Brief Life History of Mary Louise
When Mary Louise Caskey was born on 10 December 1890, in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Dixon Caskey, was 57 and her mother, Sarah Rebecca Barr, was 29. She lived in Cane Creek Township, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States in 1900 and Gills Creek Township, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States in 1910. She died in December 1985, at the age of 95.
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- May Caskey in household of Sarah Caskey, "United States Census, 1900"
- May Caskey in household of Sallie Caskey, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
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.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Irish (Derry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ascaidh, a patronymic from a personal name of Norse origin (see McCaskey ). This is the usual Anglicized form of the name in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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