William Tracey MacKay

Brief Life History of William Tracey

When William Tracey MacKay was born on 19 September 1893, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Wallace MacKay, was 28 and his mother, Mary Christina Jensen, was 27. He married Maude May Iverson on 8 December 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 5 July 1959, in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Tracey MacKay
1893–1959
Maude May Iverson
1897–1967
Marriage: 8 December 1926
William Tracy Mackay Jr
1931–1992

Sources (21)

  • William T Mackay, "United States 1950 Census"
  • William T. Mackay, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • William Tracy Mackay, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

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.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1911 · The Salt Lake Airport

The site for the Salt Lake International Airport started as a desolate area of the Valley that was originally used to herd sheep. A cinder-covered landing strip was subsequently created for the Great International Aviation Carnival that was held later in that same year. It brought many pioneers of the aviation industry. Aviator Glenn H. Curtiss brought his newly invented Seaplane to the carnival and demonstrated it to the public by taking off from the Great Salt Lake. It slowly grew until Charles Lindbergh visited that area. After his visit, the airfield changed into a Municipal Airport and started being a hub for most flights from New York to California. After World War II, the airport turned into an international hub for most flights in the Mountain West. In recent history, it sees around 30 million travelers each year and continues to grow in popularity by travelers to and from Utah. It became a hub for Delta Air Lines after its merger with Western Airlines.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McKay .

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

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