Myrtle Helen Shook

Brief Life History of Myrtle Helen

When Myrtle Helen Shook was born on 27 June 1881, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, her father, Grove H. Shook, was 20 and her mother, Sarah Irene North, was 20. She married Charles Staddon on 6 May 1899, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Essex, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. She died on 26 December 1974, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

Charles Staddon
1866–1921
Myrtle Helen Shook
1881–1974
Marriage: 6 May 1899
Walter Prouse Staddon
1900–1981
Charles Grover Staddon
1903–1989
Helen Zola Staddon
1904–
Betty Jane Staddon
1920–2003

Sources (23)

  • Myrtle H Wedler, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Myrtle H Wedler, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Myrtle H. Shook, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

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.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Schuck or Schuch .

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

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