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Paul Leo Maier

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Paul Leo Maier

Birth
Thomasboro, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Jun 1993 (aged 84)
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
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Paul Leo Maier was born on December 8, 1908, to Jacob and Wilhemine Baker Maier. His father passed away on February 15, 1917, when Paul was only eight years old. He attended the local schools. Paul experienced the deadliest tornado in US history to hit the Midwest, on March 18, 1925, when nine tornadoes rampaged across 220 miles of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana for three and a half hours. During the Great Depression, most faced hardships like joblessness and scant resources, but Paul continued to work and help support the family. Paul may have been part of the majority that celebrated when the 21st Amendment ended national alcohol prohibition on December 5, 1933. Paul experienced one of the worst heatwaves in North American history, during the summer of 1936. Paul saw the United States declare war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans. Paul enlisted in the U S Marine Corp. on February 6, 1942, when he was 33 years old. Paul married Nellie M. Ward at Camp Elliot, San Diego Co, CA, on January 30, 1943. Paul was discharged from the military on October 28, 1944. His mother, Wilhemine passed away in 1952. Paul and wife settled into 406 Stoughton, Urbana, Champaign Co, IL, and he continued to work as a meter reader for the power company. Paul most likely worried over the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when the nation waited with bated breath as the world’s superpowers narrowly avoided nuclear war. His wife, Nellie M. passed away on March 5, 1990. They had been married 47 years. Three years later, Paul died on June 23, 1993, when he was 84 years old. He was buried next to his wife in Saint Elizabeth Cemetery, Champaign Co, IL.
Paul Leo Maier was born on December 8, 1908, to Jacob and Wilhemine Baker Maier. His father passed away on February 15, 1917, when Paul was only eight years old. He attended the local schools. Paul experienced the deadliest tornado in US history to hit the Midwest, on March 18, 1925, when nine tornadoes rampaged across 220 miles of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana for three and a half hours. During the Great Depression, most faced hardships like joblessness and scant resources, but Paul continued to work and help support the family. Paul may have been part of the majority that celebrated when the 21st Amendment ended national alcohol prohibition on December 5, 1933. Paul experienced one of the worst heatwaves in North American history, during the summer of 1936. Paul saw the United States declare war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans. Paul enlisted in the U S Marine Corp. on February 6, 1942, when he was 33 years old. Paul married Nellie M. Ward at Camp Elliot, San Diego Co, CA, on January 30, 1943. Paul was discharged from the military on October 28, 1944. His mother, Wilhemine passed away in 1952. Paul and wife settled into 406 Stoughton, Urbana, Champaign Co, IL, and he continued to work as a meter reader for the power company. Paul most likely worried over the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when the nation waited with bated breath as the world’s superpowers narrowly avoided nuclear war. His wife, Nellie M. passed away on March 5, 1990. They had been married 47 years. Three years later, Paul died on June 23, 1993, when he was 84 years old. He was buried next to his wife in Saint Elizabeth Cemetery, Champaign Co, IL.

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