Capt. George P ShacklefordAge: 80 years1869–1949
- Name
- Capt. George P Shackleford
- Name prefix
- Capt.
- Given names
- George P
- Surname
- Shackleford
 Birth | September 9, 1869 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Alice Shemwell — View this family June 21, 1904 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
 Occupation | Insurance agent 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 9, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Occupation | Associate Manager Insurance 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death of a wife | Alice Shemwell September 12, 1946 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Alice Shemwell September 14, 1946 (Age 77 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 21, 1949 (Age 80 years) Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
 Burial | November 23, 1949 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Family with Alice Shemwell |
| himself |
Capt. George P Shackleford Birth: September 9, 1869 — Virginia, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| wife |
Alice Shemwell Birth: August 11, 1874 44 36 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1946 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 21, 1904 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George P Shackelford - Household
203A - North Davis Avenue Richmond, Virginia
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George P Shackelford - Household
2509A Hanover Ave. Richmond, Virginia
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George P Shackelford - Household
2429? Stuart Avenue Richmond, Virginia
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