Brief Life History of John Albert
John Albert McNeill was born on 14 November 1892, in Vaiden, Carroll, Mississippi, United States. He died on 25 March 1944, in Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 51.
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John Albert McNeill
1892–1944
Lula Vernon Lomax
1898–1937
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1898–1937 Female
World Events (3)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 6
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 14
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Ulster): variant of McNeil .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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