John “Old Uncle Johnny” Shell
BIRTH
May 1788
Tennessee, USA
DEATH
5 Jul 1922 (aged 134)
Greasy Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
BURIAL
Shell Burial Ground
Chappell, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
MEMORIAL ID
180190183 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 20
FLOWERS 17
The listed birth date was obtained from the death certificate but his birth date has been reported to have been as early as 1788, putting his age at death to be 134 years old. There is a lot of information about one of Ky. oldest citizens on the internet. He was featured as the oldest living Kentuckian at the 1919 Ky. State Fair. And in an interview he stated that his earliest recollection was "the news coming over the moutains that the father of our country had died", this of course would have been George Washington and the date would have been 1799. Though not listed as famous he was an important character in the early history of S.E. Ky. John Shell is buried in the White Oaks area.
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Father: Samuel Schell, a gun maker.

Children: William by 1st marriage & Albert by 2nd marriage.

Source: Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) July 10, 1922 page 1.

Inscription
Born 1806 ?
Family Members
Parents

Samuel Shell
1782–1870

Mary Ann Fry Shell
1786–1877

Spouse

Elizabeth Nantz Shell
1821–1912

Siblings
Elizabeth Shell Young
1806–1896

Solomon Shell
1811–1879

Children

Nicholas S Shell
1849–1897

Abijah B Shell
1858–1943

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