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Harold Savoy McNeillAge: 70 years18811951

Name
Harold Savoy McNeill
Given names
Harold Savoy
Surname
McNeill
Birth April 19, 1881
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 28 years)
MarriageMinnie Louisa KittsView this family
March 27, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 years)

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 21, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death of a wifeMinnie Louisa Kitts
December 23, 1941 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 April 23, 1951 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Westminster Memorial Park
Family with Minnie Louisa Kitts - View this family
himself
Harold Savoy McNeill
Birth: April 19, 1881Iowa, United States
Death: April 23, 1951Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Minnie Louisa Kitts
Birth: May 7, 1877 32 17Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: December 23, 1941Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: March 27, 1916Los Angeles, California, United States
William E Craig + Minnie Louisa Kitts - View this family
wife’s husband
William E Craig
Birth: January 1873Nebraska, United States
Death: August 30, 1915Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Minnie Louisa Kitts
Birth: May 7, 1877 32 17Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: December 23, 1941Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: September 30, 1896Los Angeles, California, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William E Craig - Household

Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Craig, William EheadMW37M13IowaIllinoisNew YorkBarberBarber ShopOAYesYesOFH
Craig, Minnie LwifeFW32M1300CanadaEnglandEngland1885NoneYesYes
McNeill, H.S.lodgerMW28SIowaCanadaUnknownLetter CarrierPostal ServiceWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harold Savoy McNeill - Household

Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McNeill, Harold SheadOFMW38MYesYesIAUnited StatesUnited StatesYesPost OfficeW
McNeill, Minnie LwifeFW42M1885Na1890YesYesCanadaEnglishUnited KingdomEnglishUnited KingdomEnglish

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harold Savoy McNeill - Household

ED 1114, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McNeill, Harold SheadO$12,000RMW48M34NoYesIACanada - EnglishCanada - FrenchYesSupervisedBranch Post OfficeWYesNo
McNeill, Minnie LwifeFW52M19NoYesCanadaEnglandEnglandEnglish1895NaYesNone
Grosser, Georgia LnieceFW18SYesYesCANYCanada EnglishYesStenographerShip YardsWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harold Savoy McNeill - Household

Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McNeill, Harold SheadO4000MW57MNoIAPostal ClerkPost ServiceGW52
McNeill, Minnie LxwifeFW61MNoCanada