He was the son of LEWIS and NANCY SHELL, being the last surviving one of five children, whose names, respectively, were: JULIA, MARGARET, JOHN, HOWARD and ARMEDA.
He moved with his parents onto a farm in Putnam County, Indiana in l828, and obtained his earlier education in the country schools here, afterward attending Wabash College at Crawfordsville, Ind. He chose school teaching as an occupation for several years, during which time he took up the study of medicine.
He was married to JANE CRANE, of Berkly, Mass., April 4, l857, and removed to Bainbridge, Ind., where he ran a drug store for several years, but did not practice medicine very much until he came to Iowa in October, l869, and continuing the practice until l888.
He lived on two farms in Iowa, one in Grand River Township and one in Decatur Township, from l869, until he died, having been married 52 years.
He was the father of eight children, MARY, CHARLEY, AMY, MORTON, LUTHER, NELLA, SOPHIA, and AGNES. MARY dying in infancy and LUTHER and NELLA dying in September, l893.
He moved with his parents onto a farm in Putnam County, Indiana in l828, and obtained his earlier education in the country schools here, afterward attending Wabash College at Crawfordsville, Ind. He chose school teaching as an occupation for several years, during which time he took up the study of medicine.
He was married to JANE CRANE, of Berkly, Mass., April 4, l857, and removed to Bainbridge, Ind., where he ran a drug store for several years, but did not practice medicine very much until he came to Iowa in October, l869, and continuing the practice until l888.
He lived on two farms in Iowa, one in Grand River Township and one in Decatur Township, from l869, until he died, having been married 52 years.
He was the father of eight children, MARY, CHARLEY, AMY, MORTON, LUTHER, NELLA, SOPHIA, and AGNES. MARY dying in infancy and LUTHER and NELLA dying in September, l893.
He was the son of LEWIS and NANCY SHELL, being the last surviving one of five children, whose names, respectively, were: JULIA, MARGARET, JOHN, HOWARD and ARMEDA.
He moved with his parents onto a farm in Putnam County, Indiana in l828, and obtained his earlier education in the country schools here, afterward attending Wabash College at Crawfordsville, Ind. He chose school teaching as an occupation for several years, during which time he took up the study of medicine.
He was married to JANE CRANE, of Berkly, Mass., April 4, l857, and removed to Bainbridge, Ind., where he ran a drug store for several years, but did not practice medicine very much until he came to Iowa in October, l869, and continuing the practice until l888.
He lived on two farms in Iowa, one in Grand River Township and one in Decatur Township, from l869, until he died, having been married 52 years.
He was the father of eight children, MARY, CHARLEY, AMY, MORTON, LUTHER, NELLA, SOPHIA, and AGNES. MARY dying in infancy and LUTHER and NELLA dying in September, l893.
He moved with his parents onto a farm in Putnam County, Indiana in l828, and obtained his earlier education in the country schools here, afterward attending Wabash College at Crawfordsville, Ind. He chose school teaching as an occupation for several years, during which time he took up the study of medicine.
He was married to JANE CRANE, of Berkly, Mass., April 4, l857, and removed to Bainbridge, Ind., where he ran a drug store for several years, but did not practice medicine very much until he came to Iowa in October, l869, and continuing the practice until l888.
He lived on two farms in Iowa, one in Grand River Township and one in Decatur Township, from l869, until he died, having been married 52 years.
He was the father of eight children, MARY, CHARLEY, AMY, MORTON, LUTHER, NELLA, SOPHIA, and AGNES. MARY dying in infancy and LUTHER and NELLA dying in September, l893.
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