George Franklin SkipworthAge: 76 years1879–1955
- Name
- George Franklin Skipworth
- Given names
- George Franklin
- Surname
- Skipworth
 Birth | April 11, 1879 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
 Marriage | Sallie B Robertson — View this family about 1907 (Age 27 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Ernest E “Ernie” Skipworth April 19, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 #2 | Melvin Coolidge Skipworth November 3, 1923 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Billy Ray Skipworth January 7, 1936 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Betty Lou Skipworth January 18, 1938 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Melvin Coolidge Skipworth — Leona B Elmond — View this family about 1943 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ronnie Wayne Skipworth November 14, 1944 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ronnie Wayne Skipworth November 14, 1944 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Roger Steve Skipworth March 16, 1946 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Gary Neal Skipworth March 23, 1947 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Danny K Skipworth January 7, 1948 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Roger Steve Skipworth January 30, 1949 (Age 69 years) Note: Injuries caused by automobile collision with O & N Locomotive. Accident killing Melvin, Leona, sons Roger & Danny. |
| Death of a son | Melvin Coolidge Skipworth January 30, 1949 (Age 69 years) Cause: Automobile Accident Note: Injuries caused by automobile collision with O & N Locomotive. Accident killing Melvin, Leona, sons Roger & Danny. |
| Death of a grandson | Danny K Skipworth January 31, 1949 (Age 69 years) Note: Injuries caused by automobile collision with O & N Locomotive. Accident killing Melvin, Leona, sons Roger & Danny. |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Ronnie Wayne Skipworth January 11, 1950 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ronnie Wayne Skipworth July 6, 1950 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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 22, 1955 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with Sallie B Robertson |
| himself |
George Franklin Skipworth Birth: April 11, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 22, 1955 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sallie B Robertson Birth: February 27, 1889 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 7, 1966 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1907 — |
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3 years son |
Ernest E “Ernie” Skipworth Birth: April 19, 1910 31 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 21, 1976 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 years son |
Melvin Coolidge Skipworth Birth: November 3, 1923 44 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 30, 1949 — Epleys, Logan, Kentucky, United States |