John Matthew Shelnutt (1879 - abt. 1954)

Born 7 Dec 1879 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Flonie Ann (Haggard) Shelnutt — married 28 Mar 1899 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died about 22 Jan 1954 at about age 74 in Fulton County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Listed as the 5th child born to Henry Martin Shelnutt and Elizabeth Crumpton.^[1] He died in 1954 and is buried in Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Georgia. Plot R-33a^[2][3]

He is first listed in the 1880 US Census as a newborn, his large family is living in Lindleys, Georgia in Walton County. ^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

H M Shebnutt Self M 29 Georgia, United States

E Shebnutt Wife F 25 Georgia, United States

A D Shebnutt Son M 9 Georgia, United States

M J Shebnutt Daughter F 7 Georgia, United States

L J Shebnutt Son M 5 Georgia, United States

W D Shebnutt Daughter F 3 Georgia, United States

J M Shebnutt Son M 0 Georgia, United States

He married Florrie Ann Haggard; together they had six children.

He is listed in the 1900 US Census as living with his recently-wed wife in Richardson, Georgia, in Walton County. ^[5]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Shelnut Head M 20 Georgia

Fronie Shelnut Wife F 19 Georgia

He registered for the World War I draft on Sept. 12, 1918, which was the third draft for men 18-45 years old. He was 38 years old at the time. He was living in High Shoals, Morgan County, Georgia, working as a cotton mill operator for High Shoals Mfg. Co. He described himself as medium height, slender build, with blue eyes and brown hair.^[6] Because of his age, he is unlikely to have been called for duty.

He is listed in the 1910 US Census as living with his wife and young family in Wellington, Georgia, in Morgan County. ^[7]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John M Shellnut Head M 29 Georgia

Flonie A Shellnut Wife F 27 Georgia

Henry W Shellnut Son M 8 Georgia

Clia Shellnut Daughter F 5 Georgia

Florine Shellnut Daughter F 3 Georgia

He is listed in the 1920 US Census, living in Wellington, Georgia in Morgan County, with his wife and six children. ^[8]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Shellnut Head M 40 Georgia

Flonie Shellnut Wife F 38 Georgia

Walker Shellnut Son M 18 Georgia

Cleo Shellnut Daughter F 15 Georgia

Florine Shellnut Daughter F 13 Georgia

Ralph Shellnut Son M 9 Georgia

Pat Shellnut Son M 5 Georgia

Marjie Shellnut Daughter F 3 Georgia

The 1930 US Census lists him as living in a rent house in Greensboro, GA, with his wife, 4 children, daughter-in-law and grand-daughter.^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John M Shelnutt Head M 50 Georgia

Florrie Shelnutt Wife F 47 Georgia

Ralph Shelnutt Son M 18 Georgia

Pat Shelnutt Son M 15 Georgia

Margie Shelnutt Daughter F 13 Georgia

Walker Shelnutt Son M 28 Georgia

Alvie Shelnutt Daughter-in-law F 26 Georgia

Rachul Shelnutt Granddaughter F 8 Georgia

He is listed in the 1940 US Census as living in Greensboro, Georgia, having been recently widowed and living by himself. ^[10]

He and his wife are mentioned as parents on the death certificate for their son, Henry Walker Shelnutt, who died in 1963.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Nancy Elizabeth Shelnutt Jones,- data taken from Shelnutt Family Bible (which is in my possession) and the Shelnutt Book of Records by Jane Cobb Shelnutt.
2. ↑ John Matthew Shelnutt (1879 - 1954) - Find A Grave Memorial# 73588097. Accessed 18 Sep 2017. http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73588097
3. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V499-DKP : 24 December 2014), John M Shelnutt, 22 Jan 1954; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Fulton, Georgia, certificate number 1161, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PQ-6YZ : 11 August 2017), J M Shebnutt in household of H M Shebnutt, Lindleys, Walton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 114, sheet 427C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0169; FHL microfilm 1,254,169.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VN-2ZH : accessed 19 September 2017), John Shelnut, Militia District 559, Richardson, Walton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 8A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,227.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZN-LXP : 12 December 2014), John Mathews Shelnutt, 1917-1918; citing Morgan County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,558,454."
7. ↑ mages, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML2Y-TXD : accessed 19 September 2017), John M Shellnut, Wellington, Morgan, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 205; FHL microfilm 1,374,218.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6T-Q6T : accessed 19 September 2017), John Shellnut, Wellington, Morgan, Georgia, United States; citing ED 99, sheet 13A, line 6, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 271; FHL microfilm 1,820,271.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:37VT-NN2 : accessed 19 September 2017), John M Shelnutt, Greensboro, Greene, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 19B, line 56, family 476, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 365; FHL microfilm 2,340,100.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7G4-D2R : accessed 19 September 2017), John M Shelnut, Greensboro, Militia District 143, Greene, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-10, sheet 16B, line 67, family 338, 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 680.
11. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGB1-TSB : 18 July 2017), John Shelnutt in entry for Henry Walker Shelnutt, 07 Oct 1963; citing Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, v 31A cn 31256, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,432.