James Dalton ShookAge: 86 years1865–1951
- Name
- James Dalton Shook
- Given names
- James Dalton
- Surname
- Shook
 Birth | April 2, 1865 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 20 months)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 20 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes — View this family February 17, 1892 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Grace Virginia Shook March 18, 1893 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Hoyle Hayes Shook August 4, 1895 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 #3 | Thomas Tope “Tom” Shook January 28, 1899 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edgar Ambros Gwaltney — Grace Virginia Shook — View this family September 24, 1914 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 8, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | May 1, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes May 10, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes May 11, 1940 (Age 75 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 84 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 80 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 | June 22, 1951 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes |
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James Dalton Shook Birth: April 2, 1865 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 22, 1951 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes Birth: November 29, 1853 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 10, 1940 — Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 17, 1892 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Grace Virginia Shook Birth: March 18, 1893 27 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1976 — Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Hoyle Hayes Shook Birth: August 4, 1895 30 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 9, 1985 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
Thomas Tope “Tom” Shook Birth: January 28, 1899 33 45 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 1990 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Larkin Roby Gragg + Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes |
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Larkin Roby Gragg Birth: July 15, 1852 41 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1889 — Viola, Latah, Idaho, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Hayes Birth: November 29, 1853 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 10, 1940 — Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 24, 1872 — North Carolina, United States |
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10 months step-daughter |
Mary Leona “Onie” Gragg Birth: July 14, 1873 20 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 1, 1949 — Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years step-son |
James E Gragg Birth: October 22, 1875 23 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900 |
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2 years step-daughter |
Elizabeth Elanorah “Lizzie” Gragg Birth: February 25, 1878 25 24 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States Death: October 20, 1920 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Rosa Belle Gragg Birth: June 25, 1880 27 26 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 12, 1961 — Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Edward Grant “Eddie” Gragg Birth: March 7, 1883 30 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900 |
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3 years step-daughter |
Julia Blanche Gragg Birth: July 18, 1886 34 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 3, 1971 — Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Dalton Shook - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Dalton Shook - Household
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Dalton Shook - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Dalton Shook - Household
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Ambros Gwaltney - Household
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