West Virginia Pioneers

Joel Cunningham Shamblin

Male 1859 - 1948  (88 years)


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  • Name Joel Cunningham Shamblin 
    Born 16 Mar 1859  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Mar 1948  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • He must be the son of Miriam Cunningham and Isaiah Shamblin to have a name like this! Their son Albert was born in Clay co, in 1849.

      Clay Co Death Record
      Name: Joel C. Shamblin
      Sex:
      Death Date: 02 Mar 1948
      Death Place: Clay, West Virginia
      Burial Place: Procious, WV
      Cemetery: Sams
      Birth Date: 3/16/1858
      Birth Place: Jackson Co
      Marital Status: W
      Spouse: Sarrah Shamblin
      Mother: Miram Cunningham
      Father: Isaac Shamblin
      Informant: WA Shamblin, Procious, WV

      Joel C Shamblin
      Birth: Mar. 18, 1858
      Death: Mar. 2, 1948
      Burial:
      Sams Cemetery
      Procious
      Clay County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Kenny Davis
      Record added: Nov 26, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 139263248
    Person ID I16337  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2016 

    Father Isaiah Shamblin,   b. 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1864, Harper's Ferry, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Miriam 'Marm' Cunningham,   b. Abt 1832, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 May 1848  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1850 Nicholas, VA
      Isah Shamlin 23
      Miram 18
      Albert 8/12

      1860 Clay, VA # 231-226
      Isaak Shamlin 33
      Miram 28
      Albert 10
      David Mc 8
      James D 6
      Eliza J 4
      Joel C 1
    Family ID F2509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louisa Fountain Price,   b. Abt 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1877  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: License 4/19/1877
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Joel C Shambling, 18, res Jackson co
      Louisa F Price, 21, res Jackson co

      Marriage Record
      Date: Marriage 4/22/1877
      Place: Jackson Co, WV
      J C Shamblin, 18, Nicholas Co, Jackson Co
      L F Price, 21, Jackson co, Jackson Co

      1880 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 192-192
      Henry H, 64
      Catharine, 65
      Melissa J, 22
      Deborah, 19
      Shamblen, Louisa F, 29, d
      Albert, 2, gs

      1900 Washington Dist, Jackson WV
      Joel C Shamblin 3/1859 m 6y WV WV WV
      Sarah M 5/1865 7-6 WV WV WV
      Holley A 9/1883 WV WV WV
      Addie J 9/1885 WV WV WV
      David H 818/87 WV WV WV
      Isaih W 8/1889 WV WV WV
      Millard H 3/94 WV WV WV
      Celie E 3/1896 WV WV WV
      Willie 4/1898 WV WV WV
      Martin E ss 4/1884 WV WV WV
      General G ss 3/1889 WV WV WV
      Viola M sd 7/1891 age 8 WV WV WV

      1920 Henry, Clay, WV # 215-217
      Shamblin, Joel C 60
      Sarah M 54
      Goldie M da 10
      Isah W son 28

      JCBR
      Shamblin, Ada J, 9/3/1885, Joel & Louisa Shamblin, Jackson Co
      Shamblin, Albt L 1878 Joel Shamblin, Laurel Run
      Shamblin, J, 12/27/1884, J & C Shamblin, Jackson Co [???]
      Shambling, D H 8/29/1887, Joel C & LF Shamblin, Jackson Co (m)
      Shamblin, Sarah A 6/1881, J D & Pricey Shamblin, Jackson Co farmer
    Children 
     1. Albert L Shamblin,   b. 22 Oct 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Sarah Ann Shamblin,   b. 7 May 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1958, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Holley A Shamblin,   b. 29 Sep 1883, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1972, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Ada Jane Shamblin,   b. 3 Sep 1885, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1974  (Age 89 years)
     5. David H Shamblin,   b. 29 Aug 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1980, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     6. Isaiah W Shamblin,   b. 1 Aug 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1971  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F9337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Margaret Tolley,   b. May 1865, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1943, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1893  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: license: June 3, 1893 - no return
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Joel C Shamblin, 34, Clay Co; Belgrove
      Sarah M Tolley, 27, Jackson Co; Belgrove
      Informant: D M Shamblin

      Marriage Record
      Date: 12/3/1893 at the residence of and by John H Skeens
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Joel Cuningham Shamblin, 34, Clay Co; Belgrove
      Sarah Margaret Tolley, 27, Jackson Co; Belgrove

      1900 Washington Dist, Jackson WV
      Joel C Shamblin 3/1859 m 6y WV WV WV
      Sarah M wife 5/1865 m 6y 7-6 children WV WV WV
      Holley A son 9/1883 WV WV WV
      Addie J da 9/1885 WV WV WV
      David H son 8/1887 WV WV WV
      Isaih W son 8/1889 WV WV WV
      Millard H son 3/1894 WV WV WV
      Celie E da 3/1896 WV WV WV
      Willie son 4/1898 WV WV WV
      Martin E ss 4/1884 WV WV WV
      General G ss 3/1889 WV WV WV
      Viola M sd 7/1891 age 8 WV WV WV

      1920 Henry, Clay, WV # 215-217
      Shamblin, Joel C 60 WV WV WV
      Sarah M wife 54 WV WV WV
      Goldie M da 10 WV WV WV
      Isah W son 28 WV WV WV


      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Joel C Shamblin
      Gender: Male
      Spouse: Sarah M Tolley
      Child: Goldia Marie Demoss

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Joel C Shamblin
      Gender: Male
      Spouse: Sarah Tolley
      Child: Celia Ellen Starcher

      Martin Cunningham, born April 10, 1884 (dates sometimes vary) in Jackson Co, died October 1962. He married Clara Cobb 29 Nov 1917 in Upshur Co, WV. He sometimes went by Mart, and was taken in by the Shamblin family at a young age (Joel Shamblin & Sarah Tolley).
    Children 
     1. Millard Hayes Shamblin,   b. 24 Mar 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1951, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Celia Ellen Shamblin,   b. Mar 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Albert Shamblin,   b. 24 Apr 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ora B Shamblin,   b. 13 Jul 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Golda Marie Shamblin,   b. 2 Mar 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S449] Ancestry OneWorldTree.