Wiley Franklin ShoafAge: 86 years1915–2002
- Name
- Wiley Franklin Shoaf
- Given names
- Wiley Franklin
- Surname
- Shoaf
 Birth | April 15, 1915 28 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Ruth Shoaf October 2, 1916 (Age 17 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | Paul Arthur Shoaf April 18, 1918 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 months)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 2 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/ |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Whitson Berry “WB” Yarbourgh March 17, 1925 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Jeanette “Mattie” Arnold January 16, 1929 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 16, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 mother | Marjorie Ruth Yarbourgh September 24, 1963 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Wiley Lee Shoaf May 23, 1970 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 brother | Paul Arthur Shoaf July 16, 1986 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ruth Shoaf December 30, 1991 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | January 4, 2002 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wiley Lee Shoaf Birth: March 28, 1887 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1970 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Marjorie Ruth Yarbourgh Birth: May 16, 1893 36 33 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 24, 1963 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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Wiley Franklin Shoaf Birth: April 15, 1915 28 21 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 2002 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Martha Ruth Shoaf Birth: October 2, 1916 29 23 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 30, 1991 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Paul Arthur Shoaf Birth: April 18, 1918 31 24 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 16, 1986 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Michael |
| himself |
Wiley Franklin Shoaf Birth: April 15, 1915 28 21 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 2002 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Michael Birth: July 18, 1918 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 4, 2008 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| son |
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| daughter |
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