Brief Life History of Edmond T
When Edmond T McDowell was born in 1856, in Trimble, Kentucky, United States, his father, Samuel McDowell, was 44 and his mother, Martha J Stone, was 41. He married Clarinda C. Smith on 17 January 1884, in Edwards, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Salem Election Precinct, Edwards, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, United States in 1900.
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- Edward McDowell in household of Martha McDowell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edward T. Mc Dowell, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
- Edmund T. Mcdowell, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill ‘son of Dubhghall’, a byname meaning ‘dark stranger’, used among the Gaels to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians. This is the usual Irish spelling of this name, while McDougall is the usual Scottish spelling. However, McDowall is also common in south west Scotland and a prominent Galloway family with this name first appear in the historical record in the late 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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