Henry
Dixon
Shell
Born in Harlan County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of Solomon Shell
and Tabitha (Dixon) Shell
Brother of
Katy (Shell) Day, Louisa (Shell) Lewis, Martha Shell, Mary Ann (Shell) Day, John Dixon Shell, William Shell, Catherine Shell, Nancy Shell, N S Shell, Rebeca Shell and Nicholas S Shell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 85
in Laurel County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2016
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Biography
- His head stone that was erected by his grandchildren as they had the incorrect date. He is buried at Burkhart Cheek Cemetery, Marydell, Laurel County, Kentucky.
- His wife was Nancy "Nannie" Slusher Shell that was born on Feb. 14, 1876 in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky. She died on April 16, 1929 in Evarts, Harlan County,
Kentucky and was buried at Cawood Cemetery, Harlan County, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Francis Marion and Elizabeth Brummett Slusher.
Birth
- Father Solomon Shell, Male, Wife Tabitha Dixon
- Son Henry Shell, Male, Mother Tabitha Dixon
- Birth Date 06 Dec 1853, Greesy Fork, Harlan Co, Kentucky
Sources
- "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVZ-Q92 : 4 December 2014), Indexing Project (Batch) C05113-9, System Origin Kentucky-EASy, Reference ID 2:T78Q8K, Solomon Shell in entry for Henry Shell, 06 Dec 1853; citing Greesy Fork, Harlan Co, Kentucky, reference 2:T78Q8K; FHL microfilm 216,826.
- From a college student that did his thesis on the Shell & related families. Pike-2301 20:08, 4 July 2016 (EDT)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~0.78%
Rick Bond
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AN9977601 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mark Bates :
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~0.78%
Gerald Flannery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RZ2358390 [compare], Ancestry member UnkGeraldFlannery
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~0.39%
Cynthia (Creech) Everage :
MyHeritage DNA
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