John Wiley SkeltonAge: 79 years1877–1956
- Name
- John Wiley Skelton
- Given names
- John Wiley
- Surname
- Skelton
 Birth | February 28, 1877 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 months)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 21 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Charles Mitchell Skelton December 22, 1909 (Age 32 years) |
 Marriage | Alta Izora Carr — View this family about 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arthur Owen Skelton July 15, 1911 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Florence Charollette Skelton December 28, 1916 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ernest Robert Skelton March 11, 1919 (Age 42 years) |
 Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 6, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Mitchell Skelton — Alice G Cash — View this family September 16, 1939 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 | Alta Izora Carr July 14, 1953 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 | September 4, 1956 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with Alta Izora Carr |
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John Wiley Skelton Birth: February 28, 1877 — Illinois, United States Death: September 4, 1956 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Alta Izora Carr Birth: December 4, 1890 40 31 — Missouri, United States Death: July 14, 1953 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Charles Mitchell Skelton Birth: December 22, 1909 32 19 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Death: October 13, 1982 — San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States |
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19 months son |
Arthur Owen Skelton Birth: July 15, 1911 34 20 — Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 2, 1990 — Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Florence Charollette Skelton Birth: December 28, 1916 39 26 — North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: September 15, 2001 — Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Ernest Robert Skelton Birth: March 11, 1919 42 28 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Susanville, Lassen, California, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Skelton - Household
417 Alexander St San Fernando, Los Angeles, California
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Skelton - Household
1229 Lucas Street San Fernando, Los Angeles, California
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Skelton - Household
13398 Herrick Street Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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