SHELTON, Rose Janette

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Last Name
 
SHELTON
Given Names
 
Rose Janette
AKA's
 
Hunter, Rose
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
10/21/1902
Age at Death
 
76
Place of Birth
 
St. Louis, Missouri
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
 
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Clemment A Hunter (husband); Angela Hunter (daughter); William H and Sarah Shelton (parents)
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Remains claimed by next of kin; burial location unknown
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
4/3/1977
Residence (US)
 
Redwood Valley, California 95470
Residence (JT)
 
East House
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
cosmetologist (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1iii)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Sewing factory (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ff); Inspections (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1fff)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSA (JT)
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Rose Shelton was always the taskmaster, taking care of the things that Jim needed. She seemed to think she was his mother and took that responibility very seriously. When she spent time with her best friends, Alice and Luedella, she was chatty and vivacious. That was the only time she really relaxed. She was delighted when Jim (Jones) was entertaining others with quips and stories, but immediately got back to business afterwards. She had seen much in her life and seemed to find total fulfillment in making sure Jim was comfortable in both Georgetown and Jonestown. ” - Laura Johnston Kohl

“My Grandmother in-law was Alice Stevenson that I loved. Rose's biological half sister. She stayed with me for about a week in Los Angeles. I first saw her as a trickster. She was Rev. Jim Jones nurse concealing his black magic. They wanted my little 2nd grade sister, Doris in the cult. God kept my Eyes Wide Open. Rose never opened up, but she wanted to help Alice. They were afraid of the mystic Jim McElvane, Peoples Temple Enforcer. I was always hopeful that she would feel safe enough to really open up, but she died in Jonestown.” - Ray Bullock