William
Shell
Born in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Shell
and Margaret (Havens) Shell
Brother of
John Shell Jr., James Shell, Christian Shell, Mary (Shell) Louthain, Catherine Shell, Elizabeth (Shell) Mann, Joseph Haven Shell, Margaret Shell, Henry Shell, Nancy (Shell) Bousman and Isaac Shell
Husband of
Sarah (Sayers) Shell
— married
25 Feb 1820 in Miami County, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
Frances (Shell) Covault, James Shell, Margaret (Shell) Inskeep, Thomas Shell, Mary Shell, Elizabeth Shell, William Shell, John H. Shell, Jacob A. Shell and George W. Shell
Died
at age 84
in Miami County, OH
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jun 2014
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Biography
William was of age, but apparently did not serve in the militia during the War of 1812. He became a farmer in Miami county, OH. Relative Rosa May Garrison mentioned him in her memoirs as a prominent tobacco grower. The 1870 census shows he had real estate valued at $11000.
He and Sarah Sayers/Sayres had ten children. Many of them died prematurely--their father outlived all but three of them. Most of the family is buried at the same cemetery in Casstown, OH. William's youngest son George apparently inherited the family farm.
Sources
- memoirs of Rosa May Garrison(descendant of William's brother Joseph Shell)
- 1800 Montgomery/VA: in h/h older brother John
- 1820/30 Elizabeth/Miami/OH
- 1850-70 Staunton/Miami/OH
- Lost Creek Cemetery, Miami, OH
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19085843/william-shell
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Roger Shell
:
Y-Chromosome Test 12 markers, haplogroup E1b1b1
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~3.12%
Richard Young :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A937764 [compare], Ancestry member rly133
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~1.56%
Mike Shell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Tina (Spillman) Aguirre :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Brian Almond :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A125032 [compare], Ancestry member CodeConductor
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~0.78%
CJ Hatter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UZ4973364 [compare], Ancestry member cjhatter1
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