Myrtle A SheltonAge: 89 years1894–1984
- Name
- Myrtle A Shelton
- Given names
- Myrtle A
- Surname
- Shelton
- Married name
- Myrtle A Gillmore
 Birth | November 22, 1894 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 |
 Marriage | Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore — View this family January 21, 1912 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Edward James Gillmore December 26, 1912 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Alice Maye Gillmore October 17, 1914 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)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 22 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 23 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 | February 3, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 |
| Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert W Bailey — Alice Maye Gillmore — View this family estimated 1937 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Joe Bailey June 18, 1938 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Eddye Gillmore Gillmore August 13, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 55 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 son | Edward James Gillmore July 1, 1966 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Robert Joe Bailey February 2, 1970 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a husband | Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore December 5, 1973 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 24, 1984 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pyland Cemetery |
| Family with Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore |
| husband |
Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore Birth: August 16, 1892 23 22 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, United States Death: December 5, 1973 — Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Myrtle A Shelton Birth: November 22, 1894 — Texas, United States Death: August 24, 1984 — Marion, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 21, 1912 — Franklin, Texas, United States |
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11 months son |
Edward James Gillmore Birth: December 26, 1912 20 18 — Marion, Guadalupe, Texas, United States Death: July 1, 1966 — Marion, Guadalupe, Texas, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Alice Maye Gillmore Birth: October 17, 1914 22 19 — Franklin, Texas, United States Death: March 7, 2001 |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore - Household
Marion, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore - Household
Colby Ferry Road Marion, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore - Household
Cofeyville Road Marion, Texas
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