When Lucy Pearl Deskins was born on 25 September 1897, in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States, her father, John Witten Deskins, was 42 and her mother, Ada Zumach Ratliff, was 36. She married William Cleveland McKinley Shortridge on 15 May 1914, in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Grundy District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 18 October 1971, in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, Florida, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in White City Cemetery, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, Florida, United States.
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After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Florida played a critical role during the Spanish-American War. The port of Tampa saw the arrival of over 30,000 troops; this traffic resulted in the small town experiencing massive growth and becoming a city. Cuban-Americans across the state also helped with raising money and support for the war.
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Most probably a variant of Irish Diskin .
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