| Obit For | Elizabeth (Yocum) Schell |
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| Headline | Ash News: |
| Text | Died, Grandma Shell, at the advanced age of 104 years. She was born in Bates Co., Ark., 1796; was married to Henry Shell, a German, in 1818. In 1840 they came to Missouri settling on Big Sugar Creek in McDonald County. There they remained until Mr. Shell's death, which occurred in 1863. He was killed by the bushwhackers. Their union resulted in twelve children all of who are alive and among the foremost business men of McDonald County. Research Note: According to the census this is the same Elizabeth Schell who was born in 1819 in MO. She married Henry Shell and was born in MO and not in Arkansas. It appears from other records that she was Elizabeth (Yocum) Schell who died in Feb. of 1900. She probably married Henry Shell sometime around 1835. In 1850 Elizabeth reported that she was 33 years old and Jacob stated that he was age 40. In 1870 and 1880 Elizabeth is a widow, which indicates that Henry, probably was the same Henry that the bushwhackers killed in 1863. Per Donna Cooper |
| Newspaper | Cassville Republican |
| Date | Thursday, Feb. 15, 1900 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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