1914 - 1918 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins | 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound | 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete |
R. B. Shankles b.1880 d.1946 Texas | ||||||||
James Lewis Shankles b. d. | ||||||||
Joe Huey Shankles b. d. | Lawrence Matthew Girdley b.1817 Nelson Co., Kentucky d.1894 Marion Co., Tennessee | |||||||
Iola Ruth Shankles b. d. | James Alexander Girdley b.1850 Marion Co., Tennessee d.1932 Dallas, Texas | Harriet Jane Lewis b.1823 TENNESSEE d.1909 Marion Co., Tennessee | ||||||
Lenis Alma Girdley b.1890 Dallas, Texas d.1979 Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
Lucy Ann J. Spillman b.1860 Missouri d.1937 Dallas, Texas | ||||||||