Florence M. Shellady

Brief Life History of Florence M.

When Florence M. Shellady was born in 1874, in Delaware, United States, her father, James Bayard Shellady, was 29 and her mother, Hannah Guthrie, was 30. She married Charles F Black on 10 September 1891, in Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died in 1955, at the age of 81, and was buried in Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles F Black
1868–1954
Florence M. Shellady
1874–1955
Marriage: 10 September 1891
Miriam F. Black
1893–1971
Edith Mildred Black
1897–

Sources (30)

  • Florence M Black, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Florence Shellady Black, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Florence Shellady Black in entry for Edith Mildred Black, "Delaware Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1893 · First U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain

The first time that the rank of Ambassador was used was in 1893. When on March 30, 1893, Thomas F. Bayard was appointed Ambassador to Great Britain.

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.

Name Meaning

Anglo-Saxon: Shill, Shill, and hlæfdie, a mistress, a lady, meaning Shill's mistress

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