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Sarah Elizabeth Shell 1851–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1851

Birth Location: Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 November 1937

Death Location: New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Shell

Mother: Mary Dawson

Spouse(s): James Drake

Children(s): Arah Drake, Hanna Drake, Patience Drake, Austin Drake

Sarah Elizabeth Shell was born in 1851 in Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA, the child of John Shell And Mary Dawson. In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Shell resided in Monroe, Perry, Ohio, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Shell married James Marion Drake, and had children including Arah Ellen Drake, Austin Harmon Drake, Hanna Luvisa Drake, Patience Elizabeth Drake. Sarah Elizabeth Shell passed away in 1937 in New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Shell was born in 1851 in Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA, the child of John Shell And Mary Dawson.
  • In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Shell resided in Monroe, Perry, Ohio, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Shell married James Marion Drake, and had children including Arah Ellen Drake, Austin Harmon Drake, Hanna Luvisa Drake, Patience Elizabeth Drake.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Shell passed away in 1937 in New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Shell's Ancestors

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Sarah Shell
1851–1937
Birth Place: Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Parents
John Shell
1817–1862
Fredrick, Virginia, USA
Mary Dawson
1821–1898
Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Shell
1790–1842
Virginia, USA
Mary Scoggin
1800–1872
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jane Taylor
1770–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Shell's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Shell (19 November 1851–19 November 1937) m. James (Marion) Drake (24 March 1847–18 December 1927)
  1. 1. Arah (Ellen) Drake 1870–1942
  2. 2. Hanna (Luvisa) Drake 1872–1964 m. Elias (Walter) Ferguson 1873–1955
    1. 1. Elbridge (S) Ferguson 1904–1978 m. Marie (C.) Gleason 1908–1999
      1. 1. Paul (Joseph) Ferguson 1939–2021
    2. 2. Dayton (Drake) Ferguson 1906–1978 m. Charlotte (Ruth) Due 1916–2004 m. Elizabeth (Blanch) Belmont 1899–
    3. 3. Harmon (Walter) Ferguson 1909–1990 m. Mary (Frances) Marshall 1914–1991
      1. 1. Robert (R.) Ferguson 1943–2004
      2. 2. William (Walter) Ferguson 1936–1969
    4. 4. Culver (Wallace) Ferguson 1915–1989 m. Barbara (Ola) Beck 1922–2005
      1. 1. Cheryl (Camille) Ferguson 1946–2011 m. Jack (Audley) Honse 1945–2009
  3. 3. Patience (Elizabeth) Drake 1873–1962 m. William (W) Wallace 1873–1964
    1. 1. DeLoss (D) Wallace 1900–1974 m. Arline Yates 1908–1989
  4. 4. Austin (Harmon) Drake 1876–1960 m. Jennie (Jane Teague) Reath 1878–1976 m. Florence (May) McKinniss 1878–1952

Sarah Shell's Timeline

3 Records

1851
19 November 1851
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Shell in Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Sarah Elizabeth Shell resided here in Monroe, Perry, Ohio, USA
Monroe, Perry, Ohio, USA
1937
19 November 1937
Age 86
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Shell in Glouster, Athens, Ohio, USA
Glouster, Athens, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 November 1851
    Event Place: Union City, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Monroe, Perry, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Monroe, Perry, Ohio; Roll: 1057; Page: 296A; Enumeration District: 215

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1937
    Event Place: Glouster, Athens, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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