William Campbell McGregor

Brief Life History of William Campbell

When William Campbell McGregor was born on 17 August 1876, in Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, James Davis McGregor, was 26 and his mother, Mary Adey Perry, was 22. He married Nancy Mary Anderson on 10 June 1903, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Cleveland, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 19 September 1941, in Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Grace Cemetery, Caribou, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Campbell McGregor
1876–1941
Nancy Mary Anderson
1882–1961
Marriage: 10 June 1903
William James McGregor
1904–1905
Child Mcgregor
1920–
Mary Hazel McGregor
1906–1998
Grace Mary McGregor
1908–1978
Lola McGregor
1911–2000
Donna McGregor
1914–1993
Ora Ann McGregor
1916–2004
Weldon Charles McGregor
1918–1995

Sources (54)

  • Wm Campbell McGregor, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Mr. William C Mcgregor, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • William Campbell Mcgregor, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1889

Historical Boundaries 1889: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Bannock, Idaho, United States 1946: Franklin, Idaho, United States

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Griogair or Mac Greagair ‘son of Griogar’, Gaelic form of the personal name Gregory . Compare Grierson .

History: The Scottish Highland clan McGregor claims descent from the king of Picts and Scots Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín; 810–858 AD ). The origins of the clan are unclear. In the 13th century it was established on lands on the shores of Loch Awe and already in conflict with its neighbors of Clan Campbell. By the 16th century the McGregors had retreated deep into Glen Strae and acquired the nickname ‘Children of the Mist’. In 1603 the clan was abolished by royal edict and many members of the clan changed their surname. A year later, the chief of Clan McGregor and eleven of his followers were hanged in Edinburgh. Despite the proscription, the clan survived and supported the king in the Scottish Civil War (1644–51). The exploits of the Jacobite leader Rob Roy McGregor (1671–1734) were romanticized in a novel by Sir Walter Scott. The proscription was eventually repealed in 1774.

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

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James Davis McGregor Sr

James was born in 1850 to William Campbell McGregor and Ann Hossack. There are two different accounts where he was born. One account states St. Louis, Missouri while the other states Council Bluffs, …

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