James Thomas NealAge: 96 years1856–1952
- Name
- James Thomas Neal
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Neal
 Birth | March 1856 26 26 |
 Death of a brother | Joseph Neal October 1857 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal October 2, 1858 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 months)Note: 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 6 years) |
| Death of a father | William Charles Neal about 1862 (Age 5 years) Note: Alternate death date - after 1900 |
| Death of a mother | Lucinda A Hall after 1862 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis — View this family calculated 1880 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Genie Neal calculated 1896 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 28, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal August 8, 1912 (Age 56 years) Cause: Abscess of Liver |
| Burial of a sister | Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal August 9, 1912 (Age 56 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis July 24, 1914 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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 73 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 brother | Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal February 3, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 85 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 93 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 89 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 |
| Adoption of a son | Genie Neal Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
 Death | March 1952 (Age 96 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Charles Neal Birth: December 1829 — Auburn, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1862 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lucinda A Hall Birth: about 1830 32 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1862 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1851 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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| brother |
Charles Graham Neal Death: |
| elder brother |
John Edward Neal Birth: March 30, 1852 22 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
William Henry Neal Birth: 1854 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Joseph Neal Birth: 1855 25 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months himself |
James Thomas Neal Birth: March 1856 26 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1952 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal Birth: October 2, 1858 28 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1912 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal Birth: September 4, 1862 32 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 1940 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis |
| himself |
James Thomas Neal Birth: March 1856 26 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1952 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis Birth: March 19, 1860 29 18 — Warren, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1914 — Simpson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1880 — |
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17 years son |
Genie Neal Adoption: Birth: calculated 1896 39 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
James Thomas Neal has 29 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (29)
Parents John Y Carneal + Barbary Ann Hall
Parents Benjamin Franklin Shemwell + Mary Catherine Hall
Parents Irvin Gilbert + Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
Parents James F “Jin” Hall + Rebecca A “Becky” Munday
Parents Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha Jane Sherrell
Parents Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha E Tatum
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Neal - Household
S Union & Richline Rd Auburn, Logan, Kentucky
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