James Theron Shultz

Male3 October 1917–29 March 1999

Brief Life History of James Theron

When James Theron Shultz was born on 3 October 1917, in Prentiss, Ohio, Kentucky, United States, his father, Henry Watterson Shultz, was 23 and his mother, Sallie Doolin, was 20. He married Zelma Lee Wilson on 2 September 1939, in Prentiss, Ohio, Kentucky, United States. He died on 29 March 1999, at the age of 81, and was buried in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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James Theron Shultz
1917–1999
Zelma Lee Wilson
1921–2007
Marriage: 2 September 1939

Sources (5)

  • Theron Shultz in household of Henry W Shultz, "United States Census, 1940"
  • James T Shultz, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Social Security Application for James Theron Shultz

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 September 1939Prentiss, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

    Age 1

    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

    Age 9

    In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.

    1941

    Age 24

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schulz and Schultz , Polish Szulc , and Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Šulc (see Sulc ).

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

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