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Nelia Shelton 1917 - 1984

Nelia Shelton of Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina was born on August 4, 1917, and died at age 66 years old in May 1984.
Nelia Shelton
Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina 27022
August 4, 1917
May 1984
Female
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Nelia Shelton's History: 1917 - 1984

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  • 08/4
    1917

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    August 4, 1917
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  • 05/dd
    1984

    Death

    May 1984
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    Nelia Shelton lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1917, in the year that Nelia Shelton was born, Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was convicted and executed as a German spy. Since Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, was a citizen of the Netherlands (which remained neutral in World War 1), she could travel freely in Europe. Her travels (and her romantic entanglements) raised suspicion and she was arrested by the French and found guilty. There is still controversy about her guilt although her name has become synonymous with a seductive female spy.
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In 1920, Nelia was only 3 years old when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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