MCNAIR, Lorenza^{[1, 2, 3]}

1921 - 2005  (84 years)

• Name	MCNAIR, Lorenza  [4, 5]
  Nickname	Buddy
  Born	31 May 1921	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	19 Dec 1945	Marin City, Marin, California, United States   [2]
  	WWII Draft Registration Card
  _AMTID	330116933329:1030:113601401
  _FSFTID	LVDL-TFV
  _UID	28D73022BCC14AE1B83369FCEBFE7EE8986C
  Died	23 Dec 2005	Oakland, Alameda, California, United States   [7, 8]
  	Died on his brother Curtis' birthday
  Buried	31 Dec 2005	Richmond, Contra Costa, California, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I142	Primary Tree
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	MCNAIR, Abraham Lincoln Sr.,   b. 8 Sep 1896, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 11 Jan 1974, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	WALKER, Martha Jane "Mattie",   b. 15 Mar 1897, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1991, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1920	Washington, North Carolina, United States
  Notes	Fred's birth certificate lists Martha as having 5 children still alive, 4 that have died. Of the ones that died, one died from being scalded by hot water, one died of scarlett fever and one died from an overdose of a medication used to help children sleep. Abraham Jr (the second one), birth certificate indicates that she has had one stillborn child. Alice's birth certificate indicates Martha had one child that was born alive and died before Alice. Deed to the house is online at http://www.scribd.com/doc/53045200/502-Wilson-Street-Deed called "Aunt Matt" by some family members [1]
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ARNOLD, Clara,   b. 9 Jun 1924, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 6 Sep 1995, Alameda, California, United States  (Age 71 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1945	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  1943 Newspaper Article about Lorenza's Navy Service Published in the August 5, 1943 issue of The Roanoke Beacon

  
  

• Notes

  Military Service: Was in the US Navy from Nov 1939 - Nov 1945. Was at Pearl Harbor (Dec 7, 1941). 1st black man from Plymouth to go to the Navy. It was mentioned in the paper. (with a picture too). Served on the USS Neosho May have a kid or two outside of the girls he adopted? (per Mommy 4/16/23)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1106] "Lorenza McNair, First of Race From Here To Enter Navy" (1943). [S1113] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Lorenza McNair. [S1194] Lorena McNair, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922". [S40] North Carolina Birth Certificate. [S63] 1930 NC Census: Washington County (Plymouth). [S4] North Carolina Birth Index, 1908-2000. Ancestry.com. <http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=list&dbid=8783>. [S902] Lorenza McNair, "Find A Grave Index". [S903] Lorenza Mcnair, "United States Social Security Death Index".