Oliver H Cully

Brief Life History of Oliver H

When Oliver H Cully was born on 23 September 1857, in Illinois, United States, his father, James C. Cully, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Catherine Jackson, was 23. He married Sarah Jane Eaton on 15 August 1888, in Sedgwick, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Sumner Township, Osborne, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Sedgwick, Harvey, Kansas, United States in 1895. He died on 14 July 1916, in Tustin, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in California, United States.

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Oliver H Cully
1857–1916
Sarah Jane Eaton
1864–1960
Marriage: 15 August 1888
Nellie Bowen
1882–
Daisy E. Cully
1888–1967
Eva F Cully
1895–

Sources (14)

  • Oll Cully, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Oliver H Cully, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • O H Cully, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Colla ‘descendant of Colla’, originally Conla, an Old Irish personal name which may mean ‘great chief’.

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

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