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William Henry Shell

Male 1881 - 1943  (61 years)


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  • Name William Henry Shell 
    Born 23 May 1881  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Feb 1943  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: William Henery Shell
      [William Henry Shell]
      Address: West Columbia
      County: Mason
      State: West Virginia
      Birth Date: 23 May 1878
      Race: White
      Age: 40
      Occupation: Machine runner in mine, Deen Coal Co. Mason Co
      Nearest Relative: Mamie Shell
      Height/Build: 5'11" stout
      Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown, Brown

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: William Henry Shell
      Birth Date: 23 May 1878
      Birth Place: Clifton, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: West Columbia, Mason, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 63
      Occupation: self
      Nearest Relative: Sallie Shell
      Height/Build: 5'10" 150 lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: Hazel/ gray

      Death Record
      Name: William Henry/Shell
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 19 Feb 1943
      Death Place: West Columbia, Waggener district, Mason, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 61y 8m 27d
      Cemetery: West Columbia
      Birth Date: 5/23/1881
      Birth Place: Mason Co, WV
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Sally May Shell
      Occupation: coal miner
      Mother: Lucy/Tate
      Mother's Birth Place: WV
      Father: Richard/Shell
      Father's Birth Place: WV
      Informant: Sally May Shell, West Columbia
      Cause: myocardial degeneration
    Person ID I109008  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2015 

    Father Richard Shell,   b. CA 1842, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lucy Elizabeth Yate,   b. CA 1847, Richmond County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 Nov 1869  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F27686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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  [2
    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
    Children 
     1. William Grant Shell,   b. 20 Aug 1904, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1978  (Age 73 years)
     2. Hazel Mildred Shell,   b. 8 Sep 1906, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mabel Shell,   b. 18 Sep 1908, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Thelma Shell
     5. Kathleen L Shell
     6. Jimmie Shell
    Family ID F27684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

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