Ruth Irene SheltonAge: 53 years1906–1960
- Name
- Ruth Irene Shelton
- Given names
- Ruth Irene
- Surname
- Shelton
- Married name
- Ruth Irene Manley
 Birth | July 26, 1906 36 31 |
 Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 grandfather | John Thomas Shelton October 31, 1918 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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 6, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Lee Herron Manley — View this family May 31, 1925 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Elizabeth Holland March 20, 1931 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Doris Maxine Manley November 18, 1932 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 43 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 sister | Leda May Shelton November 2, 1954 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Eugene Holland Shelton April 17, 1956 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nannie Jane Cloud June 29, 1957 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Harlen Robinson — Doris Maxine Manley — View this family February 14, 1958 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 | June 12, 1960 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mitchell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Eugene Holland Shelton Birth: September 3, 1869 30 22 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: April 17, 1956 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nannie Jane Cloud Birth: March 3, 1875 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: June 29, 1957 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
|
Marriage: June 12, 1892 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
|
|
3 years elder sister |
Leda May Shelton Birth: October 6, 1895 26 20 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1954 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
|
4 years elder brother |
Robert Leo Shelton Birth: January 18, 1900 30 24 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: October 29, 1984 — Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
|
3 years elder brother |
Roy Cloud Shelton Birth: July 31, 1902 32 27 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1980 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
|
2 years elder brother |
Harold Wesley Shelton Birth: September 15, 1904 35 29 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1980 — Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States |
|
22 months herself |
Ruth Irene Shelton Birth: July 26, 1906 36 31 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: June 12, 1960 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Lee Herron Manley |
| husband |
Lee Herron Manley Birth: April 3, 1902 — Halltown, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: October 25, 1982 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Irene Shelton Birth: July 26, 1906 36 31 — Reeds, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: June 12, 1960 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States |
|
Marriage: May 31, 1925 — Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
|
|
8 years daughter |
Doris Maxine Manley Birth: November 18, 1932 30 26 — Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 2007 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Eugene Holland Shelton - Household
|