Myrtle Rachel Madden

Brief Life History of Myrtle Rachel

When Myrtle Rachel Madden was born on 21 November 1890, in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, her father, Charles Porter Madden, was 20 and her mother, Mamie Rachel Gaston, was 19. She married Joseph Earle McGowan on 14 November 1907, in Van Buren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Johnson Township, Scotland, Missouri, United States in 1920. She died on 9 May 1950, in Azen, Scotland, Missouri, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Prairie View Cemetery, Azen, Scotland, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Earle McGowan
1887–1931
Myrtle Rachel Madden
1890–1950
Marriage: 14 November 1907
Dorothy Evelyn McGowan
1908–1971
Donald Eugene McGowan
1916–1962

Sources (8)

  • Myrtle Madden, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
  • Myrtle Madden, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Myrtle Rachel Madden Daggs, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Gaelic Ó Madáin ‘descendant of Madán’, a shortened form of Madadhán, from madadh ‘dog’ (compare Madigan ).

Welsh: from the personal name Madin.

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

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