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Gerald McNeillAge: 78 years19292007

Name
Gerald McNeill
Given names
Gerald
Surname
McNeill
Birth October 20, 1929 36 29
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 30, 1930 (Age 6 months)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a maternal grandfatherCharles Franklin “Charley” Woodring
October 27, 1950 (Age 21 years)
Death of a motherJessie Belle Woodring
April 24, 1952 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherJames F McNeill
April 14, 1969 (Age 39 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEva Lee Richardson
January 13, 1971 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a brotherCharles Doyle McNeill
January 7, 1995 (Age 65 years)
Death November 27, 2007 (Age 78 years)
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father
James F McNeill
Birth: March 23, 1893Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 14, 1969Orland, Glenn, California, United States
mother
Jessie Belle Woodring
Birth: October 24, 1899 24 14Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 24, 1952Tulare, California, United States
elder brother
Charles Doyle McNeill
Birth: March 31, 1919 26 19Imperial, California, United States
Death: January 7, 1995Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, United States
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Gerald McNeill
Birth: October 20, 1929 36 29Imperial, California, United States
Death: November 27, 2007Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
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Gerald McNeill has 4 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (4)

Parents Ewing Alford Woodring + Juanita Darling
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Parents Lester H Reed + Gladys Opal Woodring
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3Kelly Milton Reed19411997