Brief Life History of Melvin Eugene
When Melvin Eugene Lindsey was born on 5 March 1926, in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, United States, his father, James Melvin Lindsey, was 32 and his mother, Flora L Kelley, was 29. He lived in Blairsville, Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Rich Election Precinct, Union, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 31 May 2010, in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Melvin Lindsey in household of Melvin Lindsey, "United States Census, 1930"
- Junior Lindsey in household of Melvin J Lindsey, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1927 · Buckingham Fountain constructed
Named after Clarence Buckingham, the Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest fountains in the world. The fountain was inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles.
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Lindsay .
Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of various Gaelic surnames, as for example Ó Loingsigh (see Lynch 1), Mac Giolla Fhionntóg (see McClintock ), and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn and Lynn ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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