Background
Baskerville, Shirley Joseph was born on July 31, 1909 in Freehold, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wyatt and Clara Francis (Wortham) Baskerville.
Baskerville, Shirley Joseph was born on July 31, 1909 in Freehold, New Jersey, United States. Son of Wyatt and Clara Francis (Wortham) Baskerville.
Bachelor, Lincoln University, 1931. Master of Science, University Pennsylvania. Postgraduate, Temple University, Colby College, Rutgers University, New Jersey State Teachers College.
Science teacher, Mary Potter High Schools, Oxford, North Carolina, 1928-1929, 31-32; science teacher, Camden (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1940-1953; elementary school teacher, science teacher, Philadelphia Public Schools, 1953-1974; now private investor. President-elect The Philadelphia Seminar, 1987-1988. Electronics expert, educatorfor United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, Camden, during World War World War II.
Active First African Baptist Church, Philadelphia, deacon, Chairman of the Board, president-elect, 1978-1982.
Married Emma Adeline Farmer, December 31, 1931. Children: Holmes, Wortham, John.