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Joseph William Shead 1875 - 1961

Joseph William Shead was born on June 30, 1875 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Annie (Barry) Baker-Shead and Joseph Shead, and had siblings Thomas Edward Shead and Annie Shead. He married Elsie Rachel (Leith) Shead, and had children Betty Rachael (Shead) O'Leary and Myra Leith (Shead) Raddatz. Joseph Shead died at age 86 years old on August 8, 1961 at Elwood in Melbourne, VIC Australia, and was buried on August 10, 1961 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Springvale, Greater Dandenong City County.

Joseph William Shead
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June 30, 1875
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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August 8, 1961
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    The Age, Melbourne, 9th August 1961. SHEAD.- On August 8th, at Wancella private hospital Elwood, Joseph William Shead, beloved husband of the late Elsie Rachel, and dearly loved father of Betty and Myra, and grandfather of Dennis, Gregan, Betty, John and Susan. Peacefully sleeping.
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In 1875, in the year that Joseph William Shead was born, on March 1st, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. The Act prohibited racial discrimination in both public accommodations and jury duty. Opposed by the public, the "public accommodations" sections of the Act were overturned by the Supreme Court eight years later.
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In 1896, when he was 21 years old, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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Shead, Hilda (May 16, 1887 - Jun 1964) Shead, Edgar (Dec 5, 1901 - Jul 1983) Shead, Mary (Oct 27, 1923 - Feb 3, 2003) Shead, Olin (Oct 17, 1883 - Dec 1967) Shead, Loring (Oct 21, 1916 - Jan 18, 1992) Shead, Helen (Nov 25, 1896 - Oct 1978) Shead, Donald (Nov 14, 1927 - Sep 29, 2007) Shead, Doris (May 9, 1923 - Apr 21, 1999) Shead, Edward (Feb 20, 1968 - Jul 9, 2000) Shead, Sidney (Sep 13, 1897 - Nov 1978)
Shead, Edward (Jun 8, 1903 - Jul 30, 1988) Shead, Dorothy (Feb 23, 1895 - Jul 1978) Shead, Michael (Sep 29, 1885 - Sep 1971) Shead, Len (Feb 2, 1933 - Oct 15, 1989) Shead, Walter (Jan 1, 1916 - Mar 25, 1993) Shead, Henry (Dec 18, 1917 - Aug 1977) Shead, Benjamin (Jun 26, 1920 - Feb 8, 2002) Shead, Mary (Apr 12, 1888 - Mar 1975) Shead, Mary (Nov 31, 1931 - Jan 1962) Shead, Jennie (Aug 26, 1899 - Apr 1981)
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