Alpha Francis SheltonAge: 82 years1915–1997
- Name
- Alpha Francis Shelton
- Given names
- Alpha Francis
- Surname
- Shelton
 Birth | March 4, 1915 23 24 |
 Marriage | Rosa Theresa “Rosie” Jesberger — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 months)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 2 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Census | January 30, 1920 (Age 4 years) Note: Says Alpha is Female |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman May 8, 1931 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Leslie Frank Shelton February 22, 1960 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lelia May Shemwell July 29, 1968 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | August 6, 1997 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Leslie Frank Shelton Birth: November 9, 1891 — Washington, United States Death: February 22, 1960 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Lelia May Shemwell Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1968 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 24, 1913 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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17 months himself |
Alpha Francis Shelton Birth: March 4, 1915 23 24 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: August 6, 1997 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Family with Rosa Theresa “Rosie” Jesberger |
| himself |
Alpha Francis Shelton Birth: March 4, 1915 23 24 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: August 6, 1997 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Rosa Theresa “Rosie” Jesberger Birth: July 10, 1913 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: May 6, 2005 — Clackamas, Oregon, United States |
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Marriage: — |
Alpha Francis Shelton has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (5)
Parents Porter Clark Shemwell + Gladys V Ferris
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Parents Harry C Ferrel + Florence E Shemwell
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Leslie F Shelton - Household
Prospect Point, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | Says Alpha is Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lelia May Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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