John
Rueben
"Ruby"
Shell
Sr.
Born in Atchison county, MO
Ancestors 
Son of George Washington Shell
and Clara Belle Rand
Brother of
Henry Lessley Shell, Elsie Almenia (Shell) Whipple, George Ira Shell, Amos William Shell, Jennette May Shell, Jacob Simeon Shell, Cora Belle (Shell) Ingram, Clara Belle (Shell) Canady, Dewey Lee Shell, Emery Washington Shell, Iva Juanita (Shell) Johnson, Melvin Orlanda Shell and Mildred Evelyn (Shell) Nelson
Husband of
Emma Marie (Wolles) Shell
— married
20 Feb 1917 in Albion, Nebraska
Father of
John Rueben Shell Jr. and Marvin Howard Shell
Died
at age 84
in Lancaster County, Nebraska
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2014
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Biography
Ruby began as a farmer like his father, but after the dust bowl, did various jobs. In his later years of employment he was a furniture upholsterer.
Reg. for WWI draft but did not serve. Had two sons who both served during WWII.
Sources
- 1920 Boone/NE
- 1930 Hooper//Dodge/NE
- 1940 Riverton/Fremont/IA
- WWI draft registration
- Fairview Cemetery, Lancaster, NE
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21238289/john-r.-shell
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John 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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~1.56%
Tina (Spillman) Aguirre :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Kelly Barrett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A673704 [compare], Ancestry member tamala7456
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