John Thomas SheltonAge: 79 years1839–1918
- Name
- John Thomas Shelton
- Given names
- John Thomas
- Surname
- Shelton
 Birth | February 21, 1839 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Military | Civil War 1861 (Age 21 years)Agency: Illinois Infantry - Union |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Nancy Elizabeth Holland — View this family December 14, 1865 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton November 25, 1868 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Eugene Holland Shelton September 3, 1869 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 22, 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nellie Pineleaf Shelton December 29, 1872 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Hattie Adell Shelton August 29, 1876 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Jasper Thomas Shelton May 9, 1881 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Norman Wesley Shelton November 7, 1883 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Farmer Johns — Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton — View this family estimated 1884 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Roscoe Melvin Johns September 11, 1886 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Earnest Fay Johns February 2, 1889 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Marshall Inks — Nellie Pineleaf Shelton — View this family January 17, 1890 (Age 50 years) |
| Military | Civil War July 28, 1890 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Emory Ray Johns December 8, 1890 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Florence Ada Inks July 18, 1891 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eugene Holland Shelton — Nannie Jane Cloud — View this family June 12, 1892 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Carrie Lee Johns May 21, 1894 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Leda May Shelton October 6, 1895 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Robert Leo Shelton January 18, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jasper Thomas Shelton — Rhoda E Pultz — View this family July 30, 1902 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Roy Cloud Shelton July 31, 1902 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Harold Wesley Shelton September 15, 1904 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Claudine O Shelton July 12, 1905 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Ruth Irene Shelton July 26, 1906 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Norman Wesley Shelton — Grace E Worthy — View this family May 27, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frank L Foster — Nellie Pineleaf Shelton — View this family August 12, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Norville W Shelton January 8, 1909 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Roscoe Melvin Johns August 5, 1910 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton January 5, 1918 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 77 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 78 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/ |
 Death | October 31, 1918 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sarcoxie Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy Elizabeth Holland |
| himself |
John Thomas Shelton Birth: February 21, 1839 — St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: October 31, 1918 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Elizabeth Holland Birth: February 20, 1847 18 19 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1931 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1865 — Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton Birth: November 25, 1868 29 21 — Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1918 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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9 months son |
Eugene Holland Shelton Birth: September 3, 1869 30 22 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: April 17, 1956 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nellie Pineleaf Shelton Birth: December 29, 1872 33 25 — Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1927 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Hattie Adell Shelton Birth: August 29, 1876 37 29 — Illinois, United States Death: August 6, 1926 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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5 years son |
Jasper Thomas Shelton Birth: May 9, 1881 42 34 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1955 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Norman Wesley Shelton Birth: November 7, 1883 44 36 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 14, 1954 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jonathan T Shelton - Household
Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shelton - Household
Wilburton, Fayette, Illinois
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| Military | U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 for John T Shelton
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shelton - Household
Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
Must have been guessing birth year? - Nellie has 0 children Florence should be hers. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shelton - Household
9th. Street Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
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