The Shemwell Family

Leslie Frank SheltonAge: 68 years18911960

Name
Leslie Frank Shelton
Given names
Leslie Frank
Surname
Shelton
Birth November 9, 1891
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageLelia May ShemwellView this family
September 24, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Alpha Francis Shelton
March 4, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
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World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 26 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 28 years)
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The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
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World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
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Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 February 22, 1960 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery
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Leslie Frank Shelton
Birth: November 9, 1891Washington, United States
Death: February 22, 1960Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Family with Lelia May Shemwell - View this family
himself
Leslie Frank Shelton
Birth: November 9, 1891Washington, United States
Death: February 22, 1960Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
wife
Lelia May Shemwell
Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 29, 1968Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Marriage: September 24, 1913Walla Walla, Washington, United States
17 months
son
Alpha Francis Shelton
Birth: March 4, 1915 23 24Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: August 6, 1997Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Leslie F Shelton - Household

Prospect Point, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Leslie F SheltonheadMW27MWAOHOHFarmerGeneral Farm
Lelia M SheltonwifeFW28MKYKYKY
Alpha F SheltondaughterFW4-1mSWAWAKY