The Shemwell Family

Norville W SheltonAge: 73 years19091983

Name
Norville W Shelton
Given names
Norville W
Surname
Shelton
Birth January 8, 1909 25 23
MarriageVerna Lenore HessView this family
unknown

Census May 4, 1910 (Age 15 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 11 years)
Death of a motherGrace E Worthy
about 1922 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 11, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Elizabeth Holland
March 20, 1931 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 son
#1
William Shelton
about 1945 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 fatherNorman Wesley Shelton
March 14, 1954 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeVerna Lenore Hess
September 27, 1958 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Shelton
1964 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 1983 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Norman Wesley Shelton
Birth: November 7, 1883 44 36Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 14, 1954Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: May 27, 1908Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
7 months
himself
Norville W Shelton
Birth: January 8, 1909 25 23Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1983Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States
Father’s family with Cecelia - View this family
father
Norman Wesley Shelton
Birth: November 7, 1883 44 36Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 14, 1954Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
step-mother
Marriage:
Family with Verna Lenore Hess - View this family
himself
Norville W Shelton
Birth: January 8, 1909 25 23Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1983Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States
wife
Verna Lenore Hess
Birth: May 29, 1924Alameda, California, United States
Death: September 27, 1958Sacramento, California, United States
Marriage:
son

Norville W Shelton has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Norman Wesley Shelton - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shelton, NormanheadMW26M12MOILILLaborerNursery
Shelton, GracewifeFW22M1211MOMOMO
Shelton, NorvillesonMW1-4mSMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Norman Wesley Shelton - Household

Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shelton, Norman WheadMW35MMOILKYLaborerGeneral Farm
Shelton, Grace EwifeFW33MMOMOMO
Shelton, Norville WsonMW11SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Norman Wesley Shelton - Household

Joplin Street Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shelton, NormanheadMW42M21MOKYKYLaborerNursery
Shelton, CeceliawifeFW38M18MOTNTN
Shelton, NorvillesonMW21SMOMOMOSalesmanRetail Drug Store