Claude Burton Porter Shutt

Male4 April 1913–22 May 1999

Brief Life History of Claude Burton Porter

When Claude Burton Porter Shutt was born on 4 April 1913, in Strong City, Chase, Kansas, United States, his father, William Lyman Shutt, was 32 and his mother, Emma Rosa Pontius, was 32. He married Frances Beth Rouse on 3 April 1937, in Tieton, Yakima, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in United States in 1949 and Pierce, Washington, United States in 1950. He died on 22 May 1999, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Clark, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claude Burton Porter Shutt
1913–1999
Frances Beth Rouse
1913–1981
Marriage: 3 April 1937
John Lee Shutt
1943–2014
Larry Ray Shutt
1943–2022

Sources (34)

  • Claude Shutt, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Claude Burton Porter Shutt - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 4 April 1913; Strong City, Chase, Kansas, United States
  • Claud Shutt, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 April 1937Tieton, Yakima, Washington, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 3

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1916 · Boeing Aircraft

    Age 3

    The Boeing Aircraft was named and created by William Boeing. The first two planes were Bluebill and Mallard and the first flight was July 15, 1916. Boeing aircrafts made their debut during WWI. 

    1937 · The Neutrality Act

    Age 24

    The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Shute .

    English: occupational name from Middle English schut(te), schit(te) ‘archer’ (Old English scytta, a derivative of scēotan ‘to shoot’). Compare Shutter .

    Americanized form of German Schutt or Schott .

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

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