Francis Marion Skurlock Sr.Age: 63 years1854–1917
- Name
- Francis Marion Skurlock Sr.
- Given names
- Francis Marion
- Surname
- Skurlock
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | October 1, 1854 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 12 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 years)Note: 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 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Rhoda Emily Walker — View this family about 1880 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Bessie Skurlock August 25, 1881 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Eliza Skurlock May 26, 1883 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Daisy Skurlock April 2, 1886 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Francis Marion Skurlock Jr. October 1, 1889 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 |
 Death | November 21, 1917 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with Rhoda Emily Walker |
| himself |
Francis Marion Skurlock Sr. Birth: October 1, 1854 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: November 21, 1917 — White, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Rhoda Emily Walker Birth: November 28, 1860 28 30 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1942 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1880 — |
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20 months daughter |
Bessie Skurlock Birth: August 25, 1881 26 20 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1950 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Mary Eliza Skurlock Birth: May 26, 1883 28 22 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1981 — Catoosa, Georgia, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Daisy Skurlock Birth: April 2, 1886 31 25 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: August 25, 1975 — Catoosa, Georgia, United States |
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4 years son |
Francis Marion Skurlock Jr. Birth: October 1, 1889 35 28 — Doyle, White, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 1946 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |