James Reginald Hassell

Brief Life History of James Reginald

When James Reginald Hassell was born on 1 January 1937, in Teague, Freestone, Texas, United States, his father, James Fletcher Hassell, was 42 and his mother, Mattie Gertrude Ward, was 23. He lived in Vidor, Orange, Texas, United States in 1970 and Woodville, Tyler, Texas, United States in 2010. He died on 28 January 2010, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Roselawn Park Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Fletcher Hassell
1894–1960
Mattie Gertrude Ward
1913–1992
James Reginald Hassell
1937–2010
Royce Trice Hassell
1945–1970

Sources (14)

  • Reginold Hassell in household of James F Hassell, "United States Census, 1940"
  • James Reginald Hassell, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
  • James Reginald Hassell, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1949 · 1950s Texas Drought

One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.

1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Hassall (Cheshire), from Old English hætse ‘witch’ (a shortened form of hægtesse) + halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

variant of Askell, with metathesis of /sk/ to /ks/ and the addition of prosthetic H-; see Haskell and Axtell .

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

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