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Shirley L. (Richardson) Gilstrap 1938 - 2010

Shirley Louise Gilstrap of Lyons, Burleson County, Texas was born on May 4, 1938, and died at age 72 years old on June 15, 2010.
Shirley Louise Gilstrap
Lyons, Burleson County, Texas 77863
May 4, 1938
June 15, 2010
Female
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  • 05/4
    1938

    Birthday

    May 4, 1938
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Texas
  • 06/15
    2010

    Death

    June 15, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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    Shirley L. (Richardson) Gilstrap lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1938, in the year that Shirley L. (Richardson) Gilstrap was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1945, at the age of just 7 years old, Shirley was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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Shirley Gilstrap's Family Tree

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Shirley L. (Richardson) Gilstrap

October 30, 1993
Marriage date
Brazos County, TX
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