For any researchers that are trying to research the same line of McCollough’s that we have been, here is something to take note of. It may save you some time, but we are just putting the information out here. My daughter Bethany and I have been researching the McCollough’s for over 20 years. In all…
Author: Judy McCollough
Clarence E. McCollough military service
13 Mar 1941 to Oct. 2, 1945…WW II – Army Air Force – Hawaii … 17 Jun 1949 to June 28, 1954…Korean War- US Air Force – Japan … 29 Jun 1964 to Nov 30 1964…Vietnam War – US Air Force – Vietnam …
MacCulloch’s of Scotland origins
Our family name MacCulloch has changed from its original spelling from when it was first recorded. There are many variant spellings of the name, but this is the original spelling, and when doing genealogy we have found it helps tremendously if you know the original spelling of your surname. Here is the story of our…
George Henry Barritt military service
George Barritt was the husband of Alta Walker.. They were married for 52 years and he passed on May 5th, 2005… George Barritt was a veteran of World War II, where he earned Bronze and Silver Stars and a Purple Heart…
Abraham Washington Walker Civil War Service
Abraham Washington Walker enlisted in the military in 1862. Abraham was in the Battle of Corinth, MS…. The siege of Corinth (also known as the first Battle of Corinth) was an American Civil War engagement lasting from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. A collection of Union forces under the overall command…
Horse thieves – Horse Regulators of 1857 – Lynching – A Reign of Terror – Brave McCollough ends it.
Here is a story that was written back in the 1850’s about one of our ancestors, Canada McCollough II. The area they lived in there in Iowa started being plagued with horse thefts, and finally a group of men got together and became what they called the Regulators. They were determined to rid the…