The Shemwell Family

Claudine O SheltonAge: 50 years19051956

Name
Claudine O Shelton
Given names
Claudine O
Surname
Shelton
Married name
Claudine O Robb
Birth July 12, 1905 24 25
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 13 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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 14 years)
MarriageCarl D RobbView this family
May 31, 1928 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 9, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Elizabeth Holland
March 20, 1931 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherRhoda E Pultz
April 25, 1936 (Age 30 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Death of a husbandCarl D Robb
November 21, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 44 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 fatherJasper Thomas Shelton
March 19, 1955 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 January 17, 1956 (Age 50 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jasper Thomas Shelton
Birth: May 9, 1881 42 34Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 19, 1955Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
mother
Rhoda E Pultz
Birth: August 31, 1879 40Lansing, Clinton, Michigan, United States
Death: April 25, 1936Jasper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 30, 1902Newton, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Claudine O Shelton
Birth: July 12, 1905 24 25Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 17, 1956Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Family with Carl D Robb - View this family
husband
Carl D Robb
Birth: June 10, 1905Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 21, 1940Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
herself
Claudine O Shelton
Birth: July 12, 1905 24 25Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 17, 1956Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: May 31, 1928Pineville, McDonald, Missouri, United States

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

9th. Street Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shelton, JasperheadMW27M7MOILKYLaborerNursery
Shelton, RhodawifeFW30M721MIOHMI
Shelton, ClaudinedaughterFW4SMOMOMI

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jasper Thomas Shelton - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shelton, Jasper TheadMW38MMOILKYLaborerNursery
Shelton, Rhoda EwifeFW40MMIOHMI
Shelton, Claudine OdaughterFW14SMOMOMI
Pultz, William Ffather in lawMW81WdOHVAVA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Carl D Robb - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Robb, Carl DheadMW24M22MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farming
Robb, ClaudinewifeFW24M22MOUSMI

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jasper Thomas Shelton - Household

Joplin Street Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shelton, JasperheadMW59WdMOSame houseLaborerNursery
Robb, ClaudinedaughterFW34MMOSame houseStudy HallTeacher
Robb, Carl Dson in lawMW34MMOSame house