John Samuel Shell

1898 - 1977  (78 years)

• Name	John Samuel Shell  [1]
  Birth	2 Sep 1898	Denver, Colorado   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Jun 1900	265 S Ogden Street, Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado   [2]
  	Alfred Shell, Head, White, Male, Jan 1858, 42, Married for 12 years, born in Pennsylvania, Father born in England, Mother born in England, Carpenter, owns unmortgaged home Edith Shell, Wife, White, Female, Sept 1864, 35, Married for 12 years, 1 child born and living, born in Illinois, Father born in New York, Mother born in England John I Shell, Son, White, Male, Sept 1898, 1, Single, born in Colorado, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Illinois Alfred N Finn, Nephew, White, Male, Aug 1883, 16, Single, born in Colorado, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Virginia, at school
  Residence	11 Sep 1918	997 North 7th Street, Colton, San Bernardino County, California   [5]
  Residence	1937	227 Rinconada Avenue, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California   [6]
  	John S Shell (Alyce) teacher h Rinconada av
  WW2 Draft	16 Feb 1942	805 Michigan Avenue, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois   [4]
  	John Samuel Shell, 805 Michigan Ave, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, born 2 Sep 1898 in Denver, Colorado, registered for the draft. He was employed by Thomas J Dee & Co, Chicago. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Alice Shell, at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 165 pounds, had blue eyes, gray hair, and a light complexion.
  Witness-Obituary	7 Jan 1944	San Bernardino, California   [7]
  	Harold Shell, 40, resident of 997 North Seventh street, Colton, died Wednesday night in a San Bernardino hospital as the result of pneumonia. He was born in Colton, his father being the late Alfred Shell, contractor. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Edith Shell, of Colton and by a brother, John, of Evanston, Ill. Mr. Shell graduated from Colton Union High school in 1921 and for six years attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was considered a brilliant student and upon the completion of his academic career, was a member of the faculty as San Bernardino Valley Junior college serving as assistant in the science department. For two years he taught night school classes in San Bernardino High school. Funeral services, which are pending, are in charge of I. M. Knopsnyder & Son.
  Reference Number	42101
  Military Service	Between 15 Oct and 26 Nov 1918  [8]
  	US Army
  Death	17 Mar 1977	Marin County, California   [9]
  Burial	Pleasant Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary, Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California   [10]
  Person ID	I41836	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Alfred Shell,   b. Jan 1858, Pennsylvania d. 14 Sep 1930, Colton, San Bernardino County, California (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Edith Eleanor Mabie,   b. 10 Sep 1864, Illinois d. 2 Aug 1949, Colton, San Bernardino County, California (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Apr 1888	Cook County, Illinois   [11]
  Family ID	F6222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alyce Duden Smith,   b. 26 Nov 1901, California d. 6 Aug 1955, Los Angeles County, California (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1923	San Francisco, California   [12]
  Family ID	F15999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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