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Nellis Roosevelt Shell 1911–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Mar 1984

Death Location: Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA

Father: Murney Shell

Mother: Cosie Franklin

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ernest Shell

The story of Nellis Roosevelt Shell began in 1911 in Burke, North Carolina, United States. Nellis Roosevelt Shell married Alvera M Nessel, Emma Childers, and had children including Ernest Wesley Shell. Nellis Roosevelt Shell passed away in 1984 in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nellis Roosevelt Shell began in 1911 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.
  • Nellis Roosevelt Shell married Alvera M Nessel, Emma Childers, and had children including Ernest Wesley Shell.
  • Nellis Roosevelt Shell passed away in 1984 in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nellis Shell's Ancestors

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Nellis Shell
1911–1984
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Murney Esley Shell
1889–1984
Caldwell Co., NC
Cosie (Victoria) Franklin
1889–1948
Burke Co North Carolina
Grandparents
Luther (N.) Franklin
1861–1905
Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (Adaline) Cuthbertson
1858–1942
Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Lovelace
–1863
Dorcus Franklin
1834–1880
Joseph Cuthbertson
1818–1874
Mary Carpenter
1826–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1801–1850
Cloe Pickeral
1802–1870
Isaac Franklin
1806–1890
Hannah Taylor
1805–1884
Thomas Cuthbertson
1776–1829
Martha McKinley
1790–1875
Jacob Carpenter
1778–1856
Margaret Miller
1787–1875

Nellis Shell's Descendants

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Nellis (Roosevelt) Shell (4 Jan 1911–7 Mar 1984)
  1. 1. Ernest (Wesley) Shell 1931–2004

Nellis Shell's Timeline

3 Records

1911
4 Jan 1911
Birth of Nellis Roosevelt Shell in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Burke, North Carolina, United States
1984
5 Mar 1984
Age 73
Death of Nellis Roosevelt Shell in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
1984
7 Mar 1984
Age 73
Burial of Nellis Roosevelt Shell in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Feb 2016), entry for Cosia V. Franklin, person ID LK8S-3LT.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1984
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Feb 2016), entry for Cosia V. Franklin, person ID LK8S-3LT.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1984
    Event Place: Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Feb 2016), entry for Cosia V. Franklin, person ID LK8S-3LT.

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