Edwin Edward Shook

Male22 June 1891–6 January 1986

Brief Life History of Edwin Edward

When Edwin Edward Shook was born on 22 June 1891, in Hamilton, Greenwood, Kansas, United States, his father, Jeremiah Joseph Shook, was 32 and his mother, Nanvy A Caldwell, was 22. He married Ruth Emeline Thompson on 19 October 1917, in Kay, Oklahoma, United States. He lived in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Janesville Township, Greenwood, Kansas, United States in 1940. He died on 6 January 1986, in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Janesville Cemetery, Hamilton, Greenwood, Kansas, United States.

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Edwin Edward Shook
1891–1986
Ruth Emeline Thompson
1895–1991
Marriage: 19 October 1917

Sources (10)

  • Edwin Shook, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Edwin E Shook, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Edwin Edward Shook, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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  • Marriage
    19 October 1917Kay, Oklahoma, United States
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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 5

    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.

    1907

    Age 16

    Oklahoma is the 46th state.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 25

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Schuck or Schuch .

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

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