Brief Life History of Madge Grace
When Madge Grace Oglesby was born on 27 November 1883, in Missouri, United States, her father, John Crispin Oglesby, was 41 and her mother, Harriet Roudebush, was 40. She married Woodford Allen Ward on 4 December 1903, in Cherokee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Lola Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States for about 30 years. She died on 29 March 1934, in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Oswego Cemetery, Oswego, Labette, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Madge Oglesby, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
- Madge G Oglesby, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Madge Grace Oglesby Ward, "Find A Grave Index"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1890 · Gold is Discovered
In 1890, Robert Miller Womack discovers a rich gold deposit along Cripple Creek, near the western slope of Pikes Peak. This would become the richest gold strike in the Rocky Mountin area.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: habitational name from the barony of Ogilvie in Glamis, Angus, whose name is probably Pictish, of uncertain origin and meaning.
History: A Scottish family of this name descend from Gilibride, Earl of Angus (died c. 1187), whose son Gilbert was granted the lands of Ogguluin (Ogilvie) in the late 12th century. Ogilvie was also the name of a barony in Banffshire, but that took its name from the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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