A year later, local attorney John W. Shelton became the guardian of the children after unsuccessfully prosecuting her father's murder. At sixteen years old, Skiff married John W. Shelton on October 27, 1892, in Weiser, Idaho. Her husband died two years later. A widow still in her teens, Carolyn Shelton became a stenographer at a law firm, Starr, Thomas and Chamberlain.
A year later, local attorney John W. Shelton became the guardian of the children after unsuccessfully prosecuting her father's murder.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
attorney
attorney
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
W.
W.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shelton
Shelton
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
guardian
guardian
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advmod
unsuccessfully
unsuccessfully
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
prosecute
prosecuting
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
At sixteen years old, Skiff married John W. Shelton on October 27, 1892, in Weiser, Idaho.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
sixteen
sixteen
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
obl
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Skiff
Skiff
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
marry
married
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
W.
W.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shelton
Shelton
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
October
October
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
27
27
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1892
1892
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Weiser
Weiser
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Idaho
Idaho
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her husband died two years later.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
A widow still in her teens, Carolyn Shelton became a stenographer at a law firm, Starr, Thomas and Chamberlain.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
widow
widow
NOUN
NN
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
teen
teens
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Carolyn
Carolyn
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shelton
Shelton
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
stenographer
stenographer
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
law
law
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
firm
firm
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Starr
Starr
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Chamberlain
Chamberlain
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.