VICTOR EUGENE McELHANEY, b: Private -

^{1999 Panama Canal turned over to Panama}
^{2001 Terrorists destroy WTC towers}

^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}
^{1973 US launches Skylab space station}
^{1981 Columbia is first space shuttle}
^{1991 Persian Gulf War}
^{1992 Trade Pact, US, Canada, Mexico}

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}


			^{WILLIAM LEONARD McELHANEY}^{b. d.}

		^{OLEN D. McELHANEY}^{b. Private d.}	^{LORENA JANE ASHMORE}^{b. d.}

	^{VICTOR EUGENE McELHANEY}^{b. Private d.}		^{LAVELLE BARDISE COFFMAN}^{b.1920 LAFAYETTE, TEXAS d.1978 SHREVEPO, LOUISIANA}

^{CODY WAYNE McELHANEY}^{b. Private d.}		^{LILLIAN ARLENE COFFMAN}^{b. Private d.}	^{OLETA ANN CLARK}^{b.1921 PITTSBURG, TEXAS d.1981 HALLSVILLE, TEXAS}

^{VICTORIA MORGAN McELHANEY}^{b. Private d.}

		^{VERNON PEDDY}^{b. d.}

	^{PAMELA SUE PEDDY}^{b. Private d.}

		^{VERA SUE MARSHALL}^{b. d.}