Fain O'Neal

Brief Life History of Fain

When Fain O'Neal was born on 2 February 1894, in Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States, his father, James Allen O'Neal, was 53 and his mother, Viletta Clarinda Dunn, was 38. He married None about 1932, in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 9 October 1938, in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fain O'Neal
1894–1938
None
Marriage: about 1932

Sources (10)

  • Fain Oneal, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Fain O'Neal, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Fain O'Neal, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Irish (Longford, Down): variant of O'Neill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

From O'Neal family history by Debbie Smith

Notes for FAIN O'NEAL: Appeared on the 1900 and 1910 Dade County, GA census with his parent WWI Draft Registeration 6/5/1917 Dade County, GA had date of birth and place of birth as Trenton, GA .He was …

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