The Shemwell Family

Harold Wesley SheltonAge: 75 years19041980

Name
Harold Wesley Shelton
Given names
Harold Wesley
Surname
Shelton
Birth September 15, 1904 35 29
MarriageBerenice Alfreda HallView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterRuth Irene Shelton
July 26, 1906 (Age 22 months)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 paternal grandfatherJohn Thomas Shelton
October 31, 1918 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frederick Eugene “F E” Shelton
May 2, 1927 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Elizabeth Holland
March 20, 1931 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Brenda Sue Shelton
September 14, 1948 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 sisterLeda May Shelton
November 2, 1954 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherEugene Holland Shelton
April 17, 1956 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherNannie Jane Cloud
June 29, 1957 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Irene Shelton
June 12, 1960 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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
Marriage of a childFrederick Eugene “F E” SheltonConstance “Susie” RethornView this family
May 28, 1976 (Age 71 years)
Death May 15, 1980 (Age 75 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 12, 1892Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
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
elder brother
Robert Leo Shelton
Birth: January 18, 1900 30 24Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: October 29, 1984Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Roy Cloud Shelton
Birth: July 31, 1902 32 27Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 1980Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
Harold Wesley Shelton
Birth: September 15, 1904 35 29Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: May 15, 1980Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
Ruth Irene Shelton
Birth: July 26, 1906 36 31Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 12, 1960Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States
Family with Berenice Alfreda Hall - View this family
himself
Harold Wesley Shelton
Birth: September 15, 1904 35 29Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: May 15, 1980Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States
wife
Berenice Alfreda Hall
Birth: March 29, 1903Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 1997Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Marriage:
son

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