Brief Life History of Charlie Mercer
When Charlie Mercer Shelton was born on 31 July 1921, in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, Wilford Grayson Shelton, was 34 and his mother, Lillie Marshall Taylor, was 41. He married Beulah Edna Rowland on 3 January 1942, in Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Staunton River Magisterial District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 23 February 2001, in Danville, Virginia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Danville, Virginia, United States.
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- Charlie M Shelton in household of Wilferd G Shelton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Charlie Shelton, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Charlie Mercer Shelton, "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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