Mary Rebecca McElroy

Brief Life History of Mary Rebecca

When Mary Rebecca McElroy was born on 22 June 1884, in Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky, United States, her father, Rhodam Yarrott McElroy Sr, was 56 and her mother, Elizabeth Hocker, was 43. She married Nathan Wright Busby on 6 October 1909, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 15 September 1964, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Wright Busby
1886–1970
Mary Rebecca McElroy
1884–1964
Marriage: 6 October 1909
Dorothy Elizabeth Buzby
1910–2004

Sources (11)

  • Rebecca Mcelroy in household of R Yarrot Mcelroy, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Rebecca Mcelroy, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Rebecca M. McElroy Buzby, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

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 and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Rua (Irish) or Mac Gille Ruaidh (Scottish) ‘son of the red-haired lad’ (from ruadh ‘red’). Compare Gilroy and Kilroy .

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

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