Viewpoint from the eyes of the 68 First Cousins of which Harold McNeill was one
G = Grandparents, GG = Great Grandparents
In which area/state did the GGs McNeill live in 1850? (p. 40-41)
What was a major accomplishment for them beyond having their first five children?
What catastrophic event consumed the US?
When did they move to the Dakota Territory and why?
In which area/state did the Gs Wheeler live in 1850?
What was a major accomplishment for them beyond having their first five children?
What catastrophic event consumed the US?
When did they move to the Dakota Territory and why?
What State did the Wheeler grandparents migrate from and in what year?
What year did the McNeills and Elliots unite in marriage?
Where did the McNeills settle in Canada?
Where did the Wheelers first settle in Canada?
What year did the McNeills and Wheelers unite in marriage?
When did the Wheelers continue their migration to and and in what year?
What member was possibly a US Pony Express rider?
What uncle went to Alaska in search for gold, but came back with something far more valuable?
What was the average and medium ages of death for the McNeill siblings over the past 100 years?
What was the average and medium ages of death for the Wheeler siblings over the past 100 years?
Who migrated to new homes in a new land with a gaggle of young children while pregnant several months pregnant?
What was the span of time over which Grandmothers McNeill and Wheeler had their 21 children?
What Aunt lost both her husband and son in the same year?
What Grandmother lost her husband and son in the same year?
What town in Saskatchewan supplied most of the liquor to two US States?
What two women, in separate accidents, were critically injured and near death, after and explosion and fire?
What Uncle and his step-son nearly drown when their car went through the ice?
What happens when you drink a half bottle of gas, the a short time later vomit into a fire?
What communicable disease almost brought the US and Canadian economies to a standstill in the late 1800s?
What families lost their entire life savings and homes during the 1920s drought?
What two sisters nearly died during a gas lead?
What Aunt saved her child from drowning because she learned artificial respiration from a Doctors book?
What Uncle along with his two children and a neice were nearly drown during a line squal?
What large group of men, women and children were forced from their homes and moved half way across Norh America?
How many men were killed in the largest hanging ever held in the United States?
What was the proximate cause of the Indian Wars in the United States?
What year was the hottest summer on record in South Dakota and why was that important?
When did 1200 soldiers with110 wagons, and 1000 head of cattle past by the McNeill homestead?
How many soldiers were killed or died of disease in the US Civil War?
What actions taken by General Custer lead to the immenant death of the General and his men?
How were both the Indian Nations and the Homesteaders deceived in the rush to settle the land?
What pushed Upper and Lower Canada to become a nation in 1867?
Which Uncles remained true horsemen for their entire lives?
Which Uncle was among the first to raise buffallo as a commercial enterprise?
What did the Black Hills become famous for and how did it affect our families?
What was one of the great fears settlers that has come back to challenge us?
Who were the early gunslingers who became childhood heroes?
What had everyone in tears at a community New Years Dance in 1910?
What was a Box Social and why was it held?
What role did music play in the lives of our family during the early years?
What family members, now and in the paste, were gifted with perfect pitch hearing?
What family member died at the Frog Lake Uprising.
What family owned the ferry over the South Saskatchewan River?
Did a family member ever ride with the US Pony Express mail service?
What is a “Deadman’s Hand” in poker and who held it?
Why did members of our family flee to “Long Point” a point jutting into Lake Erie? (26)
What 38-year old son drove the team for his 69-year old mother on a 1000 mile wagon and train trip? (39)
What family from Germany joined the Wagon to Canada? (37)
In what type of accomodation did the McNeill men live during that first winter?
What was the lowest temperature recorded during that first winter in Canada?
What was the type of large stately homes did the Wheeler members build when they arrived in Canada? (60)
What family reunion was held in Kelispell, Montana in 1970 and who attended? (58)
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