Brief Life History of John
When John McCauley was born on 15 October 1877, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States, his father, David Granville McCauley, was 44 and his mother, Martha E Marks, was 37. He married Keziah Talbott on 21 March 1913, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Valley District, Barbour, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Valley Township, Barber, Kansas, United States in 1930. He died on 15 May 1932, in Belington, Barbour, Virginia, United States, at the age of 54.
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- John McCauley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Jno. Mccauley, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- John Mccauley, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages
Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
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Scottish (Dumbartonshire) and Irish (Westmeath): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh ‘son of Amhalghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin. The best known family of Mac Amhalghaidh is from Westmeath, and there were families called Mac Amhlaoibh in counties Cork and Fermanagh (a branch of the Maguires), as well as a family in southwest Scotland which has migrated to Ulster. Compare the Scottish form Macaulay .
Scottish (Hebrides) and Irish (Fermanagh): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh or Mac Amhlaidh ‘son of Olaf’, from Gaelic forms of the Old Norse personal name Áleifr, Óláfr (see Olafsen ). Compare McAuliffe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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