William Thomas “Bill” DonnellAge: 66 years1897–1964
- Name
- William Thomas “Bill” Donnell
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- Donnell
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | October 30, 1897 29 23 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 months)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 | June 2, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | John Franklin Donnell October 31, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell April 4, 1903 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Luther Donnell August 5, 1905 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Alonzo Donnell April 20, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Jane Hinkle June 20, 1917 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Daniel Rushin Kittrell December 11, 1930 (Age 33 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 mother | Mary Melissa Kittrell December 12, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 48 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 | July 4, 1964 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Alonzo Donnell Birth: August 15, 1868 — Vinton, Ohio, United States Death: April 20, 1910 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Melissa Kittrell Birth: April 1874 25 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 12, 1950 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1894 — Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Clarence Alonzo Donnell Birth: July 15, 1895 26 21 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: January 18, 1983 — Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Thomas “Bill” Donnell Birth: October 30, 1897 29 23 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: July 4, 1964 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Franklin Donnell Birth: October 31, 1900 32 26 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: November 2, 1970 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Joseph Alexander “Joe” Donnell Birth: April 4, 1903 34 29 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: August 24, 1971 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James Luther Donnell Birth: August 5, 1905 36 31 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: December 6, 1968 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Mary Ann Hoskins |
| himself |
William Thomas “Bill” Donnell Birth: October 30, 1897 29 23 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Death: July 4, 1964 — Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann Hoskins Birth: February 22, 1905 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 28, 1985 |
| daughter |
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| son |
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| daughter |
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William Thomas “Bill” Donnell has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (24)
Parents Marion Arthur Kittrell + Sarah Maude McKnab
Parents Fred Coffey + Sarah Alice Kittrell
Parents Orville T Sanders + Sarah Alice Kittrell
2Private–
Parents Henry Harrison Kittrell + Amanda Viola Theodosia “Mandy” Lawrence
Parents Joseph Daniel “Joe” Kittrell + Maude Viola Christian
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8Private–
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Donnell - Household
Winona, Carroll, Arkansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Alonzo Donnell - Household
Winona, Carroll, Arkansas
Says 12 born 7 living? -b |