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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- 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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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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