Owen McGary

Brief Life History of Owen

When Owen McGary was born on 26 July 1896, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Owen McGary, was 30 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Harker, was 27. He married Lillian Ruth Greco on 21 June 1922, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Shelley Election Precinct 2, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 23 August 1989, in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Owen McGary
1896–1989
Lillian Ruth Greco
1897–1989
Marriage: 21 June 1922
Noel Berkeley McGary
1923–2005
Keith Hal McGary
1927–2011
Tad Clive McGary
1929–2017

Sources (41)

  • Owen McGary, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. Owen Mcgary, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Owen McGary, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1897 · The Utah State Historical Society

The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.

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.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

Name Meaning

Irish or Scottish: variant of McGarry .

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

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Owen McGary History

OWEN McGARY, son of John and Elizabeth Harker McGary, was born July 26, 1896, at Taylorsville. At eight years of age he came with his parents to Shelley. He completed district school, then attended th …

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