George Lee Spradlin

Brief Life History of George Lee

When George Lee Spradlin was born on 24 February 1895, in Mount Vernon, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, his father, Robert Monroe Spradlin, was 45 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Davidson, was 32. He married Maude Elmer Starr on 4 January 1912. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Benton Township, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Mountain Township, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 11 May 1953, in Mount Vernon, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Enola, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Lee Spradlin
1895–1953
Maude Elmer Starr
1890–1958
Marriage: 4 January 1912
Nancy Alice Spradlin
1913–1978
Frances Myrtle Spradlin
1916–1994
Arlis Upton Spradlin
1921–1999
Ora Lea Spradlin
1926–2013
Wilma Dee Spradlin
1929–2011

Sources (21)

  • George L Spradlin, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Lee Spradling, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • George Lee Spradlin, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Spratling .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Stories of determination and strength

In the 1950s they were still talking about Lee going to the Cotton Gin in Rose Bud and picking up a 500 lb. bale of cotton wth his bare hands and loading it onto the back of a truck. He was noted for …

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