Joseph Anderson Shults (1860 - 1937)

Born 5 May 1860 in Dent, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Albertine (Pewitt) Shults — married 17 Feb 1884 in Missouri, United States

Died 6 Sep 1937 at age 77 in Missouri

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Biography

Joseph Anderson "Jodie" Shults is the son of Francis Marion Shults and Levina (Wampler) Shults. Jodie married Mary Albertine Pewitt. Joseph spent most of his life in the Dry Fork community, as a farmer. He joined the Dry Fork Baptist Church on November 22, 1896, and was a Deacon there for many years. Joseph and Mary were the parents of twelve children. ^[1]

Children of Jodie and Mary are:

• Francis M. Shults

• David Columbus "Dave" Shults, born February 16, 1888, died February 18, 1959, married Dora Bessie McNeil, buried in Cedar Grove cemetery

• Noah Anderson Shults, born October 17, 1889, died July 4, 1972, married Bessie Catherine Sisk

• Alvin Lee Shults

• Tilman Ruthvean Shults, married Jessie Jack

• Reverend Hugh Elbert Shults, married Cleo Jack, both buried in North Lawn cemetery

• William H. Shults

• Minnie Lavina Shults, born October 17, 1892, died April 24, 1970, married Fred Thomas Skeeters

• Deanna Shults, buried in Cedar Grove, married 1) Ralph W. Edwards and 2) Eldon Johns

• Amy Shults, buried in North Lawn, married Clarence Jack

• Cora Ethel Shults, born January 4, 1891, died March 2, 1920, married Henry Condy Sharp

• Ida Orleana Shults, born February 29, 1904, died January 3, 1987, in Indianapolis, Indiana, married Claud J. Reading

Joseph and Mary are buried in the Dry Fork Cemetery, in Salem, Dent County, Missouri. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Ozark Heritage , Dent County Historical Society, Volume III, copywrite by Ken Fiebelman, Dave Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, Kentucky, 1994, page 312
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 53816148