Eugene Holland SheltonAge: 86 years1869–1956
- Name
- Eugene Holland Shelton
- Given names
- Eugene Holland
- Surname
- Shelton
 Birth | September 3, 1869 30 22 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 10 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Nellie Pineleaf Shelton December 29, 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Agnes Ellen Wimpey February 26, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hattie Adell Shelton August 29, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jasper Thomas Shelton May 9, 1881 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Norman Wesley Shelton November 7, 1883 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Nannie Jane Cloud — View this family June 12, 1892 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Leda May Shelton October 6, 1895 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 son #2 | Robert Leo Shelton January 18, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Roy Cloud Shelton July 31, 1902 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Harold Wesley Shelton September 15, 1904 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ruth Irene Shelton July 26, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Nathaniel Walker Holland September 7, 1908 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 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 sister | Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton January 5, 1918 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Shelton October 31, 1918 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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 6, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Leo Shelton — Lula Cecile Childers — View this family December 2, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lee Herron Manley — Ruth Irene Shelton — View this family May 31, 1925 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hattie Adell Shelton August 6, 1926 (Age 56 years) Cause: pulmonary edema |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Frederick Eugene “F E” Shelton May 2, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nellie Pineleaf Shelton July 21, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 25, 1930 (Age 60 years) Address: 1930 Madison, Jasper, Missouri - Eugene H Shelton |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Susan Marie Shelton August 21, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Elizabeth Holland March 20, 1931 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Doris Maxine Manley November 18, 1932 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | J David Shelton Shelton about 1933 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 80 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 brother | Norman Wesley Shelton March 14, 1954 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Leda May Shelton November 2, 1954 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jasper Thomas Shelton March 19, 1955 (Age 85 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 | April 17, 1956 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sarcoxie Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Shelton Birth: February 21, 1839 — St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: October 31, 1918 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Norman Wesley Shelton Birth: November 7, 1883 44 36 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 14, 1954 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Nannie Jane Cloud |
| himself |
Eugene Holland Shelton Birth: September 3, 1869 30 22 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: April 17, 1956 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nannie Jane Cloud Birth: March 3, 1875 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: June 29, 1957 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 12, 1892 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Leda May Shelton Birth: October 6, 1895 26 20 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1954 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Leo Shelton Birth: January 18, 1900 30 24 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: October 29, 1984 — Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Roy Cloud Shelton Birth: July 31, 1902 32 27 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1980 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Harold Wesley Shelton Birth: September 15, 1904 35 29 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1980 — Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Ruth Irene Shelton Birth: July 26, 1906 36 31 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: June 12, 1960 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States |
Eugene Holland Shelton has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (16)
Parents Robert A Wicker + Roresta Margaret Holland
Parents Warren Heckathorn + Emaline Permelia Holland
Parents Henry Jasper Smith + Emaline Permelia Holland
Parents Lemuel Aldrich Nichols + Maluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
Parents Andrew Gaius Bascom + Susan Ellen Holland
Parents Frank A Hull + Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
Parents George Thomas Holland + Grace Hull
Parents Franklin H Holland + Mattie Beulah Bonner
Parents Franklin H Holland + Mary Belle “Mollie” Bonner
| 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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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
Madison, Jasper, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
Madison, Jasper, Missouri
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