The Shemwell Family

Donald Albert NelsonAge: 83 years19242008

Name
Donald Albert Nelson
Given names
Donald Albert
Surname
Nelson
Birth May 15, 1924 34 35
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 5 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCharles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell
April 17, 1942 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 maternal grandmotherMary Harriet Sherrod
September 26, 1946 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 fatherAlbert William Nelson
May 21, 1964 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherSusan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell
December 16, 1969 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sisterHelen Marie Nelson
September 5, 1975 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 of a wifeZoe Anne Stubblefield
October 14, 1986 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Irene Nelson
August 1992 (Age 68 years)

Death January 5, 2008 (Age 83 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: September 28, 1913Walla Walla, Washington, United States
2 years
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
Helen Marie Nelson
Birth: September 19, 1917 28 28Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: September 5, 1975Washington, Oregon, United States
7 years
himself
Family with Zoe Anne Stubblefield - View this family
himself
wife
Zoe Anne Stubblefield
Birth: December 29, 1927Missouri, United States
Death: October 14, 1986Multnomah, Oregon, United States
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert W Nelson - Household

Whitman, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nelson, Albert WheadMW40MKSSwedenSwedenNone
Nelson, SusiewifeFW41MKSKYKY
Nelson, IrenedaughterFW14SIDKSKS
Nelson, Helen daughterFW12SWAKSKS
Nelson, DonaldsonMW5SIDKSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert W Nelson - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Nelson, Albert WheadMW50MKS
Nelson, Susie DwifeFW51MKSbelt inspectioncannery
Nelson, Donald AsonMW15SID