Tabitha (Dixon) Shell (abt. 1818 - 1879)

Born about 10 Nov 1818 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of Solomon Shell — married 10 Jan 1840 in Harlan County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 1879 at about age 60 in Harlan County, Kentucky

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Biography

Her parents were John Dixon & Martha Unknown. Her father John was a minister & married his daughter & Solomon in his own home around 1840.

Marriage

Solomon Shell, Male, Marital Status Married

Event Date 10 Jan 1840 Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Spouse Tabitha Dixion, Female

1860 Census

Solomon Shell, Husband, Male, White, age 42, born Tenn.,

Tabitha Shell, Wife, Female, White, age 41, born Ky.

Louisa Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 18, born Ky.

Martha Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 16, born Ky.

Mary Ann Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 14, born Ky.

John Shell, Son, Male, White, age 12, born Ky.

Catharine Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 10, born Ky.

Henry Shell, Son, Male, White, age 8, born Ky.

Rebecca Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 4, born Ky.

Nicholas Shell, Son, Male, White, age 1, born Ky

Harlan County, Kentucky

1870 Census

Soloman Shell, Husband, Male, White, age 61, Tennessee,

Tabitha Shell, Wife, Female, White, age 50, born Kentucky,

Louisia Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 28, born Kentucky,

Martha Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 26, born Kentucky,

Mary A Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 25, born Kentucky,

Catharin Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 18, born Kentucky,

Rebeca Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 12, born Kentucky,

Nicholas Shell, Son, Male, White, age 10, born Kentucky,

Kentucky

Sources

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5K-H4W : 30 June 2016), Reference ID pg194 ln18, GS Film 834238, Digital Folder 4260725, Image 126, Solomon Shell and Tabitha Dixion, 1840.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch

Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Harlan, Kentucky, United States, (NARA)Household ID 617, Page 96, Affiliate Publication M653, Affiliate Film 371, Page 96, GS Film 803371, Digital Folder 5169953, Image 420, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-7Y3 : 30 December 2015), 1860. Pike-2301 23:54, 8 July 2016 (EDT)

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch

Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-VC7 : 17 October 2014), Digital Folder 4269319, Image 68, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 4, family 20, Page 4, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,967. Pike-2301 02:04, 11 July 2016 (EDT)

• From a college student that did his these on the Shell & related families. Pike-2301 20:08, 4 July 2016 (EDT)