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John Gilbert Shell 1809–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 5 July 1922

Death Location: Greasy Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Shell

Mother: Mary Fry

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nantz, Elizabeth Chappel

Children(s):

The story of John Gilbert Shell began in 1809 in North Carolina. John Gilbert Shell married Elizabeth Betty Chappel, Elizabeth Nantz. John Gilbert Shell passed away in 1922 in Greasy Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gilbert Shell began in 1809 in North Carolina.
  • John Gilbert Shell married Elizabeth Betty Chappel, Elizabeth Nantz.
  • John Gilbert Shell passed away in 1922 in Greasy Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA.

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John Shell's Ancestors

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John Shell
1809–1922
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Samuel Shell
1782–1870
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Fry
1786–1877
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Johannes (Casper Christoph (John) Schell Sr. (Revolutionary) War)
1749–1796
Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, USA
Anna (Catharina) Feigley
1751–1846
Winterlingen,,Württemberg,Germany
Nicholas (Beery) Fry
1739–1812
Springettsbury Manor,York,Pennsylvania,USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Keller
1747–1788
Springettsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Shell
1722–1805
Anna Schell
1730–1800
Johannes Feigley
1724–1785
Ursula Schneckenberger
1726–
Nicholas Beery
1697–1762
Barbara Miller
1707–1791
Anthony Keller
1710–1783
Anna Schatto
1710–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Petro Schild
1688–1724
Catharina Schild
1690–
Johannes Bott
1691–1781
Anna Pott
1693–1764
Johannes Faigle
1694–1771
Catarina Stauss
1696–1726
Christian Schneckenberger
1698–1752
Christina Gallman
1708–
Hans Bieri
1669–1733
Anna Schluechter
1670–1698
Michael Miller
1682–1705
Magdalena Miller
1686–
Georg Keller
1669–1750
Barbara Erb
1662–1719

John Shell's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of John Gilbert Shell in North Carolina
North Carolina
1922
5 July 1922
Age 113
Death of John Gilbert Shell in Greasy Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Greasy Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1922
    Event Place: Greasy Creek, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

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