Father's Name John Shell, Mother's Name Elizabeth Nancen
1870 Census
John Shell, Husband, Male, White, age 48, born Tennessee,
Elizabeth Shell, Wife, Female, White, age 48, born Kentucky,
Nicholas Shell, Son, Male, White, age 20, born Kentucky,
Sarah Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 18, born Kentucky,
John Shell, Son, Male, White, age 16, born Kentucky,
Martha Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 14, born Kentucky,
Elizabeth Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 11, born Kentucky,
Alija Shell Son, Male, White, age 10, born Kentucky,
Silas Shell, Son, Dau., Male, White, age 8, born Kentucky,
Mcclellan Shell, Son, Male, White, age 6, born Kentucky,
Emily Shell, Dau., Female, White, age 4, born Kentucky,
Mary Ann Shell, Mother, Female, White, age 95, born North Carolina,
Leslie County, Kentucky,
Sources
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVZ-7J4 : 4 December 2014), Indexing Project (Batch) C05113-9, System Origin Kentucky-EASy, John Shell in entry for Martha Shell, 12 Aug 1854; citing Harlan Co, Kentucky, reference 2:T7918R; FHL microfilm 216,826.
"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-8QT : 17 October 2014), Digital Folder 4269319, Image 65, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,967.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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