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John Alexander Shell 1819–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1819

Birth Location: Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Sep 1906

Death Location: Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA

Father: Daniel Sr

Mother: Mary Miller

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John Alexander Shell was born in 1819 in Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA, the child of Daniel L Shell Winters Sr And Mary Polly Miller. John Alexander Shell passed away in 1906 in Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Alexander Shell was born in 1819 in Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA, the child of Daniel L Shell Winters Sr And Mary Polly Miller.
  • John Alexander Shell passed away in 1906 in Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA.

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John Shell's Ancestors

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John Shell
1819–1906
Birth Place: Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Daniel L Shell\ Winters Sr
1785–1885
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Miller
1788–1872
Burke Co, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Johannes (Shell) Schell
1748–1796
Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Catharina) Feigley
1749–1842
Winterlingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
George (Miller) Sr.
1750–1823
of TN or Burke Co., NC
(Anna) (Catherine Elizabeth Feigley) (Schell)
1749–1846
Winterlingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany/Burke Co., North Carolina,
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John Shell's Timeline

2 Records

1819
3 Mar 1819
Birth of John Alexander Shell in Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1906
25 Sep 1906
Age 87
Death of John Alexander Shell in Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Shells Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Shell Creek, Carter, Tennessee, USA

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