Brief Life History of Thomas Clifford
When Thomas Clifford McClelland was born on 12 May 1898, in Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, United States, his father, Thomas John McClelland, was 36 and his mother, Anna M Beatty, was 32. He married Elsie Edna Spalding on 11 February 1928, in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Norway, Benton, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 24 December 1985, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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- Cliford L Mcclelland, "United States Census, 1930"
- Thomas N McClelland, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Thomas Clifford Mcclelland, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern) and Scottish: variant of McClellan , with excrescent -d due to English speakers' perception of Gaelic palatalized -n as -nd.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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