John Luther Shows (1871 - 1950)

Born 26 May 1871 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Clemmens (Jones) Shows — married 19 Feb 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1950 at age 79 in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

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John Shows is buried in Old Good Hope Cemetery.

Biography

John Luther Shows was born on May 26, 1871 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA as a child of Martin Luther Shows and Sarah Elizabeth Walters.

He died on Jun 04, 1950 in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 79).

When he was 26, he married Mary Clemmens "Minnie" Jones on Feb 19, 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (also date on headstone). ^[1]

John Luther Shows lived in Pinelville, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 9; Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 29; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 48; Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 59; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 69; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White)

He was buried in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Old Good Hope Cemetery). ^[2]

John Luther Shows and Mary Clemmens "Minnie" Jones had the following children:

1. Vayon V Shows Sr was born on Apr 02, 1899 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Martinville). He died on Apr 13, 1966 in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 67).
2. Vivian V Shows was born on Oct 29, 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 28, 1918 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 17).
3. Baker J Shows was born on Apr 25, 1902 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 18, 1969 (Age at Death: 67).
4. Joseph Calvert Shows was born on Mar 02, 1904 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 03, 1962 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson General Hospital; Age at Death: 57). ^[3]
5. Nancy A. "Zona" Shows was born on Nov 03, 1906 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 22, 1961 (Age at Death: 54).
6. Alma Elizabeth Shows was born on Feb 04, 1907 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 15, 1965 (Age at Death: 58).
7. Junior Martin Shows was born on Oct 14, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 31, 1966 (Age at Death: 57).
8. Belton L. Shows was born on Jun 16, 1911 in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 13, 1989 (Age at Death: 78).
9. Eraco Shows was born on Mar 31, 1913 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 12, 1996 (Age at Death: 83).
10. Nayco Shows was born on Dec 03, 1914 in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 14, 1973 (Age at Death: 58).

Sources

1. ↑ Simpson County Marriages, MS "S - V" TEXT: Shows, J. L. -- Jones, Minnie 19 Feb 1898
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-2C8F : 13 December 2015), John Luther Shows, 1950; Burial, Martinville, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Old Good Hope Cemetery; citing record ID 49481211, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Obituary for Calvert Shows (Aged 57)

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-7LN : accessed 3 February 2017), Guther Shows, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-4, sheet 10B, line 51, family 161, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-YW3 : accessed 3 February 2017), John L Shaws, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 6A, line 18, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTX-B5R : accessed 3 February 2017), John L Shours, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 132, sheet 1B, line 65, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-2ZG : accessed 3 February 2017), John Luther Shows, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 17A, family 306, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-58F : accessed 3 February 2017), John L Shaws, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 20B, family 374, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GF-7LN : 11 August 2016), Luther Shows in household of M L Shows, Pinelville, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 126, sheet 316A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0651; FHL microfilm 1,254,651.