Brief Life History of Ellis Franklin
When Ellis Franklin Shrum was born on 3 December 1901, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Thomas Patten Shrum, was 31 and his mother, Rosey Benson, was 28. He married Emma Alberta Giles Shrum on 8 May 1923, in Rose, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States in 1910. He died on 21 August 1983, in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Reedley, Fresno, California, United States.
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- Ellis Shrum, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ellis Shrum, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- Ellis Franklin Shrum, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
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.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schramm and Schrum .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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