West Virginia Pioneers

William Grant Shell

Male 1904 - 1978  (73 years)


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  • Name William Grant Shell 
    Born 20 Aug 1904  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1978  [2
    Buried Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Birth Record - delayed
      Name: William Grant Shell
      Birth Date: 20 Aug 1904
      Birth Place: West Columbia, Mason, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Sallie Mae Booth, 22, white, born West Columbia, WV, coal miner
      Father: William Shell, 25, white, born West Columbia, WV
      2nd child, none have died
      Filed 10/7/1940
    Person ID I104027  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2015 

    Father William Henry Shell,   b. 23 May 1881, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1943, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Sally Mayme Boothe,   b. CA 1885, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Dec 1903  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/24/1903 at Pt Pleasant
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      William Shell, 25, Mason Co, Mason Co
      Mayme Booth, 18, Mason Co, Mason Co

      1910 West Columbia, Mason, WV
      Shell, William 29 m 5y WV VA VA
      Mamie wife 23 m 5y 4-4 children WV WV WV [where is 4th child?]
      Grant son 5 WV WV WV
      Hazel da 3 WV WV WV
      Mabel da 1 WV WV WV

      1920 Waggener, Mason, WV
      Shell, Wm H 41 WV WV WV
      Mame 33 WV WV WV
      Grant son 15 WV WV WV
      Hazel da 13 WV WV WV
      Mabel da 11 WV WV WV
      Thelma da 7 WV WV WV

      1930 Waggener, Mason, WV
      Shell, William H 50 md age 24 WV VA VA painter - RR shop
      Mame S wife 43 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Grant W son 25 div md age 24 WV WV WV
      Thelma L da 17 s WV WV WV
      Kathaleen L da 9 WV WV WV 8/23/1920
      Jimmie son 4 WV WV WV

      1940 Waggener, Mason, WV
      Shell, William H 61 WV 1935: lived same house coal miner
      Mame wife 53 WV 1935: lived same house
      Lathleen da 20 s WV 1935: lived same house
      Jimmie son 14 WV 1935: lived same house

      Birth Record
      Name: Shell
      Birth Date: 9/20/1910
      Birth Place: West Columbia, Mason, WV
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Mrs William Shell
      Father: William Shell

      Birth Record
      Name: Shell
      Birth Date: 9/8/1916
      Birth Place: West Columbia, Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Sex:Male
      Mother: Mamie Shell
      Father: William Shell
    Family ID F27684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mina Shuler,   b. 1918, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2014  (Age 96 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1940 Point Pleasant, Mason, WV
      Shell, Grant W 35 WV 1935: rural Mason, WV brick layer - WPA - school house
      Mina M 21 WV, 1935: rural Mason, WV
      Nancy Jane da 0/12 WV 3/26/1940

      The twins were premature, Joe lived 16 hours, John lived 11 hours.
    Children 
     1. Nancy Jane Shell
     2. Barbara Jean Shell,   b. 19 Jun 1941, Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1980, Columbus, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     3. George William Shell
     4. Joe Duane Shell,   b. 28 Oct 1951, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1951, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. John Wayne Shell,   b. 28 Oct 1951, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1951, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F26527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] Birth Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.