Born in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Shell
and Eva May Murphy
Sister of
James Russell Shell, Elizabeth Jane Shell, Rachel Esplin Shell, John Delbert Shell and Florence Ada (Shell) Krause
Wife of
Jesse Emory Pendleton
— married
1 Feb 1915 in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Opal (Pendleton) Houston
Died
at age 94
in Cashmere, Chelan, Washington, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Mar 2014
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Biography
From father's family bible:
"was born on Tuesday Nov 10th 1896 at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes A.M. in the presence of Manda Coom & Belle Stackhouse at aunt Rachel's (Louthain) house in Washington Tp Cass Co Ind 6 miles east of Logansport, Ind"
Married Jesse Pendleton and had nine children. She married Jesse Pendleton on 29 May 1914 in Chelan Washington.[1]
Research Note
It appears that Margaret Neeley is probably not Bretta's mother. Maybe she's the grandmother?
Sources
- ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9M-T2DX : 23 April 2021), Jesse E Pendleton and Bretta Shell, 1914.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38335297/bretta-esther-pendleton : accessed 20 January 2022), memorial page for Bretta Esther Shell Pendleton (10 Nov 1896–7 Nov 1991), Find A Grave: Memorial #38335297, citing Cashmere Cemetery, Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Teresa (contributor 46969893) .
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Roger Shell
Roger Shell
Shell-374 and Shell-373 appear to represent the same person because: Same DOB and same husband
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