John Riley Shell

Biography
Born	09/15/1831
Birth Location	Washington Co.
Died	10/02/1925
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	Aaron Shell
Mother	Rhoda Musick
Married	10/8/1857 9/20/1882
Spouses	Cyntha Ann Branson Martha Breeding
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
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Misc
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Pension
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Widows Pension
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Census Information: 1850: 806, Age 13 1860: 8, Age 22 1870: Not found 1880: Floyd Co., KY, Prestonburg 93, Age 45 1900: Cleveland 16, Age 63 1910: Cleveland 57, Age 78, Veteran: Yes 1920: Cleveland 73, 10, Age 89 1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information: Filed pension: 1903, Russell County Widow filed pension: 1925, Russell County Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1902, 1917 Newspaper mention: Lebanon News, 1/1/1915, 10/16/1925 Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864 Signature: by x	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: Feb. 28, 1863 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864. Enlisted: When: March 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Where: By whom: Period: Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 5 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]