The Shemwell Family

Hattie Adell SheltonAge: 49 years18761926

Name
Hattie Adell Shelton
Given names
Hattie Adell
Surname
Shelton
Birth August 29, 1876 37 29
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 16 months)

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 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJasper Thomas Shelton
May 9, 1881 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherNorman Wesley Shelton
November 7, 1883 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherNathaniel Walker Holland
September 7, 1908 (Age 32 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 sisterNancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton
January 5, 1918 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Thomas Shelton
October 31, 1918 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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 16, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Death August 6, 1926 (Age 49 years)
Cause of death: pulmonary edema
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sarcoxie Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 14, 1865Fayette, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
9 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
4 years
herself
Hattie Adell Shelton
Birth: August 29, 1876 37 29Illinois, United States
Death: August 6, 1926Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother
Jasper Thomas Shelton
Birth: May 9, 1881 42 34Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 19, 1955Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Norman Wesley Shelton
Birth: November 7, 1883 44 36Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 14, 1954Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shelton - Household

Wilburton, Fayette, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Shelton, John TWM41headMFarmerILKYKY
Shelton, Nancy EWF32wifeMKYKYKY
Shelton, Nancy EWF12daughterSILILKY
Shelton, EugeneWM10sonSILILKY
Shelton, NellieWF6daughterSILILKY
Shelton, HattieWF4daughterSILILKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shelton - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shelton, John TheadWMFeb183961M34ILKYKYDay Laborer
Shelton, Nancy EwifeWFFeb184653M3486KYKYKY
Shelton, Nellie PdaughterWFDec187427Wd00ILILKY
Shelton, Hattie AdaughterWFAug187923SILILKY
Shelton, Jasper TsonWMMay188119SMOILKYDay Laborer
Shelton, Norman WsonWMNov188416SMOILKY
Inks, Florence Agrand daughterWFJul18928SMOMOIL
Johns, Roscoegrand sonWMSep188713SMOILILAt School

Must have been guessing birth year? - Nellie has 0 children Florence should be hers. -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shelton - Household

9th. Street Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shelton, John TheadMW71M145ILKYKYLaborerNursery
Shelton, Nancy EwifeFW61M14586KYKYKY
Shelton, HattiedaughterFW30SILILKY
Johns, RoscoegrandsonMW23SMOUNILLaborerNursery

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Elizabeth Holland - Household

Joplin Street 1920 Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shelton, Nancy EheadFW73WdKYKYKY
Shelton, Hattie AdaughterFW38SILILKY