Leander R McAdoo

29 November 1892–13 August 1970 (Age 77)
East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States

The Life of Leander R

When Leander R McAdoo was born on 29 November 1892, in East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, his father, Albion L McAdoo, was 30 and his mother, Edith Gallagher, was 25. He married Ruth Siglow on 7 July 1919, in Lucas, Ohio, United States. He lived in Sherrodsville, Orange Township, Carroll, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 13 August 1970, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Leander R McAdoo
1892–1970
Ruth Siglow
1896–1969
Marriage: 7 July 1919

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
7 July 1919
Lucas, Ohio, United States

Parents and Siblings

    Albion L McAdoo

    Male1862–1937Male

    Edith Gallagher

    Female1867–1917Female

siblings

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 4

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

Age 6

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.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 21

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Northern Irish (Connacht): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conduibh ‘son of Cú Dhubh’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘black hound’, from cú ‘hound’ (genitive con) + dubh ‘black’. It is also Anglicized as Cunniff and McNiff .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Lee R Mcadoo in household of Albion Mcadoo, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Leander Mc Adoo in household of Alv* Mc Adoo, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lee McAdoo, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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