Mary Keesling

about 1856–
Wythe, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary Keesling was born about 1856, in Wythe, Virginia, United States, her father, Ephraim C Keesling, was 23 and her mother, Matilda Elizabeth Umbarger, was 21.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim C Keesling
1833–1862
Matilda Elizabeth Umbarger
1835–1897
Cynthia M. Keesling
1855–
Mary Keesling
1856–
George Keesling
1857–
Sarah Elizabeth Keesling
1858–1937
Virginia Margaret Keesling
1860–
Charles R Keesling
1870–1901
Minnie A Keesling
1873–

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World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 5
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 
1863
Age 7
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 34
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kiessling .

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

Possible Related Names

Kiessling

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