Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Crompton was born on 8 August 1878, in Joslin, Rock Island, Illinois, United States, her father, Francis Edward Crompton, was 54 and her mother, Percy Moody, was 40. She married Frank Samuel Bryan in February 1907, in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Zuma Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States for about 60 years. She died on 22 November 1963, in Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Port Byron, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
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- Margaret Bryan in household of Frank Bryan, "United States Census, 1940"
- Margaret Crompton in entry for Earl William Rowe and Genevieve Alta Bryan, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Margaret A Bryan in household of Frank S Bryan, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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English (Lancashire): variant of Crumpton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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