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William Orland Schell 1832 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 AUG 1832

Birth Location: Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County)

Death Date: 06 JAN 1912

Death Location: Brandywine (Liberty Twp) Ohio

Father: James Shell

Mother: Ellen Benton

Spouse(s): Rachel Clark

Children(s): Frank Schell

In 1832, William Orland Schell entered the world in Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County), born to James Shell and Ellen Benton. William Orland Schell married Rachel Clark, and had children including Frank Orland Schell. William Orland Schell passed away in 1912 in Brandywine (Liberty Twp) Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1832, William Orland Schell entered the world in Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County), born to James Shell and Ellen Benton.
  • William Orland Schell married Rachel Clark, and had children including Frank Orland Schell.
  • William Orland Schell passed away in 1912 in Brandywine (Liberty Twp) Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shell
1798 – 1854
Birth Location: Woodberry Twp.. Huntingdon Co., Pa.
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Ellen Benton
1801 – 1871
Birth Location: Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Clark
1839 – 1921
Birth Location: Saxton, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Frank Schell
1867 – 1933
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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William Schell's Ancestors

Self
William Schell
1832 – 1912
Birth Place: Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County)
Parents
James Shell
1798 – 1854
Woodberry Twp.. Huntingdon Co., Pa.
Ellen Benton
1801 – 1871
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Schell's Descendants

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William (Orland) Schell (24 AUG 1832 – 06 JAN 1912) m. Rachel Clark (28 AUG 1839 – 01 DEC 1921)
  1. 1. Frank (Orland) Schell (28 MAY 1867 – 26 DEC 1933) m. Vella (May) Weller (25 September 1880 – 11 November 1910)
    1. 1. Cecil (o) Schell (1899 – ) m. Cathren (Anne) Pfahler (1902 – 1960)
      1. 1. Thomas Schell ( – 1967) m. Kristen (Kidder's Grandmother) Jump
        1. 1. Kristen (Kidder's mother) Shell m. John (Paul) Kidder (17 Sep 1939 – 2 Apr 2015)

William Schell's Timeline

2 Records

1832
24 AUG 1832
Birth of William Orland Schell in Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County)
Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County)
1912
06 JAN 1912
Age 80
Death of William Orland Schell in Brandywine (Liberty Twp) Ohio
Brandywine (Liberty Twp) Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 AUG 1832
    Event Place: Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania (now Blair County)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 JAN 1912
    Event Place: Brandywine (Liberty Twp) Ohio
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