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Joanna Russell Shell 1896–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1896

Birth Location: Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1991

Death Location: Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: George Shell

Mother: Ann Eaton

Spouse(s): James Jr

Children(s): Ann Fleming, George Fleming, Genevieve Fleming, Lavoughn Fleming, James Fleming

Joanna Russell Shell was born in 1896 in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George William Shell And Ann Eaton. In 1910, Joanna Russell Shell resided in Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, Joanna Russell Shell resided in Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan, USA. Joanna Russell Shell married James Fleming Jr, and had children including Ann Elaine Fleming, Genevieve Watson Fleming, George William Fleming, James Sterling Fleming, Lavoughn Fleming, Richard Fleming. Joanna Russell Shell passed away in 1991 in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joanna Russell Shell was born in 1896 in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George William Shell And Ann Eaton.
  • In 1910, Joanna Russell Shell resided in Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, Joanna Russell Shell resided in Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
  • Joanna Russell Shell married James Fleming Jr, and had children including Ann Elaine Fleming, Genevieve Watson Fleming, George William Fleming, James Sterling Fleming, Lavoughn Fleming, Richard Fleming.
  • Joanna Russell Shell passed away in 1991 in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Shell
1865–1959
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ann Eaton
1874–1968
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
AE

Spouses(s)

James Jr
1896–1979
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Ann Fleming
1920–2000
Birth Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
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George Fleming
1926–1972
Birth Location: Mather, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
GF
Genevieve Fleming
1922–1985
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Lavoughn Fleming
1928–1929
Birth Location: –
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James Fleming
1918–1982
Birth Location: Flint, Michigan, USA
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Joanna Shell's Ancestors

Self
Joanna Shell
1896–1991
Birth Place: Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George William Shell
1865–1959
Pennsylvania
Ann Eaton
1874–1968
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Eaton
1841–1913
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joanna Russell
1844–1884
Knightswood, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Eaton
1816–
Robina Mcfarland
1812–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Eaton
1797–1885
Elizabeth Willison
1787–1877

Joanna Shell's Descendants

1.
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Joanna (Russell) Shell (5 Jan 1896–29 Jan 1991) m. James (Fleming) Jr (29 Nov 1896–22 Dec 1979)
  1. 1. Ann (Elaine) Fleming 1920–2000 m. David (Dunham) Thistlethwaite 1917–1990
    1. 1. Ronald (David) Thistlethwaite 1940–1973
  2. 2. George (William) Fleming 1926–1972
  3. 3. Genevieve (Watson) Fleming 1922–1985 m. William Giovanelli 1918–1999
  4. 4. Lavoughn Fleming 1928–1929
  5. 5. James (Sterling) Fleming 1918–1982 m. Mary (C) Fowler 1920–2004
    1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Fleming 1935–2000 m. George (Isaac) Severn 1934–2019
    2. 2. William (A.) Fleming 1939–2013

Joanna Shell's Timeline

7 Records

1896
5 Jan 1896
Birth of Joanna Russell Shell in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Joanna Russell Shell resided here in Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Joanna Russell Shell resided here in Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Joanna Russell Shell resided here in Union Park, Orange, Florida, USA
Union Park, Orange, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Joanna Russell Shell resided here in Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania
Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 44
Joanna Russell Shell resided here in Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1991
29 Jan 1991
Age 95
Death of Joanna Russell Shell
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03513; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 30-26
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: T625_765; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 42
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union Park, Orange, Florida; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 2340062
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1322; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375335
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1322; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375335

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Flint Ward 4, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: T625_765; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union Park, Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union Park, Orange, Florida; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 2340062

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03513; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 30-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03513; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 30-26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1991
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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