Catherine Shanahan

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Shanahan was born on 25 July 1873, in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States, her father, Thomas J Shanahan, was 31 and her mother, Catherine Lawler, was 29. She married James Bradford Zachry Sr on 23 April 1895, in Hunt, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Marion, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 13 June 1945, in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Marion, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Bradford Zachry Sr
1868–1954
Catherine Shanahan
1873–1945
Marriage: 23 April 1895
Daniel Hayes Zachry
1896–1941
Sarah Catherine Zachry
1898–1918
Thomas S Zachry
1901–1981
Clara Zachry
1905–2002
James Bradford Zachry Jr.
1907–1977
Margaret Zachry
1909–1988

Sources (14)

  • Catherine Zachry in household of J B Zachry, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Katherine Shanahan - birth-name: Katherine Shanahan
  • Katie Shanahan, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed

A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamonn, Aidan, Donovan, Kieran, Liam, Marypat, Siobhan.

Irish (Tipperary and Limerick): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Seanacháin or Mac Seanacháin ‘descendant of Seanachán’, a diminutive of Seanach, a personal name from sean ‘ancient, old’.

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

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