Melvin Eugene Lindsey

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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Family Time Line

James Melvin Lindsey
1893–1975
Flora L Kelley
1896–1991
Lawrence Leon Lindsey
1915–1998
Pearl Evelyn Lindsey
1918–2007
Helen Marie Lindsey
1919–2013
June Lindsey
1922–2017
Mildred Hortense Lindsey
1924–1997
Melvin Eugene Lindsey
1926–2010
Leonard Lee Lindsey
1927–1998
Harold Laverne Lindsey
1930–2015
Lanora Bell Lindsey
1932–2008

Sources (2)

  • Melvin Lindsey in household of Melvin Lindsey, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Junior Lindsey in household of Melvin J Lindsey, "United States Census, 1940"

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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