 Birth | October 2, 1858 28 28 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal September 4, 1862 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | William Charles Neal about 1862 (Age 3 years) Note: Alternate death date - after 1900 |
| Death of a mother | Lucinda A Hall after 1862 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Shemwell March 18, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | James William McGinnis — View this family October 23, 1883 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lora E McGinnis November 1884 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Fannie Eunice McGinnis April 26, 1888 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nina McGinnis April 16, 1890 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Willie McGinnis January 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Neal McGinnis October 2, 1894 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Neal McGinnis April 12, 1895 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Earl McGinnis January 10, 1898 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 |
| Birth of a son #7 | Harold E McGinnis 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lora E McGinnis January 26, 1912 (Age 53 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Lora E McGinnis January 27, 1912 (Age 53 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
 Death | August 8, 1912 (Age 53 years) Cause of death: Abscess of Liver |
 Burial | August 9, 1912 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |