The Shemwell Family

Alta Izora CarrAge: 62 years18901953

Name
Alta Izora Carr
Given names
Alta Izora
Surname
Carr
Married name
Alta Izora Skelton
Birth December 4, 1890 40 31
Birth of a sisterJettie Mae Carr
September 22, 1896 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 14, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherOra Carr
August 1907 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Mitchell Skelton
December 22, 1909 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJohn Wiley SkeltonView this family
about 1910 (Age 19 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Arthur Owen Skelton
July 15, 1911 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherMichael Carr
April 17, 1912 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Florence Charollette Skelton
December 28, 1916 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/
Birth of a son
#4
Ernest Robert Skelton
March 11, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
February 21, 1928 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 6, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Mitchell SkeltonAlice G CashView this family
September 16, 1939 (Age 48 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Frank Carr
after 1942 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 59 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 July 14, 1953 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 14, 1878Marion, Illinois, United States
1 year
elder brother
Ora Carr
Birth: March 8, 1879 28 19Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: August 1907Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Frank Carr
Birth: April 22, 1881 30 22Missouri, United States
Death: after 1942Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder brother
6 years
herself
6 years
younger sister
Family with John Wiley Skelton - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1910
son
Charles Mitchell Skelton
Birth: December 22, 1909 32 19Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 13, 1982San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States
19 months
son
Arthur Owen Skelton
Birth: July 15, 1911 34 20Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 2, 1990Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States
5 years
daughter
Florence Charollette Skelton
Birth: December 28, 1916 39 26North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: September 15, 2001Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States
2 years
son
Ernest Robert Skelton
Birth: March 11, 1919 42 28Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 5, 1993Susanville, Lassen, California, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Michael Carr - Household

163 Third Street Coal Creek, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carr, MichaelheadWMSep185049M22MOIrelandIrelandFarmer
Carr, Alpha RwifeWFMar186139M2255KYKYTN
Carr, OrasonWMMar187921SILMOKYFarm Laborer
Carr, John FsonWMApr188119SMOMOKYFarm Laborer
Carr, Henry MsonWMSep188515SMOMOKYAt School
Carr, Alta IdaughterWFDec18909SMOMOKYAt School
Carr, Jettie MdaughterWFSep18963SOKMOKY
Holland, LuthernephewWMDec187920SILKYGAFarm Laborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Skelton - Household

417 Alexander St San Fernando, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Skelton, John WheadMW42MILUSNCLaborerFarm
Skelton, Alta IwifeFW29MMOMOKY
Skelton, Charles MsonMW10SOKILMO
Skelton, Arthur OsonMW8SOKILMO
Skelton, Florence CdaughterFW3SCAILMO
Skelton, ErnestsonMW9mSCAILMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Skelton - Household

1229 Lucas Street San Fernando, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Skelton, JohnheadMW52M31ILUSVALaborerCity flood control
Skelton, AltawifeFW38M18MOMOKY
Skelton, CharlessonMW20SOKILMO
Skelton, FlorencedaughterFW13SCAILMO
Skelton, ErnestsonMW11SCAILMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Wiley Skelton - Household

13398 Herrick Street Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Skelton, John WheadMW63MILSame house
Skelton, AltawifeFW49MMOSame house