The Shemwell Family

Charles Mitchell SkeltonAge: 72 years19091982

Name
Charles Mitchell Skelton
Given names
Charles Mitchell
Surname
Skelton
Birth December 22, 1909 32 19
Marriage of parentsJohn Wiley SkeltonAlta Izora CarrView this family
about 1910 (Age 10 days)

Birth of a brotherArthur Owen Skelton
July 15, 1911 (Age 18 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMichael Carr
April 17, 1912 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterFlorence Charollette Skelton
December 28, 1916 (Age 7 years)
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
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/
Birth of a brotherErnest Robert Skelton
March 11, 1919 (Age 9 years)
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
February 21, 1928 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 20 years)
MarriageAlice G CashView this family
September 16, 1939 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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
Death of a motherAlta Izora Carr
July 14, 1953 (Age 43 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 fatherJohn Wiley Skelton
September 4, 1956 (Age 46 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 October 13, 1982 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1910
himself
Charles Mitchell Skelton
Birth: December 22, 1909 32 19Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 13, 1982San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States
19 months
younger brother
Arthur Owen Skelton
Birth: July 15, 1911 34 20Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 2, 1990Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States
5 years
younger sister
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
younger brother
Ernest Robert Skelton
Birth: March 11, 1919 42 28Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 5, 1993Susanville, Lassen, California, United States
Family with Alice G Cash - View this family
himself
Charles Mitchell Skelton
Birth: December 22, 1909 32 19Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 13, 1982San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States
wife
Alice G Cash
Birth: November 22, 1914
Death: May 4, 2012El Portal, Mariposa, California, United States
Marriage: September 16, 1939California, United States

Charles Mitchell Skelton has 10 first cousins recorded

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