘horse’). Compare McCaughey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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