Cornelius G. McCue

Brief Life History of Cornelius G.

When Cornelius G. McCue was born on 10 September 1819, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Cornelius McCue, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Meares, was 34. He married Abigail Cramer Mccue on 27 June 1850, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Cass, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 20 January 1883, in Cumberland, Cass, Iowa, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Cumberland, Cass, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cornelius G. McCue
1819–1883
Abigail Cramer Mccue
1827–1910
Marriage: 27 June 1850
George W. McCue
1851–1913
Maria Emma McCue Countryman
1853–1925
Sarah Ann McCue
1855–1929
Mary Elizabeth Mc Cue
1857–1931
Sophia Ellen McCue
1859–1934
Susanna Margaret Mc Cue
1862–1928
Jacob S. McCue
1864–1880

Sources (16)

  • Cornelius J Mc Cue, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Cornelius G. McCue - Published information: birth: 10 September 1819; Pennsylvania, United States
  • Cornelius Mc Cue, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1820 · Making Land more affordable

"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Clancy, Niall.

Irish (northern): variant of McHugh (see McCoy ).

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

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