The Shemwell Family

Nannie Jane CloudAge: 82 years18751957

Name
Nannie Jane Cloud
Given names
Nannie Jane
Surname
Cloud
Married name
Nannie Jane Shelton
Birth March 3, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEugene Holland SheltonView this family
June 12, 1892 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Leda May Shelton
October 6, 1895 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 24 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Roy Cloud Shelton
July 31, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Harold Wesley Shelton
September 15, 1904 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ruth Irene Shelton
July 26, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 44 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Leo SheltonLula Cecile ChildersView this family
December 2, 1922 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childLee Herron ManleyRuth Irene SheltonView this family
May 31, 1925 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Frederick Eugene “F E” Shelton
May 2, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 55 years)
Address: 1930 Madison, Jasper, Missouri - Eugene H Shelton
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Susan Marie Shelton
August 21, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Doris Maxine Manley
November 18, 1932 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
J David Shelton Shelton
about 1933 (Age 57 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 daughterLeda May Shelton
November 2, 1954 (Age 79 years)
Death of a husbandEugene Holland Shelton
April 17, 1956 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 June 29, 1957 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sarcoxie Cemetery
Family with Eugene Holland Shelton - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 12, 1892Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Leda May Shelton
Birth: October 6, 1895 26 20Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1954St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Robert Leo Shelton
Birth: January 18, 1900 30 24Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: October 29, 1984Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Roy Cloud Shelton
Birth: July 31, 1902 32 27Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 1980Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Harold Wesley Shelton
Birth: September 15, 1904 35 29Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: May 15, 1980Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
22 months
daughter
Ruth Irene Shelton
Birth: July 26, 1906 36 31Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 12, 1960Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shelton, EugeneheadWMSep187029M5ILILKYFarmer
Shelton, NanniewifeWFMar187525M522MOMOMO
Shelton, LedadaughterWFOct18973MMOILMO
Shelton, LeosonWMJan19004mSMOILMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shelton, JeanheadMW40M117ILILILFarmerGeneral Farm
Shelton, NanawifeFW34M11565MOTXKY
Shelton, LedadaughterFW13SMOILMO
Shelton, LeosonMW10SMOILMO
Shelton, RoysonMW8SMOILMO
Shelton, HaroldsonMW5SMOILMO
Shelton, ErenadaughterFW2SMOILMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shelton, Eugene HheadMW50MILILKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shelton, Nannie JwifeFW44MMOKYTN
Shelton, LedadaughterFW23SMOILMO
Shelton, LeosonMW19SMOILMO
Shelton, Roy CsonMW17SMOILMO
Shelton, Harold WsonMW15SMOILMO
Shelton, Ruth IdaughterFW12SMOILMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household

Madison, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shelton, Eugene HheadMW60M25ILILKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shelton, Nannie JwifeFW55M20MOTNMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household

Madison, Jasper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shelton, E HheadMW70MILSame PlaceFarmerFarming
Shelton, NanniewifeFW65MMOSame PlaceHouse wife