Brief Life History of George Wesley
When George Wesley Tegnell was born on 15 December 1908, in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, Fred Edward Tegnell, was 28 and his mother, Minnie Alice Morris, was 23. He married Ethel Elmira Strawn on 12 November 1928, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Gladstone, Henderson, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Idaho Falls Election Precinct 10, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 13 February 1984, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saint Johns, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- George *Egaell in household of Fred *Egaell, "United States Census, 1920"
- Geo W Tegnell, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- George Wesley Tegnell, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1909
Historical Boundaries: 1909: Clark, Nevada, United States
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form of German Dähnel, froma short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with dan- (alsocontained in the ethnic name Dane ); alternatively,Dannehl is a short form of Daniel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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