William Humphrey McQueary

Male12 March 1890–20 September 1944

Brief Life History of William Humphrey

When William Humphrey McQueary was born on 12 March 1890, in Plato, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Franklin McQuary, was 38 and his mother, Harriet Catherine McQuary, was 29. He married Sophronia Alma Burton on 6 August 1915. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hartwell, Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States in 1935 and Oxford Township, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 20 September 1944, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Humphrey McQueary
1890–1944
Sophronia Alma Burton
1890–1948
Marriage: 6 August 1915
William Mcqueary
1916–1916
Mason Franklin McQueary
1918–2014
William Burton McQueary
1919–1992
Mary Elizabeth McQueary
1922–2015
Sarah Catherine "Sallie" McQueary
1926–2011
Alma Lee Ellen Mcqueary
1929–2006
Wilma Jane McQueary
1932–

Sources (18)

  • William H Mcquary in household of John F Mcquary, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Wm. H. McQueary, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William H Mcqueary, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 August 1915
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1892 · The Radio is invented

    Age 2

    Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    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.

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 16

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: variant of McQuarrie .

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

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