Cecilia Louise Veronica McLane

Female30 January 1896–14 July 1981

Brief Life History of Cecilia Louise Veronica

When Cecilia Louise Veronica McLane was born on 30 January 1896, in District of Columbia, United States, her father, Thomas Dominic McLane, was 30 and her mother, Mary Maria Kraft, was 34. She married James Robert Ward on 27 November 1917, in District of Columbia, United States. She lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 14 July 1981, in Clinton, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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James Robert Ward
1894–1928
Cecilia Louise Veronica McLane
1896–1981
Marriage: 27 November 1917

Sources (17)

  • Cecelia L Mclane in household of F D Mclane, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mclane, "District of Columbia Births and Christenings, 1830-1955"
  • Cecelia Veronica Mclane, "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 November 1917District of Columbia, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    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.

    1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration

    Age 17

    A demonstration for women's suffrage takes place on March 3, 1913. This is the first suffrage parade in Washington D.C. One of the notable women in attendance is Ida B. Wells.

    1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

    Age 23

    The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: variant of McLean .

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

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