Brief Life History of Michael Leo
When Michael Leo McGowan Sr was born on 2 October 1891, in Ireland, his father, John McGowan Jr, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ellen Dunn, was 23. He married Rose Anna O'Hara in 1920, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 18 January 1936, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States.
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- Micheal L Mc Gowan, "United States Census, 1930"
- Michael McGoun, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Michael Leo Mcgowan, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
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.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Siobhan, Cormac, Seamus, Aileen, Colm, Eithne, Kieran, Niall, Paddy.
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac (a') Ghobhainn or Mac Gobhann (Scottish) or Mac (an) Ghabhann (Irish), ‘son of (the) smith’. This name has also been Anglicized as Smith and Smithson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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