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John William Shores 1889–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1968

Death Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: David Shores

Mother: Mary Gregory

Spouse(s): Emeline Gregory, Fannie Gregory

Children(s): Glen Shores, John JR, Bruce Shores, Jack Shores, Floyd Shores, Herschel Shores, James Shores, Virginia Shores, Edna Shores, Dortha Shores

John William Shores was born in 1889 in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, the child of David Perry Shores And Mary Jane Gregory. In 1920, John William Shores resided in Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA. John William Shores married Emeline Gregory, Fannie Belle Gregory, and had children including Bruce Herman Shores, Dortha Ina Shores, Edna Louise Shores, Floyd W Shores, Glen Dean Shores, Herschel Shores, Jack Nickels Shores, James Ray Shores, John Junior William Shores Jr, Virginia Lucille Shores. John William Shores passed away in 1968 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • John William Shores was born in 1889 in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, the child of David Perry Shores And Mary Jane Gregory.
  • In 1920, John William Shores resided in Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA.
  • John William Shores married Emeline Gregory, Fannie Belle Gregory, and had children including Bruce Herman Shores, Dortha Ina Shores, Edna Louise Shores, Floyd W Shores, Glen Dean Shores, Herschel Shores, Jack Nickels Shores, James Ray Shores, John Junior William Shores Jr, Virginia Lucille Shores.
  • John William Shores passed away in 1968 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shores's Ancestors

Self
John Shores
1889–1968
Birth Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Parents
David Perry Shores
1865–1936
Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Jane) Gregory
1864–1955
Arkansas
Grandparents
David ((Davey)(Troxell)) Shores
1840–1915
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Mathis
1836–1900
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Shores
1795–1854
Cynthia Procener
1805–1916
Merit Mathis
1816–1880
Elizabeth Vaughn
1815–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shores
1770–
Nancy Shores
1770–1850
William Mosley
1764–1811
Rachel Coody
1767–1868
Anthony JR
1780–1848
Elleanor Mathis
1782–1865
James Vaughn
1791–1873
Elizabeth Troxell
1796–1870

John Shores's Descendants

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John (William) Shores (2 Aug 1889–1 Sep 1968) m. Emeline Gregory (02 Jun 1890–23 Sep 1912) m. Fannie (Belle) Gregory (14 Feb 1897–Sep 1972)
  1. 1. Glen (Dean) Shores 1935–2006
  2. 2. John ("Junior" William Shores) JR 1927–1982
  3. 3. Bruce (Herman) Shores 1924–1988
  4. 4. Jack (Nickels) Shores 1937–2011
  5. 5. Floyd (W) Shores 1925–2010
  6. 6. Herschel Shores 1933–1967
  7. 7. James (Ray) Shores 1917–2000
  8. 8. Virginia (Lucille) Shores 1921–2006
  9. 9. Edna (Louise) Shores 1915–1984 m. Tom (Henry) Ferrell 1910–1986
    1. 1. Doyle (Don) Ferrell 1936–2022
  10. 10. Dortha (Ina) Shores 1920–1920

John Shores's Timeline

5 Records

1889
2 Aug 1889
Birth of John William Shores in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1912
10 Mar 1912
Age 23
John William Shores was married in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
John William Shores resided here in Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
John William Shores resided here in Alma, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Alma, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1968
1 Sep 1968
Age 79
Death of John William Shores in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 9
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339806

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: T625_59; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Alma, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339806

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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