Mackay, Edward George, 1885-1956.

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The Mackay family originated in County Monaghan, Ireland. John Mackay (1833-1897) and Isabella Armstrong Mackay (1838-1917) had nine children: Mary Jane Mackay (1863-1875), Alice Mackay (1865-1926), Isabella Mackay (1866-1931), Susan Emily Mackay (1868-1875), Elizabeth Louisa Mackay (1870-1922), William Robert Mackay (1874-1935), John Mackay (1877-1903), James Alexander Mackay (1882-?), and Edward George Mackay (1885-1956). William Robert Mackay immigrated to the United States in 1893 and his brother Edward George Mackay followed in 1904, both settling in Georgia. In 1911, Edward George Mackay married Beulah Mason (1888-1989), the daughter of George L. Mason and Emma Keeler Mason, long-time missionaries in China. Emma Keeler Mason, the daughter of Ransom Noble Keeler and Mary Curtiss Keeler had two sisters, Lucy Keeler Neff and Orrell Keeler Mason. Orrell Keeler Mason (1845-1887), was a Baptist missionary in Assam.

From the description of Edward George Mackay family papers, 1861-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173862922

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creatorOf Mackay, Edward George, 1885-1956. Edward George Mackay family papers, 1861-1957. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
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associatedWith Keeler family. family
associatedWith Mackay, Beulah Mason, 1888-1989. person
associatedWith Mackay, Donald Mason, 1916- person
associatedWith Mackay, Edward H., 1912-2005. person
associatedWith Mackay, Elizabeth, 1928- person
associatedWith Mackay family. family
associatedWith Mackay, James A. (James Armstrong), 1919-2004. person
associatedWith Mackay, John Leland, 1914-2005. person
associatedWith Mackay, William Robert, 1874-1935. person
associatedWith Mason family. family
associatedWith Mason, Orrell Keeler. person
associatedWith United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Coast Guard. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy. Fleet, 7th. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Georgia
Kingston (Ga.)
United States
Assam (India)
India
Subject
Presbyterian Church
Immigrants
Irish Americans
Methodist Church
Methodists
Soldiers
Women missionaries
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Clergy
Missionaries
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Family

Active 1885

Active 1956

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