Melva Louise Shellcross

Brief Life History of Melva Louise

When Melva Louise Shellcross was born about 16 May 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, George Henry Shellcross, was 28 and her mother, Alice Maud Dilley, was 29. She married Vivian Edward DuBois on 25 January 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930. She died on 4 June 1999, in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

Vivian Edward DuBois
1899–1955
Melva Louise Shellcross
1905–1999
Marriage: 25 January 1923
Gordon Edward DuBois
1923–1923
Bonnie Louise DuBois
1924–1997
Vivian Alice DuBois
1926–1998
Jim Rooney Dubois
1928–
Dorothy Elvina Dubois
1929–2020
Jacqueline Georgette DuBois
1930–2004
Lorane DuBois
1932–1932
Lorine Dubois
1932–1932

Sources (18)

  • Melva L Dubois in household of Vivian E Dubois, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Melva L Shellcross - Published information: birth-name: Melva L Shellcross
  • Melva Shellcross, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1908 · Utah's First National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English: see Shawcross .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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