Peter Marcus Shellhorn

7 April 1851–3 August 1926 (Age 75)
Andrew, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Peter Marcus

When Peter Marcus Shellhorn was born on 7 April 1851, in Andrew, Missouri, United States, his father, Jacob Balsor Shellhorn, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Ent, was 27. He married Anna Elizabeth Dewitt on 3 November 1881, in DuBois, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in DuBois, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and South Fork Township, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 August 1926, in Du Bois, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Du Bois, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Marcus Shellhorn
1851–1926
Anna Elizabeth Dewitt
1855–1921
Marriage: 3 November 1881
Adelia Catherine Shellhorn
1870–1941
Jacob Bartlette Shellhorn
1882–1960
Floyd Wilbur Shellhorn
1885–1960
Charles Rufus Shellhorn
1889–1958

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 November 1881DuBois, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1854 · Kansas-Nebraska Act is Passed
    Age 3
    On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
    1863
    Age 12
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 21
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized spelling of German Schellhorn .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Schellhorn

    Sources (13)

    • Peter Shellhem in household of Jacob Shellhem, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Peter Shellhorn in household of Jacob Shellborn, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Peter Shellhorn in household of Henry Dewitt, "United States Census, 1880"

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