George Franklin Argo b. 2 Feb 1882 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama d. 23 Dec 1952 Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1882 - 1952 (70 years)

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Name	George Franklin Argo [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1882	Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Feb 1882	Alabama [5]
Born	2 Feb 1882	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	2 Feb 1882 [2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1883	Alabama [6]
Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [5]
	mail carrier
Physical Description	12 Feb 1918	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [2]
	medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair
Occupation	12 Feb 1918	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [2]
	farmer
Military Service	12 Sep 1918	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [2]
	registered for the draft
Occupation	10 Jan 1920	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [7]
	spanner building houses
Education Level	16 Apr 1940	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [4]
	grammar school 2 years
Occupation	16 Apr 1940	Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [4]
	carpenter for a lumber company
	He declared earnings of $1,080 working 52 weeks for the previous year ending December 31st. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $1,080 from 1940 was: -------$37,900.00 using the unskilled wage -------$51,500.00 using the Production Worker Compensation -------$79,800.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
Alt. Death	23 Dec 1952	Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama [1]
Name	Frank Argo [7]
Name	George Argo [8]
Name	George F. Argo [4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11]
Name	George Frank Argo [12, 13]
Died	23 Dec 1952	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [3]
Buried	Edgemont Cemetery, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama [1, 3]
Person ID	I12201	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	1 Mar 2018

Father	Anthony Nimrod Argo, b. 11 Sep 1841, Troup County, Georgia , d. 2 May 1936, Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 94 years)
Mother	Nancy Elizabeth Griffith, b. 26 Sep 1845, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama , d. 28 May 1928, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama (Age 82 years)
Married	3 Jan 1869	Etowah County, Alabama
Family ID	F4477	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Lula Bell Dennis, b. 29 Aug 1885, Alabama , d. 8 Nov 1915, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 30 years)

Married 12 Dec 1903 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [1]

Residence 29 Apr 1910 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [6]

311 Rail Road Street

Ward 2, District 77, Sheet 10B, Line 55, Dwelling 134, Family 138:

The household consisted of George F. Argo, head, 27; Lula, wife, 23; Lillie, daughter, 6; and Cora Lee, daughter, 2.

George F. and Lula are married 6 years with 2 children, both living. It is the 1st marriage for both of them. They rent a house.

Census of 1910 - Alabama, Etowah County
Ward 2, District 77, Sheet 10B

Children

	1. Lillie Argo, b. 1904, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Cora Lee Argo, b. 2 Sep 1908, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Clara Argo, b. Abt 1910, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Tressie Argo, b. Abt 1914, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 17 Feb 2018

Family ID F4504 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mattie Elizabeth Erwin, b. Abt 1894, Alabama , d. 13 Nov 1978, Alabama (Age ~ 84 years)

Residence 12 Feb 1918 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [2]

Forrest & 9th

Census 6 Jan 1920 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [14]

108 Sansom Avenue

District 96, Sheets 6A-6B, Line 45, Dwelling 101, Family 117:

The household consisted of Robert Erwin, head, 75; Elvira, wife, 49; Catherine, granddaughter, 6; Mattie Argo, daughter, 23; Roy, grandson, 3 years 11 months; and George, grandson, 4 months.

They own a house free of mortgage.

Family 118: Conner R. Sanders, head, 22; Eori, wife, 16; and Elvira, daughter, 6 months.

Census 10 Jan 1920 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [7]

District 96, Sheet 13B, Line 69, Dwelling 221, Family 345:

The household consisted of Frank Argo, head, 36; Lillie, daughter, 14; Cora, daughter, 12; Clara, daughter 10; and Trussie, daughter, 6.

Frank owns a house free of mortgage.

Census 4 Apr 1930 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [15]

516 Sansom Avenue

District 62, Sheet 5A, Line 2, Dwelling 76, Famly 90:

The household consisted of Pattey Earwin, head, 59; Mattie Argo, daughter, 36; L. Katherine, granddaughter, 15; G. Joseph, grandson, 13; George W., grandson, 10; and James, grandson, 7.

Pattey and Mattie are both listed as widowed. They own a house and declared it to be worth $6,000. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $6,000 from 1930 was:
-------$269,000.00 using the unskilled wage
-------$364,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
-------$462,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Census 12 Apr 1940 Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [16]

802 Rail Road Avenue

District 28-19, Sheet 10A, Line 28, Dwelling 93:

The household consisted of Mattie Mae Argo, head, 45; and James, son, 18.

They own a house and declared it to be worth $500. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $500 from 1940 was:
-------$17,600.00 using the unskilled wage
-------$23,800.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
-------$37,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Dwelling 94: The household consited of Joe Argo, head, 23; and Emily, wife, 22.

They rent for $5 per month. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $5 from 1940 was:
--------$176.00 using the unskilled wage
--------$238.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
--------$370.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Residence Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama [17]

Children

	1. L. Katherine Argo, b. Abt 1915, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Joseph Roy Argo, b. 14 Feb 1917, Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 7 May 2004, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 87 years)
	3. George D. Argo, b. Cal Sep 1919, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Argo, d. Infant
+	5. James Roland Argo, b. Abt 1923, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 1 Mar 2018

Family ID F49338 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3 Mattie Thelma Garmony, b. Abt 1904, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Married 22 Feb 1925 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [9]

Census 16 Apr 1940 Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [4]

Hollingsworth Road

District 8-3, Sheet 8B, Line 58, Dwelling 130:

The household consisted of George F. Argo, head, 58; Thelma, wife, 36; Bettie J., daughter, 12; Sidney, son, 9; and William J., brother, 60, widowed.

They own a house and declared it to be worth $800. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $800 from 1940 was:
-------$28,100.00 using the unskilled wage
-------$38,100.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
-------$59,100.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Children

	1. Betty Jean Argo, b. 29 Mar 1927, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama
	2. Sidney James Argo, b. 30 Jan 1931, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama , d. 14 Mar 2016, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama (Age 85 years)

Last Modified 17 Feb 2018

Family ID F49345 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "George Franklin Argo" (accessed February 26, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12201&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S139] Shaw by Michael Shaw, (RootsWeb.com, 14 Apr 2002). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", George Franklin Argo; citing Etowah County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PF-5CH (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 41352842, "George Franklin Argo" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville, District 8-3, Sheet 8B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Etowah County, Hokes Bluff, Page 9B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Etowah County, Ward 2, District 77, Sheet 10B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Etowah County, Alabama City, District 96, Sheet 13B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Floyd Brown & Cora Lee Argo; citing Calhoun, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NL-MCR (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", George F. Argo & Thelma Garmony; citing Calhoun, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-3RQV (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Vernal H. Paschall & Betty Jean Argo; citing Cleburne, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT4S-CH8 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Sidney James Argo & Peggy Jean Sanders; citing Calhoun, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NP-Z5B (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", George D. Argo & Sybil Adeen Young; citing Etowah, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-VN8M (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Jamaes Argo & Mary Lee Rushing; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-Z9PX (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Etowah County, Alabama City, District 96, Sheets 6A-6B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Etowah County, Alabama City, District 62, Sheet 5A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Etowah County, Alabama City, District 28-19, Sheet 10A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S905] Correspondence by Lee Argo Rawlinson, EMail of 4 Jan 2018 (Reliability: 2).