Genealogy for
William McLeod
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About William McLeod |
William McLeod 1829 - 1929
| William McLeod was born about 1829 in an unknown place overseas in Scotland and died in an unknown year in an unknown place. Dates for birth and death are estimated.
Traveled from Scotland and settled in Iowa where he met his wife, Mary, and farmed. |
| Census | 6/2/1880 | Hilton IA (Iowa County) | 51 yrs old | The family of David Fleming (age 61) is recorded beginning on line 21: He lives with his wife Annie (age 58) and Jacob Knudson (age 33) who is his servant and works on the farm. David is a farmer. He and his wife were born in Scotland. Jacob and his parents were born in Norway.
William McLeod and his wife, Mary, live next door. William was born in Scotland, his wife in England, and their children in Iowa. Their children: Elizabeth (daughter, age 22), Ellen (daughter, age 20), William (son, age 18), George (son, age 16), Arthur (son, age 14), Hannah (daughter, age 12), May (daughter, age 10). William is a farmer and his daughter Ellen is teaching school. |
| Census | 1/1/1925 | Harlan Ward 4 IA (Shelby County) | 96 yrs old | Recorded as house #2126 beginning on line 1:
Florrine Schwab (age 30),
Jacob Knudson (father, age 81),
Elizabeth Knudson (mother, 69),
Roma Schwab (daughter, 11), and
Russle Schwab (son, 8).
Florrine is a widow and the family lives in a rented house that costs them $20 a month. She was born in Iowa, completed high school and can read and write.
Jacob Knudson has been in the United States 51 years. He was born in Norway. He completed grade school (7th grade) and can read and write. His father was Neigh Knudson and he does not know the name of his mother, however, he says both parents were born in Norway.
Elizabeth Knudson was born in Iowa, completed 8th grade and can read and write. Her father was William McLeod born in Scotland. Her mother was Mary ? born in England.
The children have been attending school.
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William, his family, and friends. For example, William is 1 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
Age | Date | Event |
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1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
10 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
24 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
27 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
30 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
36 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
40 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
48 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
50 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
60 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
66 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
71 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
71 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
72 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
74 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
77 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
77 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
77 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
83 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
84 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
85 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
95 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
97 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
98 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
99 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
Age | Date | Event |
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1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
32 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
56 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
79 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
83 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
84 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
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1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
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1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
47 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
81 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
98 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
100 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
Age | Date | Event |
4 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
80 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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| Mary Smith Born about 1831 and died about 1931
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The Children of William McLeod
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Elizabeth McLeod Born somewhere in Iowa on May 10, 1860 and died somewhere in Iowa on June 10, 1945. She was about 85 years old.
Her father was born in Scotland and her mother was born in England. Burial beside her husband at Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, Shelby County, Iowa. ...
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