George Allen SHELNUTT and Bessie Mae STEINHEIMER
Husband George Allen SHELNUTT-[878]
Born: Apr 17, 1869 - Waco, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Dec 5, 1959 - Haralson Co, GA Buried: - Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co, GA
Father: James Henry "Johnny" SHELNUTT-[290] (1843-1908) Mother: Sarah Ann TOMLINSON-[875] (1833-1920)
Marriage: Nov 9, 1895 - Haralson Co, GA [MRIN:275]
Wife Bessie Mae STEINHEIMER-[979]
Born: Oct 1, 1879 - Georgia Christened: Died: Dec 27, 1956 - Haralson Co, GA Buried: - Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co, GA
Father: Alexander STEINHEIMER-[1821] (1846-1938) Mother: Anna Eliza GARLAND-[1822] (1861-1938)
Children
1 M Zephaniah Harvey SHELNUTT-[938]
Born: Oct 6, 1897 - Waco, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Aug 5, 1937 - San Diego, California Buried: - Fort Rosencrans Cemetery, San Diego, CaliforniaSpouse: Mary Virginia NESBIT-[2778] (1891-1996) Marr: Dec 15, 1920 - Pomona, Los Angeles Co, California [MRIN:923]
2 F Grace Allene SHELNUTT-[939]
Born: Feb 1899 Christened: Died: 1995 - Los Angeles, CA. Buried:Spouse: Paul FERRAN-[1660] ( -1987) Marr: Oct 18, 1931 - California [MRIN:538]
3 F Sybil SHELNUTT-[940]
Born: Feb 5, 1902 - Buchanon, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Sep 27, 1965 Buried: - Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co, GASpouse: Robert McWHORTER-[1661] ( -1941) Marr: Jun 3, 1935 [MRIN:539]
4 F Blanche Anna SHELNUTT-[941]
Born: Sep 12, 1903 - Buchanon, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Dec 10, 1984 Buried: - Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co, GA
5 F Ruth Eloise SHELNUTT-[942]
Born: Nov 29, 1905 - Buchanon, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Sep 27, 1984 - Haralson Co, GA Buried: - Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co, GA
6 M John Henry SHELNUTT-[943]
Born: Nov 13, 1907 - Buchanon, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Apr 11, 1958 - Montgomery Co, Alabama Buried: - Bremen City Cemetery, Haralson Co, GASpouse: Katherine BUTLER-[1662] (1915-1965) Marr: Jul 3, 1947 - Florida [MRIN:540]
7 M George Washington SHELNUTT-[944]
Born: Jun 21, 1910 - Waco, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Dec 4, 1985 Buried: - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremen, GASpouse: Zettie Mae SHACKLEFORD-[1060] (1910-1963) Marr: Jul 3, 1932 - Buchanon, Haralson Co, GA [MRIN:306]
8 M Alexander Hamilton "Aleck" SHELNUTT-[947]
Born: Aug 4, 1912 - Waco, Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Dec 3, 1982 - Haralson Co, GA Buried: - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremen, GASpouse: Veva Madelyn RICHARDS-[948] (1918- ) Marr: Jul 3, 1943 - Jacksonville, Florida [MRIN:276]
9 M Jerome Garland "Jack" SHELNUTT-[945]
Born: Apr 30, 1915 - Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Oct 6, 1991 - Haralson Co, GA Buried: - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremen, GASpouse: Nancy Palestine SHACKLEFORD-[1669] (1919- ) Marr: Aug 16, 1937 - Bremen Methodist Parsonage, Bremen, GA [MRIN:543]
10 F Sarah Kathryn SHELNUTT-[946]
Born: Jun 15, 1917 - Haralson Co, GA Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: John Belton O'CONNELL-[526] ( - ) Marr: Apr 12, 1941 [MRIN:178]Spouse: Dr. Allan C. TOPP-[1828] (1910-1985) Marr: Haralson Co, GA [MRIN:589]
General Notes (Husband)
George was listed as a farmer in Haralson Co 1896. He ran for Sheriff of Haralson Co and lost to M.Y. Darnell. Darnell was sworn-in in January and killed in train accident in Tallapoosa at Simpson Crossing in September. The County held a Special Election and George was elected in 1899. He finished that term and was elected for two more terms. He moved to Buchanan when he became sheriff. His home was connected with the jail and some of the children joked of being in jail. George pruchased the Josephine Alston farm on Beach Creek (Old Bush Mill Rd). One of the daughters now live in the remodeled "Mill" and proud of her home. George died near Waco, GA.
Name in 1900 census was Geo. A. & Zephenih "Shelmitt" at Buchanan Jail.
1920 census gives good listing of ages, etc, all children single.
General Notes (Wife)
Bessie's g-father was Dr. Joseph Hamilton Garland, served in CSA, and died Aug 4, 1862 with typhoid fever, believed contracted from patients.
State Deaths list Bessie age 78 at death (1956)
General Notes for Child Zephaniah Harvey SHELNUTT-[938]
Zep was an officer in ROTC and in WW I - Moved to California.
General Notes for Child Grace Allene SHELNUTT-[939]
Grace graduated from Emory (Nurse), and moved to California. She had no children.
General Notes for Child Sybil SHELNUTT-[940]
Sybil died without children. She lived and worked in Atlanta.
General Notes for Child Blanche Anna SHELNUTT-[941]
Blanch never married. Was a teacher in Bremen.
General Notes for Child Ruth Eloise SHELNUTT-[942]
Ruth never married. She worked as a nurse in Pennsylvania, later returned to Bremen.
Death Notes for Child: John Henry SHELNUTT-[943]
Death info from Ancestry.com (Alabama Deaths).
General Notes for Child John Henry SHELNUTT-[943]
John lived in Florida before joining Air Force.
General Notes for Child George Washington SHELNUTT-[944]
George lived and worked in Haralson County. (a) George W. "Shellnut", Boarder, 1930c Lincoln, Talladega, Al., born Georgia 1910, single --- He & Zettie Mae must have gotten marriage license on July 3, 1932 (date of marriage Haralson Co).
General Notes for Child Alexander Hamilton "Aleck" SHELNUTT-[947]
Alex was life-time resident of Haralson Co, except four years served in the Army Air Force during WWII. He was chairman of the County Forestry Dept. for many years, served on the Board of Children and Family Services, and for six years, he was foreman of County Road Construction and Maintenance. He also served nine years as a Deputy Sheriff. He became a favorite with young people, telling tales of his child hood and Shelnutt siblings, with humor and great imagination.
General Notes for Child Sarah Kathryn SHELNUTT-[946]
Lived and worked in Atlanta, then retired to Carrollton, Georgia. Sarah listed 1920c
Waco, Haralson Co, GA, age 2 and 1/12 equal Apr 1918.
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