The Shemwell Family

Robert Benona NelsonAge: 65 years19301996

Name
Robert Benona Nelson
Given names
Robert Benona
Surname
Nelson
Birth September 11, 1930 30 25
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherCora Coffel
April 19, 1943 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherEdward Theodore Floyd
August 5, 1944 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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 paternal grandmotherCatherine “Kate” Barnett
October 19, 1946 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherPhillip Anderson Nelson
December 26, 1949 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 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 paternal grandfatherWoodson Steven Nelson
May 2, 1958 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 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 motherGrace Blanche Floyd
March 3, 1988 (Age 57 years)
Death August 25, 1996 (Age 65 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: January 11, 1924Pulaski, Indiana, United States
9 months
elder sister
Phyllis Jean Nelson
Birth: October 16, 1924 24 19Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 27, 2011Maryville, Madison, Illinois, United States
6 years
himself
Robert Benona Nelson
Birth: September 11, 1930 30 25Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: August 25, 1996Runnemede, Camden, New Jersey, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Anderson Nelson - Household

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Nelson, Philip AheadR25MW39MNoINAttendantFilling StationPW52980
Nelson, Grace BxwifeFW34MNoIN00
Nelson, Phyllis JdaughterFW15SYesIN00
Nelson, Robert BsonMW9SYesIN

Name
Phyllis Jean Huskey (nee Nelson) Obituary and Family Listing Phyllis Jean Huskey, 87, of Edwardsville, Illinois died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. She was born October 16, 1924 in Kewanna, Indiana, the daughter of the late Philip Anderson and Grace Blanche (Floyd) Nelson. She married Elwood E. Huskey on January 10, 1946 whom she met at the USO in Washington, DC. She retired from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville after 18 years of dedicated service in the Student Union Accounting Office. She had also worked at the Scott Air Force Base Thrift Shop. She and her husband had also owned and operated a grocery store in Beardsley, California where she had also worked at Family Drive-in & Diner and as a bookkeeper for a cab company. Phyllis proudly served her country with the United States Navy with the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. Her world centered around her family and will be remembered for being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her beloved husband, survivors include her one son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Lucinda Huskey of O'Fallon, Illinois; two daughters and one son-in-law, Linda Kay Huskey of Edwardsville and Carol Ann and Jim Combs of Edwardsville; six grandchildren and their spouses, Gregory and Kari Schipkowski of Granite City, Kimberly and Aaron Meade of Michigan, Matthew and Jodi Husky of Freeburg, Illinois, Andrew Huskey of O'Fallon, Illinois, Richard and Jenna Husky of O'Fallon, Illinois and Timothy and Corinthia Huskey of Edwardsville; fifteen great grandchildren; other extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, one brother, Robert Nelson, preceded her in death. Visitation: Irwin Chapel, 591 Glen Crossing Road, Glen Carbon, IL on Friday, December 30, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:30 a.m. with Reverend Charles West officiating. Burial with fully military rites will be accorded at Jefferson Barracks National cemetery in St. Louis, MO. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82488448/phyllis_jean_huskey