Florence Charollette SkeltonAge: 84 years1916–2001
- Name
- Florence Charollette Skelton
- Given names
- Florence Charollette
- Surname
- Skelton
- Married name
- Florence Charollette Gray
 Birth | December 28, 1916 39 26 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 4 days)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 12 months)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 brother | Ernest Robert Skelton March 11, 1919 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland February 21, 1928 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 mother | Alta Izora Carr July 14, 1953 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 |
| Death of a father | John Wiley Skelton September 4, 1956 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 of a husband | Robert Clarence Gray February 26, 1980 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Mitchell Skelton October 13, 1982 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Owen Skelton November 2, 1990 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ernest Robert Skelton July 5, 1993 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | September 15, 2001 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wiley Skelton Birth: February 28, 1877 — Illinois, United States Death: September 4, 1956 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
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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Marriage: about 1910 — |
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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 elder brother |
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 herself |
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 younger brother |
Ernest Robert Skelton Birth: March 11, 1919 42 28 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Susanville, Lassen, California, United States |
| Family with Robert Clarence Gray |
| husband |
Robert Clarence Gray Birth: February 19, 1900 — Armstrong, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States Death: February 26, 1980 — Encinitas, San Diego, California, United States |
| herself |
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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Florence Charollette Skelton has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (10)
Parents Ora Carr + Elsie Jane Reed
Parents John Frank Carr + Lyda Lloyd Chapman
Parents Henry M Stanley Carr + Tennie Young
Parents Oscar Franklin Capps + Jettie Mae Carr
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| 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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