Elsie May McDaniel

Female9 October 1928–22 May 2006

Brief Life History of Elsie May

When Elsie May McDaniel was born on 9 October 1928, in Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, John Benjamin McDaniel, was 24 and her mother, Ethel May Boyle, was 21. She lived in Compton Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 22 May 2006, in Redding, Shasta, California, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

John Benjamin McDaniel
1904–1973
Ethel May Boyle
1907–1999
Mildred Pearl McDaniel
1926–1966
Albert Lee McDaniel
1927–1955
Elsie May McDaniel
1928–2006
William Benjamin McDaniel
1930–2000
Lucille McDaniel
1938–

Sources (4)

  • Elsie Mcdaniel in household of John Mcdaniel, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Elsie May Mc Daniel, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Elsie May Neves, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1929

Age 1

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.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 6

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1949 · NATO is Established

Age 21

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

Name Meaning

Irish: altered form of McDonnell , itself an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Domhnaill ‘son of Donal’, from association of the Gaelic patronymic with the Biblical personal name Daniel .

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

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