John Jonathan McGregor

Brief Life History of John Jonathan

When John Jonathan McGregor was born on 25 June 1878, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, William McGregor, was 35 and his mother, Charilla Emily Browning, was 24. He married Evelyn Leona Woods on 19 February 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 December 1955, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Jonathan McGregor
1878–1955
Evelyn Leona Woods
1876–1934
Marriage: 19 February 1902
John Lowell McGregor
1905–1954
Evelyn Mary McGregor
1907–1965
Charles William McGregor
1908–1979
Afton Leona McGregor
1910–1978
June McGregor
1913–1954

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  • John J McGregor, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • John Jonithan Mcgregor, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • John Jonathan McGregor, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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.

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. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

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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